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Calisto Radio

Shows. Live audio. Downloads. One listening app.

Nine screens, five services, four feed rows, zero integrations required. Browse, play, download, subscribe, and tip creators from one native audio app shared with Calisto TV.

9 Screens · 5 Services · 4 Feed Rows · 4 Notification Categories · 30s Live Refresh · 4 Tip Presets

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screens in the listener app

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services (API, offline, sharing, notifications, deep links)

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home feed rows (Live, Trending, New, Popular)

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billing intervals (monthly, yearly)

Home Feed

Live Now. Trending. New releases. Popular episodes.

The home screen renders four horizontal content rows, each card-based with thumbnails, titles, creators, and durations. Access level badges indicate free or subscriber-only content. Live items display a real-time viewer count with a pulsing indicator.

Live Now

Active live audio streams surfaced in the feed. Each card shows thumbnail, title, creator, and real-time viewer count. Pulsing indicator on live items.

Trending Now

Horizontally scrollable row of trending episodes. Card shows thumbnail, title, creator name, duration, and access level badge.

New Releases

Latest episodes from across the platform. Chronological ordering, updated on each feed load.

Popular Episodes

Top-performing episodes by listen count. Same card layout as other rows with thumbnail, duration, and creator attribution.

Live Now

Morning Briefing

Sarah Chen · 142 listening

Live

The Daily Ops

Marcus Reid · 42 min

Sub
Trending Now

Hospitality Reset

Lisa Okafor · 38 min

Revenue Hour

David Petrov · 1h 12m

Two Paths

Browse the show catalog. Search episodes and shows by keyword.

Full catalog with two sort modes and up to 50 results. Unified search returns episodes and shows in grouped results.

Shows + Search

Browse by popularity. Search by keyword.

Two discovery surfaces. Shows directory lists the full catalog with Popular and New sort tabs, up to 50 results. Search queries episodes and shows in a single input and returns grouped results.

Shows Directory

Show cards with cover image, title, creator name, episode count. SUB badge on subscriber-only shows. Sort toggle between Popular and New. Up to 50 shows per query.

Search

Unified search across episodes and shows. Results grouped into two sections: Shows (cover, title, creator, episode count) and Episodes (thumbnail, title, creator, duration). Empty state before first query.

PopularNew

The Operations Pod

Sarah Chen · 48 episodes

Revenue Weekly

Marcus Reid · 124 episodes

Sub

Hospitality Reset

Lisa Okafor · 67 episodes

After Checkout

David Petrov · 31 episodes

Sub
Channels

Creator profiles. Follow. Subscribe.

Channels are creator profiles in Calisto Radio. Each channel has an avatar, name, bio, show count, and subscriber count. Listeners can follow channels for feed updates or subscribe for paid content access.

Avatar + Bio

Creator avatar with fallback letter placeholder. Name and bio (three-line truncation). Show count and subscriber count displayed as stats.

Follow Toggle

Follow/Following button that toggles feed inclusion. Requires authentication. Loading state during the API call. Followed channels appear in the Library screen.

Subscribe

Subscribe button for channels with paid content. Routes to the subscription checkout flow. Only visible when the channel has subscriber-only episodes.

Recent Episodes

List of up to 20 recent episodes from the channel. Each row shows thumbnail, title, duration, episode number (countdown from total), and access badge (free or subscriber).

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Sarah Chen

12 shows · 4,280 subscribers

Recent Episodes
#48

Morning Briefing #48

42 min

#47

Ops Deep Dive

1h 15m

#46

Revenue Review

38 min

Show Detail

Full episode list. Type badges. Subscriber-only gating.

Cover art, metadata, and up to 50 episodes per show. Numbered positions, durations, type badges, and a subscribe gate on locked content.

Show Detail

Episodes. Trailers. Bonus content.

The show detail screen displays a show's cover image, title, creator, and description (three-line truncation) above a full episode listing. Each episode row shows a numbered position (countdown from total), title, duration, type badge, and a play button. Subscriber-only shows display a subscribe call-to-action.

Cover + Metadata

Show cover image at detail size. Title, creator name, and description with three-line truncation.

Episode List

Up to 50 episodes. Each row: episode number (countdown), title, formatted duration (e.g. "42 min", "1h 15m"), circular play button.

Type Badges

Episode type indicators. Trailer and Bonus badges distinguish special episodes from standard releases.

Subscribe CTA

Displayed on subscriber-only shows when the listener lacks access. Routes to the subscription checkout.

The Operations Pod

Sarah Chen

48 episodes

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Morning Briefing

42 min

47

Ops Deep Dive

1h 15m

46

Season Preview

8 min

Trailer
45

Revenue Review

38 min

44

Behind the Mic

22 min

Bonus
Player

Controls. Live chat. Entitlement gate.

