I have been using PocketCasts for a long time, but it’s been enshitifying for a while now. The most annoying part is the huge amount of ads that are inserted in the podcasts, and I can’t even tell if that money goes to the creators or to PocketCasts.

So any good recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

    • Bumblefumble@lemm.eeOP
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      14 days ago

      Alright, I might be wrong then. The reason I speculated they did that, is that it plays ads at the beginning and end of every episode that are localized to my region and up to date, even though it’s an old, foreign podcast I’m listening to. But maybe it’s the podcast itself being able to do that dynamically instead? Then I don’t mind it as much as I do want to support the creators.

      • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        14 days ago

        Yes, podcasts have had dynamic ads for years. The provider inserts them when you download

    • Vodulas [they/them]@beehaw.org
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      14 days ago

      My partner noticed a ton of ads in a similar situation (listening to older podcasts). She was also under the impression these older casts did not have ads, but she is getting more and more each listen. Maybe it is the creator inserting them in older episodes, but she is trying AntennaPod, so we shall see

      • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        14 days ago

        If the pod was bought by Wondery or the like, they’d be responsible

        I had to set up a few of my subscriptions to skip the first and last 30s because of this, it’s very annoying!