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Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Time to get out of Google Podcasts for anyone that is still using the service.

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[–] clearleaf@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Another service that I didn't know google even offered until they announced it was dying. There are so many sources that podcast apps can pull from that we don't need half as many as we have.

[–] Goony@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I actually really enjoy it. It's my go to no frills podcast app that isn't paired with music or other extra stuff

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I used podcast addict. It does what I need it to do.

[–] gwkt@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

podcast addict is fantastic, I tried a lot of different options before settling on it

[–] ManosTheHandsOfFate@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It does what you need it to do because it does everything. Podcast Addict is one of the most feature rich apps.

[–] Sargteapot@lemmy.nz 4 points 11 months ago

I now use pocket cast , it's similar with its simplistically but still different.

[–] chockblock@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I've been using AntennaPod and it is no frills and works flawlessly.

[–] mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Podcasts are just mp3s (or whatever other audio format like ogg). Authors/pod casters should just host them on their site and be done with it. Why let some other company take a lion share of your ad profit. We need less centralized services and more distributed services. Use lemmy or mastodon to promote them. :)

[–] slumberlust@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

There is value in aggregate discoverabilty via these sites. They also post to all of them not just one. Podcast advertising is dying across the board.