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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Another Podcast Addict user here. But I don't think they pay the Podcasters anything if that's your concern. If you're listening to Joe Rogan, don't pay him a penny. Pirate the shit out of his podcasts. But maybe you should consider giving to Patreon if you don't already. They take a cut but at least you know its going to the podcaster.

Also you really should know that Tidal isn't paying anyone any better, no platform is. They're all beholden to rights holders, and that is mostly record labels and their parent companies. No platform pays per stream, that's a myth. Spotify just distributes all the money left after their 30%. Blame the labels for making audio so unprofitable and for the average listener for treating music and podcasts as disposable,

Before you think I'm defending spotify, I'm not. They tried to make an unprofitable product profitable and they did it by selling out to record labels. Spotify could have made them irrelevant but chose not to.

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

newpodcastapps.com

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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/

[–] [email protected] 2 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)

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 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.

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

DoggCatcher for podcasts for Android is great

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

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

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

I’ve had good experiences with Castbox.

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

On Android I use Podcast Addict and on PC I use Podgrab running from Docker. I haven't found a.way to sync them

[–] [email protected] 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.

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

Spotify also has podcasts built in

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

I believe not all of them, and sometimes pod casts with e.g. music are removed. I am a big fan of the Uplifting Trance Sessions by DJ Phalanx and they got removed from Spotify quite often. The guy said that Spotify was removing them because of licensing issues or something like that.

With Deezer that has never been an issue.

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

I use Playapod for Android. I've used it for years and haven't found anything better.

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