Full-screen audio player with large artwork, track metadata, and playback controls. Skip back 15 seconds, play/pause, skip forward 30 seconds. Progress bar with elapsed and total time. Live streams open the chat overlay. Free-tier listeners hear a pre-roll ad; subscribers skip directly to content.

Artwork + Metadata

Large artwork display. Track title, creator name, and show name below. Live badge when playing a live stream. Preview badge for limited-access content.

Playback Controls

Skip back 15 seconds, play/pause toggle, skip forward 30 seconds. Progress bar with elapsed time and total duration. Seek by tapping the progress bar.

Pre-Roll Ads

Free-tier listeners see an ad before episode playback. Five-second skip countdown. Auto-completes if the ad fails to load. Subscribers skip the ad entirely.

Entitlement Gate

Access check before playback begins. Locked episodes display a paywall overlay with the show name, a lock icon, and a subscribe button that routes to the checkout flow.

Live Chat

Chat overlay for live audio streams. Messages poll every three seconds. Authenticated listeners can send messages; anonymous listeners read only.

Tipping

Quick-tap tip buttons during live streams. Four preset amounts. Requires authentication. Confirmation shown for three seconds after a successful tip.

Morning Briefing #48

Sarah Chen · The Operations Pod

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Your Library

Followed channels. Offline episodes. Push notifications.

Followed channels, offline downloads with progress tracking, and four push notification categories. Tap any notification to route to the relevant screen.

Library

Followed channels. Downloads. Your collection.

The personal library screen requires authentication. The current release shows followed channels with avatars, names, show counts, and subscriber counts. Offline downloads store episodes locally with progress tracking.

Following

List of followed channels. Each row shows avatar (with initial fallback), channel name, show count, and subscriber count. Tap navigates to the channel detail.

Offline Downloads

Downloaded episodes stored on-device for offline playback. Download progress tracking during transfers. Remove action to free storage. Subscription enforcement prevents downloading locked content without active access.

Push Notifications

Four notification categories: new episode from a followed show, live stream starting, subscription expiring, and weekly digest. Tap routes to the relevant screen. Device registration on app launch.

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Sarah Chen

12 shows · 4.2K subscribers

MR

Marcus Reid

3 shows · 1.8K subscribers

LO

Lisa Okafor

7 shows · 920 subscribers

DP

David Petrov

5 shows · 2.1K subscribers

Subscriptions

Tier pricing. Cross-platform. Browser checkout.

Subscription checkout flow for paid shows. Creators set multiple tiers with monthly or yearly billing. The app opens a browser-based checkout via Calisto Direct and polls for payment completion every three seconds. One subscription works across both Calisto Radio and Calisto TV.

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Tier Selection

Available tiers displayed as cards with tier name, formatted price, billing interval, and description.

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Browser Checkout

Opens the Calisto Direct checkout URL in the device browser. No in-app payment form.

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Payment Polling

App polls subscription status every three seconds. Up to five retry failures before surfacing an error. Five-minute maximum timeout.

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Success Confirmation

"Subscribed!" screen with access statement. Auto-navigates back after two seconds.

Cross-Platform Access

One subscription purchased on Radio grants access on Calisto TV and vice versa. Account authentication shared across both apps.

Choose a Plan

Supporter

Monthly · Basic access

Unlock all subscriber-only episodes. Ad-free listening. Early access to new releases.

Premium

Yearly · Full access

Everything in Supporter plus bonus content, live chat during streams, and tipping access.

Scope Clarification

Calisto Radio is the listener app. Not the audio editor.

Two products involve audio. Calisto Radio (this page) is the consumer-facing listener app where audiences discover, play, and subscribe to audio content. The future Studio audio editor is a creator tool for recording, editing, and publishing audio. They are separate products.

Calisto Radio

The listener app

  • Consumer-facing audio streaming app (podcast app equivalent)
  • Screens: Home, Channels, Shows, ShowDetail, Player, Library, Search, Subscribe, Auth
  • Listeners browse, play, download, and subscribe
  • Content originates in Calisto Studio, distributes via Calisto Box
  • Cross-platform subscriptions shared with Calisto TV
  • Native apps for iOS and Android

Studio Audio Editor

The creator tool (future)

  • Creator pipeline inside Calisto Studio for recording and editing audio
  • Part of the studio to box to publish flow alongside video
  • Creators record, edit, mix, and publish episodes
  • Published audio distributes to Calisto Radio via Calisto Box
  • Separate product, separate codebase, not yet released
  • Will be documented at /products/studio when available
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