CrossPolitic Studios

The Challenge

CrossPolitic Studios is a media company producing Christian commentary and cultural engagement content. With a growing roster of podcast shows, they needed a hosting platform that could handle:

• A large and growing network of shows under one account
• Reliable analytics to understand audience behavior across shows
• Affordable pricing that doesn't penalize growth
• A host that wouldn't censor or deplatform their content for expressing mainstream Christian viewpoints

Previous hosting providers either couldn't handle their scale, charged per-show fees that became prohibitive, or posed content moderation risks that made long-term planning uncertain.

The Solution

CrossPolitic moved their entire network to Dropwave, taking advantage of:

• Network-level management: All shows managed from a single dashboard with per-show and aggregate analytics
• Unlimited storage: Over 270 GB of audio hosted without storage caps or overage fees
• IAB 2.0 analytics: Accurate download data by geography, device, and listening app across every show
• Content freedom: No content moderation policies that target viewpoint-based speech
• One-click import: Migrated shows seamlessly without losing subscribers or episode history

The Results

Since moving to Dropwave, CrossPolitic Studios has:

• Grown from a handful of shows to 40+ active podcasts
• Surpassed 40 million total downloads
• Saved significantly on hosting costs compared to per-show pricing models
• Never experienced content takedowns or policy-related threats to their shows

"Dropwave is on point! It solved all of our analytics issues and saved us a ton of money."

The Chocolate Knox

CrossPolitic Studios

Why It Works

For CrossPolitic, Dropwave isn't just a hosting provider -- it's infrastructure they can trust. The combination of network-scale tools, honest pricing, and a commitment to content freedom means they can focus on creating content instead of worrying about their platform.

As their network continues to grow, Dropwave scales with them. No surprise bills, no deplatforming risk, no limitations on what they can say.

Want to see the full set of tools CrossPolitic uses? Check out our features overview or see how our network pricing works for multi-show creators. You can also read about why independent hosting matters on our blog.