[ad_1] The Pandora Watch app is now completely standalone. Previously, you could download music to the wearable through Pandora, but being able to stream whatever you want without having your phone close by is a neat update. Pandora’s stealing a march on many of its rivals here. Apple, of course, allows direct streaming to Apple […]
Category: Podcasts
Recommended Reading: The lasting effect of the Iowa Caucuses
[ad_1] Iowa might have screwed up the whole nomination processNate Silver,FiveThirtyEight By now you probably know the story. The Iowa Democratic Party decided to use an app to report results from its caucuses this week. These events were the first primary-type votes cast in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, and would’ve set the tone for […]
Spotify is the new heavyweight champ of podcasts
[ad_1] Alongside its Q4 2019 and full-year earnings report this morning, the company announced that it is acquiring The Ringer, a popular sports and culture media company. The Ringer is still relatively new, having only started in 2016. However, its creator, former ESPN writer and commentator Bill Simmons, is well-known to sports fans. Simmons started […]
Overcast can skip podcast intros and outros
[ad_1] Don’t like drawn-out podcast introductions, or just don’t want to hear the same closing credits every episode? If you’re invested in the Apple ecosystem, you might not have to endure them. Marco Arment has updated his Overcast app for iOS, iPadOS and Apple Watch with an option to skip intros and outros. You can […]
Pocket Casts’ revamped Discover section offers picks from top podcasters
[ad_1] The relevant app dates are rolling out as of this writing, although you’ll have to wait until early February to see the first lists from individual creators. This probably won’t make you completely forget about Pocket Casts’ brief pricing dust-up from September, but it could give you a better reason to consider that Plus […]
Spotify may be in talks to buy culture outlet The Ringer
[ad_1] We’ve asked Spotify if it can comment. There’s no mystery as to why Spotify might buy The Ringer. As with earlier deals, this could entice more listeners to use Spotify and, theoretically, entice some to subscribe. The podcasts themselves could be lucrative. The Ringer is believed to have made $15 million through its podcasts […]
Spotify’s podcast power play | Engadget
[ad_1] Spotify’s podcast push actually began in 2017. During a test in Germany, the company noticed a music publisher had posted audiobooks and other content on the service. Over time, it became popular, and Spotify realized it might be on to something. “We realized that [for] people who were already in love with Spotify for […]
What we’re listening to: Brass Against and ‘Gastropod’
[ad_1] Brass Against Kris HoltContributing Writer YouTube gets a lot of flak over its recommendation algorithm, but it got one suggestion absolutely spot on for me recently with a video from Brass Against. The collective aims to create “brass protest music that calls fans to action.” So far, that equates to brass-heavy arrangements of well-known […]
Pocket Casts wraps up 2019 with an updated look and 100 top podcasts
[ad_1] Outside of podcast apps from the likes of Apple and Google, or converted music playing options like Spotify and Pandora, Pocket Casts is one of our preferred options for multiplatform listening. In its latest mobile version — available now on Android and soon on iOS for free with some premium subscription options — there […]
Google Podcasts gets a much-needed personalized recommendations tab
[ad_1] The app is a year-and-a-half old, and as we’ve said before, it’s pretty but basic. It is slowly improving — it added Cast support and made it possible to search for individual episodes. But progress has been very slow. Android Police spotted the recommendations tab, which lives next to the downloads tab on the […]