• manmikey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Google recently announced that it’s podcast service is shutting down and moving to YouTube music, I don’t want or need YouTube music so I’ve already moved to Podcast Republic, it has a few ads but they can be removed with a small one off payment. Google just wants to shove all it’s users into YouTube and YouTube music for maximum ads and data harvesting.

    • wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Heads up as more and more people seem to not know this lately: the overwhelming majority of podcasts are officially and legally available without having to pay for them. Traditionally a podcast was just an mp3 or video file someone posted up on their blog that could be subscribed to via a basic RSS feed.

      Anyway, on Android Antenna Pod is a great free and open source app for managong podcasts and youe subscriptions to them. Can get it off F-Droid.

      • DJDarren@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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        1 year ago

        The way I see it, if a podcast isn’t available through RSS it ain’t a podcast.

        Spotify exclusives: Not podcasts. Audible exclusives: Not podcasts.

        If I can’t listen to it on my phone with Overcast, then I won’t listen to it. The only exception for me is stuff on BBC Sounds, but much of that isn’t offered as podcast anyway.

      • mnoram@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        AntennaPod user for years and years here too. I’ve tried other ones but always come back. It’s in the regular play store as well if that’s easier for folks.