Public: Your episode is published in your RSS feed and on your Fireside site. This is the only setting for which downloads will be counted.
Private: No one can see this episode except you and your collaborators within Fireside. It is not published in your RSS feed or anywhere else.
Unlisted: Your episode is published but is only viewable if the exact URL is known and will not show up in your RSS feed or on your Fireside site. People tend to use this as a temporary setting when they need third parties (who don't have accounts with Fireside) to review an episode before it is set to Public and published.
