If you have an RSS feed setup for the podcast (not all grant this access), then generally the ads aren’t part of it. They are added in whatever program they are generally loaded into like Spotify, apple podcasts, etc. I recently setup Audiobookshelf to self host them and just popped the link for the RSS feed into the “Add” section and listen to it just like anywhere else, but without the ads.
You can customize your forward-skipping amount of time (and hotkeys for AirPods, if you’re into that) in Overcast! I used Apple Podcasts for a while, then like a few years ago (okay it was like a decade now) they updated the UI for their app and I hated it. Switched to Overcast after checking out a few other options and it’s amazing.
Then they updated Overcast and it all went to shit. It was the worst update to an app I’ve ever seen. Apparently to move it into a new engine or something, but then removing the ability to listen to podcasts as they download, and podcasts would randomly just stop and delete themselves. Awful.
That was fixed pretty quickly, it’s back to being great. But I’m a little nervous about any app I like aaaaaa
Side note: While checking out other podcast apps, I saw a few others that people really liked, mainly Pocket Casts. Check the tracking info and data collection before you download anything. Pocket Casts is invasive, “Podcast App” is invasive and looks shady as hell, Audible is more invasive, Spotify is a privacy NIGHTMARE holy shit look at all that shit it hoovers up.
I use the xManager version, not sure if that still has all the trackers in it. Either way, I don’t pay for premium and if the worst I have to put up with is a sponsored segment, I can tolerate that for not having to have my podcasts downloaded to my phone.
Podcast Addict lets you customize how many seconds skipping forward or backwards are. I can use the skip track buttons in my car to do this using Android Auto.
Yes! Shout out to The Maximum Fun network - they just added ad-free feeds as a perk for supporters this year.
I call it a “perk” because it’s at the $120/year donor level, though. I guess it’s really just a nice perk for people already willing to donate that much, more than a rational paid feature.
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At least podcasts are still kind of decentralized and we can get good content without being tied to a YouTube account.
If you have an RSS feed setup for the podcast (not all grant this access), then generally the ads aren’t part of it. They are added in whatever program they are generally loaded into like Spotify, apple podcasts, etc. I recently setup Audiobookshelf to self host them and just popped the link for the RSS feed into the “Add” section and listen to it just like anywhere else, but without the ads.
No getting away from the ads though. I hate podcast ads the most.
AntennaPod lets you set a automatic skip at the start and end for each pod and let’s you manually skip every time you want
apple podcasts lets you skip ahead in 30 setting intervals, even through ads
You can customize your forward-skipping amount of time (and hotkeys for AirPods, if you’re into that) in Overcast! I used Apple Podcasts for a while, then like a few years ago (okay it was like a decade now) they updated the UI for their app and I hated it. Switched to Overcast after checking out a few other options and it’s amazing.
Then they updated Overcast and it all went to shit. It was the worst update to an app I’ve ever seen. Apparently to move it into a new engine or something, but then removing the ability to listen to podcasts as they download, and podcasts would randomly just stop and delete themselves. Awful.
That was fixed pretty quickly, it’s back to being great. But I’m a little nervous about any app I like aaaaaa
Side note: While checking out other podcast apps, I saw a few others that people really liked, mainly Pocket Casts. Check the tracking info and data collection before you download anything. Pocket Casts is invasive, “Podcast App” is invasive and looks shady as hell, Audible is more invasive, Spotify is a privacy NIGHTMARE holy shit look at all that shit it hoovers up.
oops morning adderall podcast app rant I guess
Spotify has the same option in 15 second intervals. It’s great as long as I’m not in the car or the shower when the ad break hits.
Apple’s is actually a setting for 15 or 30, or even 30 forward and 15 back.
If you have steering wheel audio controls the right/left button skips forward/back.
I was just looking at app permissions and tracking of some podcast apps and Spotify is a nightmare, christ…
I use the xManager version, not sure if that still has all the trackers in it. Either way, I don’t pay for premium and if the worst I have to put up with is a sponsored segment, I can tolerate that for not having to have my podcasts downloaded to my phone.
Podcast Addict lets you customize how many seconds skipping forward or backwards are. I can use the skip track buttons in my car to do this using Android Auto.
+1 for podcast addict, best app by far
In English they’re often transcribed too, so you can just click past the advert.
Ad-free podcasts are the best podcasts.
Yes! Shout out to The Maximum Fun network - they just added ad-free feeds as a perk for supporters this year.
I call it a “perk” because it’s at the $120/year donor level, though. I guess it’s really just a nice perk for people already willing to donate that much, more than a rational paid feature.
But it’s still nice to see the option.
If you don’t mind paying for podcasts you have options. If you don’t want to do that I’m not sure what else you can expect.
Some people can’t afford to pay
Well, for me podcasts are competing with CBC radio. And CBC doesn’t have any ads.