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Hearing "Exclusively on Spotify" on any podcast ad is a sure-fire way to make sure I never listen to an episode. One of the great features of podcasts is the fl

by altacc 5y ago

Hearing "Exclusively on Spotify" on any podcast ad is a sure-fire way to make sure I never listen to an episode. One of the great features of podcasts is the flexibility in listening platform and I'd really rather not switch to Spotify's substandard user experience.

xnx 5y ago
So true. I wonder if RSS could make a comeback if it were marketed as "podcast for articles".
- soheil 5y ago
  No because no popular publisher would stay the moment a $100m exclusive offer is made.
radicalbyte 5y ago
I subscribe to Spotify but I dropped Rogan when he left. I have all my other podcasts in one app, listening history and all. Now I have to drop that because Spotify want to play monopoly? S** that.
- tantalor 5y ago
  Scratching my head what "S**" means
  - Fordec 5y ago
    I assume "Sod", used in more British influenced cultures. Short for sodomy/sodomize. Usually a stand in for "F**" but a bit more cavalier/dismissive than angry.
    - adolph 5y ago
      That does sound spicier than placing tiles of vegetation.
  - Ardon 5y ago
    Sod? Maybe? People say "Sod that" in Britain. I don't know why you'd censor that though.
    - emerged 5y ago
      Because sod is dirty?
  - radicalbyte 5y ago
    The verb "Screw", otherwise known as the PG-13 version of the F-word :-) Hacknews truncated the rest of the *s.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  Which app has full listening history? I’ve been looking for that.
  - mikestaub 5y ago
    https://www.breaker.audio/ https://www.breaker.audio/
rchaud 5y ago
They're buying up a lot of high-profile independent ones. Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert joined recently, and now the RSS feed is pretty bare.
throwaway192874 5y ago
+1 I actively avoid listening to podcasts on Spotify because I strongly disagree with them trying to take over the one type of content that remains fairly open and not locked in to any particular platform
samstave 5y ago
I agree their UI/UX is utter fucking garbage. I wish YT-DL worked with their audio though...
sellyme 5y ago
Yep. Exclusivity deals are a great way to push me, someone who would ordinarily happy pay for content, into piracy. I already have software that can play MP3s. I like it. Stop trying to make me use someone else's.
garyrichardson 5y ago
I listen to a lot of podcasts and cram as much content into a small amount of time as possible. I've also been listening to podcasts since about 2006. It sounds absurd, but I have a "podcast workflow" that centers around Castro (highly recommend it). I'm a long time (since Startup) listener of Gimlet podcasts. Slowly Gimlet podcasts are moving to Spotify exclusives. When that happens, I just stop listening. I'm 100% not interested in using Spotify. In a crowded market it just makes room for something else.
- acoard 5y ago
  Can you say more about your "podcast workflow" with Castro? I've been using Castro for around a year now and loving it. It reminds me of my favourite Android podcast app, Podcast Addict, with the reams of customization options, but packages it up in an Apple-y design.

by altacc 5y ago

xnx 5y ago

So true. I wonder if RSS could make a comeback if it were marketed as "podcast for articles".

soheil 5y ago
No because no popular publisher would stay the moment a $100m exclusive offer is made.

radicalbyte 5y ago

I subscribe to Spotify but I dropped Rogan when he left. I have all my other podcasts in one app, listening history and all. Now I have to drop that because Spotify want to play monopoly? S** that.

tantalor 5y ago
Scratching my head what "S**" means
- Fordec 5y ago
  I assume "Sod", used in more British influenced cultures. Short for sodomy/sodomize. Usually a stand in for "F**" but a bit more cavalier/dismissive than angry.
  - adolph 5y ago
    That does sound spicier than placing tiles of vegetation.
- Ardon 5y ago
  Sod? Maybe? People say "Sod that" in Britain. I don't know why you'd censor that though.
  - emerged 5y ago
    Because sod is dirty?
- radicalbyte 5y ago
  The verb "Screw", otherwise known as the PG-13 version of the F-word :-) Hacknews truncated the rest of the *s.
skinnymuch 5y ago
Which app has full listening history? I’ve been looking for that.
- mikestaub 5y ago
  https://www.breaker.audio/ https://www.breaker.audio/

rchaud 5y ago

They're buying up a lot of high-profile independent ones. Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert joined recently, and now the RSS feed is pretty bare.

throwaway192874 5y ago

+1 I actively avoid listening to podcasts on Spotify because I strongly disagree with them trying to take over the one type of content that remains fairly open and not locked in to any particular platform

samstave 5y ago

I agree their UI/UX is utter fucking garbage. I wish YT-DL worked with their audio though...

sellyme 5y ago

Yep. Exclusivity deals are a great way to push me, someone who would ordinarily happy pay for content, into piracy. I already have software that can play MP3s. I like it. Stop trying to make me use someone else's.

garyrichardson 5y ago

I listen to a lot of podcasts and cram as much content into a small amount of time as possible. I've also been listening to podcasts since about 2006. It sounds absurd, but I have a "podcast workflow" that centers around Castro (highly recommend it). I'm a long time (since Startup) listener of Gimlet podcasts. Slowly Gimlet podcasts are moving to Spotify exclusives. When that happens, I just stop listening. I'm 100% not interested in using Spotify. In a crowded market it just makes room for something else.

acoard 5y ago
Can you say more about your "podcast workflow" with Castro? I've been using Castro for around a year now and loving it. It reminds me of my favourite Android podcast app, Podcast Addict, with the reams of customization options, but packages it up in an Apple-y design.