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So I'm in the process of switching from Spotify to Tidal for my music streaming (since Tidal pays artists like three times more than Spotify does). The only problem is, Tidal doesn't support podcasts, which is another big thing I used Spotify for.

So what are some good apps for podcasts? I listen both on my PC and my Android phone, and I'm not really thrilled about the idea of paying for another subscription (so now I'm making two payments to cover the functionality I got with a single, cheaper payment). I'm cool with paying a one-time up-front fee, though.

Any suggestions?

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[–] hilly@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Podcast Republic. It's great.

[–] OasisStorm@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I've been using podverse for a while now and it's been great except for a few quirks with the queue

[–] psudo@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Didn't Tidal end that program a few months ago? Or is it different than what this article is talking about: https://musically.com/2023/03/01/tidal-shuts-direct-artist-payouts-scheme-after-paying-500k/

[–] blurredbadger@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I switched to Podcast Republic awhile ago because I like the playlist feature and being able to have different "channels" for similar types of podcasts. Very customizable too! They have the android app and a website, though I've never used the website

[–] thekaufaz@toast.ooo 2 points 1 year ago

newpodcastapps.com

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

If synchronising your episode progress and subscriptions is important, I'd use google podcasts for a commercial solution. I used it for a while and it worked great.

I've since moved on to audiobookshelf, for a self hosted option that achieves the same sync across devices.

[–] wet_lettuce@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

BeyondPod

I've been using it for years. I have the paid version of it.

I'm sure I barely use any of the features. At the end of the day it lets me download my podcasts and prunes them as I listen (as I've configure it).

I feel like I need to buy it again to give the dev some money.

[–] StorageB@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

I used the paid version of BeyondPod for many years, but it doesn't seem to be supported anymore. The last update was January 2021, and it doesn't play well with newer versions of android.

I finally switched to AntennaPod and it has been such a better experience.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still love Pocketcasts and would use nothing less (though I have a lifetime membership since I beta'd the web player when it first launched, so YMMV)

[–] MindlessZ@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I love pocket casts, but their recent price hikes are wild. AntennaPod is a nice open source alternative that I've been enjoying the last few weeks.

[–] sylverstream@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guess not what you're after, but I switched from Spotify to Deezer which has podcasts built in. So I only need one app.

[–] nodiet@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spotify also has podcasts built in

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[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Old post, but if you connect your phone to your PC using bluetooth, you can play audio to your PC from your phone, at least this works for me on KDE plasma. I use this to continue listening to music/podcasts from my phone without having to set up any sort of sync solution.

Previously, I was usin scrcpy, an adb based solution to route audio from my phone to my computer.

[–] omarciddo@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve had good experiences with Castbox.

[–] PapyrusOsiris@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On desktop I use Tildes. It's fairly minimalistic in terms of features, but very smooth and attractive UI. It does what I need with no headaches and looks great doing it. Like many others here I use AntennaPod on mobile.

[–] heyazorin@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's Tildes? Please share a link to try it.

[–] PapyrusOsiris@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I actually noticed recently that it's no longer maintained so I'll have to find another desktop solution.

[–] zakomo@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't see it in the comments but I am very happy with Podcast Guru om android.

[–] indigojasper@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I use Stitcher

[–] GrumpyRobot@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve been very happy with Podurama for the last few months.

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