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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

I'm going to ask a legitimate question and I promise I'm not trolling but this seems insane to me and I have to ask.

Why in the fuck would anybody use a special app just for podcasts?

I just go to the website, download the show, throw it on my phone and I'm good to go. It takes very little time I don't have anyone selling my listening data.

I'd genuinely like to know what the benefit is.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is just easier, and having a simple ui of different podcasts and their episodes along with their progress is a nice QOL -feature. You can probably get the sam, result with a media-player and some tinkering, but is not as easy.

Granted, I see no reason to pay for a podcast app (other to support creators), as free open-source options such as AntennaPod exist.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's worth nothing Pocket Casts app itself is open-source and free to use. The subscription gets you access to some extra functionality. I personally was fine with paying for the app back in the day but am not interested in subscriptions.

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