Some podcast hosts also offer a mini-site with your podcast hosting plan, so you don't need to pay for a website host as well. With that said, those free websites have tons of disadvantages. If you are looking to have a customized website, with blog posts and additional pages, you should pay for a website host as well. WordPress website will require a website hosting and a podcasting theme and plug-ins. A Squarespace website could also work for a podcasters (but take a look at their limitations). A Podcastpage website will include everything a podcaster needs with lower costs and is already optimized towards podcasting.