John,
Whoever has been helping you set up your podcast is doing a good job configuring it to allow tracking of downloads. Unfortunately it is not set up in a way that is convenient for me to enjoy since I don’t use iTunes, don’t usually stream audio through my laptop, and prefer to download directly to my phone. I would suggest that you provide a link to aRSS feed of the podcast at
in the show page. I shouldn’t have to use theFeed Flipperat picklemonkey.com to extract it myself and I’m pretty sure that many folks aren’t even aware that it is a possible workaround.
If any Android users are looking for a new podcast app after the demise of Google Reader I can report that I’ve been quite happy with Podcast Addict. I can’t manage my feeds via the web any more but it is pretty easy to send new feeds to my phone with the Chrome to Phone app and browser extension combination.