E221 - Google Podcasts Closing Down, Where to Send Your Listeners and rss2ytm
Episode 221 - Google Podcasts Closing Down, Where to Send Your Listeners and rss2ytm
Google announced that it is shutting down Google Podcasts in 2024 to transition podcast listening to its new YouTube Music app. However, many users don't want to use YouTube Music for podcasts, especially Android users who like the experience of having a separate podcast-listening app.
Thankfully, there are some good alternatives. If you're on Android, try Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, or AntennaPod. If you have an iPhone, we recommend Overcast, Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.
Below, we’ve curated recommendations from Reddit, our team, and other communities for the best Stitcher podcast app replacements.
If you’re using the YouTube Music™ app, you can listen to all your favourite RSS podcasts: even if they’ve not added their show to YouTube.
Listening in this way means your favourite podcasters get download numbers via their podcast host, and continue being able to earn revenue from ads.
To add a podcast, you need to know the RSS feed. Here’s how to find it for any show:
Search for your favorite ___