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You are on iPhone or Android? Or some other platform? Because on these platforms if I list best 4 podcast apps, Spotify won’t come within miles of that short l

You are on iPhone or Android? Or some other platform? Because on these platforms if I list best 4 podcast apps, Spotify won’t come within miles of that short list. I am slowly decreasing my use of Spotify because of the way it’s pushing podcasts while all I want is music from it. Nothing else.

cccybernetic 4y ago
iPhone - I'm happy to take recommendations.
- ryeights 4y ago
  Pocket Casts is what I use, lots of useful features like silence trimming, voice amplification, organizational tools, chapters, and programmable skipping of intro ads. Recently open-sourced as well.
- ndiddy 4y ago
  Castro is my favorite.
- sleepybrett 4y ago
  i like overcast
- dagw 4y ago
  Having tried most podcast apps, I always come back to Pocketcast.
dotBen 4y ago
I am slowly decreasing my use of Spotify because of the way it’s pushing podcasts while all I want is music from it. Best thing to do is actually to pay for Spotify and use it regularly, but never touch the podcasts. They have metrics and usage logging all over the app and they will know over time how few paying subscribers are listening to Joe Rogan et al. They'll soon give him the can if they know there's lower engagement than expected for the price being paid.
- jtbayly 4y ago
  What I did was stop paying them because they kept trying to shove podcasts down my throat. And I told them why I unsubscribed. Pretty sure that’s better still.
  - tpxl 4y ago
    What do you mean by 'shoving podcasts down my throat'? I pay for Spotify and I had trouble finding the podcasts in the app, and it doesn't recommend either. I'm from Europe though, maybe that explains it?
    - boring_twenties 4y ago
      For me, and apparently thousands of others, it was insisting on showing these bullshit podcasts at the very top of my home screen. I had to scroll down past it to see any actual music. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Podcasts-Option-to-disable-or-hide-podcasts/idi-p/4812243?search-action-id=338607400324&search-result-uid=4812243 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Po... After a year or two of this they finally moved it further down the page where I don't have to see it every day, though.
    - jtbayly 4y ago
      They were everywhere. Every search I did showed podcasts at least as prominently as music, for example. I don’t remember the details, but I think they even did popover ads in the app trying to get me to start listening to podcasts. On a paid account.
  - dotBen 4y ago
    Pretty sure that’s better still. Nah, given their scale no one is probably listening to any arbitrary comment you sent it upon quitting, and from a behavior perspective they probably have no idea why you churned. Like I said, keep using and paying for the product and don't use the feature you don't like - if others agree, they'll soon get the message.
    - 4y ago

cccybernetic 4y ago

iPhone - I'm happy to take recommendations.

ryeights 4y ago
Pocket Casts is what I use, lots of useful features like silence trimming, voice amplification, organizational tools, chapters, and programmable skipping of intro ads. Recently open-sourced as well.
ndiddy 4y ago
Castro is my favorite.
sleepybrett 4y ago
i like overcast
dagw 4y ago
Having tried most podcast apps, I always come back to Pocketcast.

dotBen 4y ago

I am slowly decreasing my use of Spotify because of the way it’s pushing podcasts while all I want is music from it. Best thing to do is actually to pay for Spotify and use it regularly, but never touch the podcasts. They have metrics and usage logging all over the app and they will know over time how few paying subscribers are listening to Joe Rogan et al. They'll soon give him the can if they know there's lower engagement than expected for the price being paid.

jtbayly 4y ago
What I did was stop paying them because they kept trying to shove podcasts down my throat. And I told them why I unsubscribed. Pretty sure that’s better still.
- tpxl 4y ago
  What do you mean by 'shoving podcasts down my throat'? I pay for Spotify and I had trouble finding the podcasts in the app, and it doesn't recommend either. I'm from Europe though, maybe that explains it?
  - boring_twenties 4y ago
    For me, and apparently thousands of others, it was insisting on showing these bullshit podcasts at the very top of my home screen. I had to scroll down past it to see any actual music. https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Podcasts-Option-to-disable-or-hide-podcasts/idi-p/4812243?search-action-id=338607400324&search-result-uid=4812243 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Po... After a year or two of this they finally moved it further down the page where I don't have to see it every day, though.
  - jtbayly 4y ago
    They were everywhere. Every search I did showed podcasts at least as prominently as music, for example. I don’t remember the details, but I think they even did popover ads in the app trying to get me to start listening to podcasts. On a paid account.
- dotBen 4y ago
  Pretty sure that’s better still. Nah, given their scale no one is probably listening to any arbitrary comment you sent it upon quitting, and from a behavior perspective they probably have no idea why you churned. Like I said, keep using and paying for the product and don't use the feature you don't like - if others agree, they'll soon get the message.
  - 4y ago