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I recently tried turning the PocketCasts webplayer into an app on chrome and while it worked well, it had a major flaw. I'm stuck at my computer! If I wante

I recently tried turning the PocketCasts webplayer into an app on chrome and while it worked well, it had a major flaw. I'm stuck at my computer! If I wanted to get a cup of water, check the mail, put clothes in the dryer, whatever, I would have to pause the podcast, or leave it on and lose part of the story. This is fine when I had radio, since I can dip in and out and it doesn't matter much. But if I'm listening to something with a deep plot like Serial or that Halo thing, I don't want to miss a thing.

throwanem 9y ago
What Halo thing? I'm always up to hear about new podcasts. Thanks!
- TaylorAlexander 9y ago
  This made me curious enough to google it. Maybe this? http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/tagged/s1 http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/tagged/s1
  - throwanem 9y ago
    Maybe! I didn't Google it; I searched in Overcast, but found nothing clearly relevant. Perhaps if I had the perfect podcast app...anyway, thanks! Even if this isn't the same podcast, I've always been much more fond of the Halo mythos than the actual games, and this looks like being very enjoyable.
    - Kallie898 9y ago
      I get paid over $95 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, •••••••••>>http://www.joinmate2.com http://www.joinmate2.com
_asummers 9y ago
There's a PocketCasts mobile app on Android that works reasonably well (can't figure out how to set >1x speed) and syncs progress. It should be included with price of web app, imo, but it's cheap enough for the pair that I was ok with it. You have to then carry headphones, and still have to pause, so that seems unsatisfying. Consider getting Chromecast Audios and cheap speakers through your house and creating logical groupings (e.g. I have an "everywhere" group, and common room paths + destinations for various things, like Living Room through Hallway to Bathroom), and using the Cast feature of PocketCasts. Much cheaper than Sonos, etc. and you probably have a bunch of speakers anyway. Also Google Homes double as a good enough speaker in annoying rooms that don't have many outlets, if you're ok with having a microphone in those rooms, and they obviously synergize well with the Chromecast Audios.
- mort96 9y ago
  You can't figure out how to set >1x speed? On the playback screen, there's one button in each of the bottom corners; bottom right lets you set a sleep timer, bottom left has a whole bunch of settings, including playback speed.
  - _asummers 9y ago
    I didn't realize those were even menus. Was looking through all the other settings menus instead. Oh well. Thank you!
    - Janessa345 9y ago
      I've made $64,000 so far this year working online and I'm a full time student. Im using an online business opportunity I heard about and I've made such great money. It's really user friendly and I'm just so happy that I found out about it. Heres what I do, •••••>>http://www.joinmate2.com http://www.joinmate2.com
    - Jessica454 9y ago
      I get paid over $95 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, •••••••••>>http://www.joinmate2.com http://www.joinmate2.com
hammock 9y ago
Spotify just needs to host more podcasts... I have become obsessed with how convenient it is to cast Spotify to my wifi speakers, phone, computer and back and forth. Easy to switch where it's playing by changing in the the mobile or desktop UI. Constantly switching between phone/speakers when moving around the house, or leaving the house.
- codfrantic 9y ago
  'Podcastaddict' also has google Cast functionality.
  - noxToken 9y ago
    One of the few free apps that I've donated to! Quality podcasting app that has been receiving non-trivial updates for years.
    - camiller 9y ago
      Agreed, and I have donated as well. I especially like the advanced sorting options they have added reciently.
- sampl 9y ago
  PocketCasts also supports chromecast
- e40 9y ago
  Spotify has a horrible UI for podcasts. Pocket Casts, which I use, is near perfect.
lechiffre10 9y ago
Or you could just get wireless headphones
- copperx 9y ago
  Do Wifi headphones exist? Because Bluetooth has too short of a range.
  - hammock 9y ago
    Would imagine wifi sucks too much power
    - FeepingCreature 9y ago
      Consider that mobile phones exist. (I am very happy with my wireless headphones.)
  - hengheng 9y ago
    Custom radio on ISM bands, works flawlessly
  - problems 9y ago
    The main issue is likely to be latency and lack of existing low latency protocols - it's doable, I use jack over my network to watch video and voip apps like Mumble get pretty damn good with compressed audio, but most of the music oriented type stuff is high latency SHOUTcast or other http streaming type solutions, which tend to involve large buffers and stuff. There's just nothing existing which would feel correct for wifi headphones to my knowledge. Battery life is probably an issue too, but with low power wifi SoCs like the espressif stuff, you can probably get away with similar to Bluetooth using the tech that's around now and doing as much possible in hardware and with interrupts as possible.
    - skykooler 9y ago
      Latency is an issue for gaming or other real-time applications, sure, but I doubt 100ms would make much difference for listening to music or podcasts?
oneeyedpigeon 9y ago
I suffer from the same issue, to the extent that I'm considering adjusting my flow so that I always listen to podcasts on a mobile device, even when I'm sat at my computer. This eliminates all the syncing issues, etc. The only tricky decision is which mobile device is better for podcast listening: my iPod or my android phone. iPod has far superior battery life, and generally better podcast-listening experience. The one advantage the phone has is that I can update podcast content when I'm away from my home desktop. If Apple has ever released an iPod classic with wifi support for syncing, it would probably have been my dream product!
donatj 9y ago
Big loud speakers are the answer.
- technomalogical 9y ago
  I love a low-tech approach to solving a problem! Kudos!
  - donatj 9y ago
    lol, it's just the solution I have when I work from home. I'm often up doing the dishes or what not and I just turn the volume up before I leave my desk.

throwanem 9y ago

What Halo thing? I'm always up to hear about new podcasts. Thanks!

TaylorAlexander 9y ago
This made me curious enough to google it. Maybe this? http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/tagged/s1 http://huntthetruth.tumblr.com/tagged/s1
- throwanem 9y ago
  Maybe! I didn't Google it; I searched in Overcast, but found nothing clearly relevant. Perhaps if I had the perfect podcast app...anyway, thanks! Even if this isn't the same podcast, I've always been much more fond of the Halo mythos than the actual games, and this looks like being very enjoyable.
  - Kallie898 9y ago
    I get paid over $95 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, •••••••••>>http://www.joinmate2.com http://www.joinmate2.com

_asummers 9y ago

There's a PocketCasts mobile app on Android that works reasonably well (can't figure out how to set >1x speed) and syncs progress. It should be included with price of web app, imo, but it's cheap enough for the pair that I was ok with it. You have to then carry headphones, and still have to pause, so that seems unsatisfying. Consider getting Chromecast Audios and cheap speakers through your house and creating logical groupings (e.g. I have an "everywhere" group, and common room paths + destinations for various things, like Living Room through Hallway to Bathroom), and using the Cast feature of PocketCasts. Much cheaper than Sonos, etc. and you probably have a bunch of speakers anyway. Also Google Homes double as a good enough speaker in annoying rooms that don't have many outlets, if you're ok with having a microphone in those rooms, and they obviously synergize well with the Chromecast Audios.

mort96 9y ago
You can't figure out how to set >1x speed? On the playback screen, there's one button in each of the bottom corners; bottom right lets you set a sleep timer, bottom left has a whole bunch of settings, including playback speed.
- _asummers 9y ago
  I didn't realize those were even menus. Was looking through all the other settings menus instead. Oh well. Thank you!
  - Janessa345 9y ago
    I've made $64,000 so far this year working online and I'm a full time student. Im using an online business opportunity I heard about and I've made such great money. It's really user friendly and I'm just so happy that I found out about it. Heres what I do, •••••>>http://www.joinmate2.com http://www.joinmate2.com
  - Jessica454 9y ago
    I get paid over $95 per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing, •••••••••>>http://www.joinmate2.com http://www.joinmate2.com

hammock 9y ago

Spotify just needs to host more podcasts... I have become obsessed with how convenient it is to cast Spotify to my wifi speakers, phone, computer and back and forth. Easy to switch where it's playing by changing in the the mobile or desktop UI. Constantly switching between phone/speakers when moving around the house, or leaving the house.

codfrantic 9y ago
'Podcastaddict' also has google Cast functionality.
- noxToken 9y ago
  One of the few free apps that I've donated to! Quality podcasting app that has been receiving non-trivial updates for years.
  - camiller 9y ago
    Agreed, and I have donated as well. I especially like the advanced sorting options they have added reciently.
sampl 9y ago
PocketCasts also supports chromecast
e40 9y ago
Spotify has a horrible UI for podcasts. Pocket Casts, which I use, is near perfect.

lechiffre10 9y ago

Or you could just get wireless headphones

copperx 9y ago
Do Wifi headphones exist? Because Bluetooth has too short of a range.
- hammock 9y ago
  Would imagine wifi sucks too much power
  - FeepingCreature 9y ago
    Consider that mobile phones exist. (I am very happy with my wireless headphones.)
- hengheng 9y ago
  Custom radio on ISM bands, works flawlessly
- problems 9y ago
  The main issue is likely to be latency and lack of existing low latency protocols - it's doable, I use jack over my network to watch video and voip apps like Mumble get pretty damn good with compressed audio, but most of the music oriented type stuff is high latency SHOUTcast or other http streaming type solutions, which tend to involve large buffers and stuff. There's just nothing existing which would feel correct for wifi headphones to my knowledge. Battery life is probably an issue too, but with low power wifi SoCs like the espressif stuff, you can probably get away with similar to Bluetooth using the tech that's around now and doing as much possible in hardware and with interrupts as possible.
  - skykooler 9y ago
    Latency is an issue for gaming or other real-time applications, sure, but I doubt 100ms would make much difference for listening to music or podcasts?

oneeyedpigeon 9y ago

I suffer from the same issue, to the extent that I'm considering adjusting my flow so that I always listen to podcasts on a mobile device, even when I'm sat at my computer. This eliminates all the syncing issues, etc. The only tricky decision is which mobile device is better for podcast listening: my iPod or my android phone. iPod has far superior battery life, and generally better podcast-listening experience. The one advantage the phone has is that I can update podcast content when I'm away from my home desktop. If Apple has ever released an iPod classic with wifi support for syncing, it would probably have been my dream product!

donatj 9y ago

Big loud speakers are the answer.

technomalogical 9y ago
I love a low-tech approach to solving a problem! Kudos!
- donatj 9y ago
  lol, it's just the solution I have when I work from home. I'm often up doing the dishes or what not and I just turn the volume up before I leave my desk.