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> Google Podcasts (2016–2024) is Google's third attempt at a podcasting app after the Google Reader-powered Google Listen (2009–2012) and Google Play Music Podcasts (2016–2020).

average lifespan = 5 years

> The product is being shut down in favor of podcast app No. 4, YouTube Podcasts, which launched in 2022.

I look forward to YouTube Podcasts being shut down in 2027.

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Meanwhile I bought Doggcatcher for Android in--checks notes--2015, for about 3 bucks, and it still works.

Same for me with Podcast Addict, which as far as I can tell is a solo developer effort and a great product.

PocketCast doing the business here, woot woot.

Podcast Addict is the #1 thing I miss from Android.

Wasn't even aware there was a "YouTube Podcast" app. I thought they abandoned individual podcasts app and were just added it as a feature to YouTube Music, like how Spotify did to their Spotify app. YouTube Music has been relatively successful so I'm more hopeful that their podcast feature there has the best chance if they devout enough love to it. Was dead on arrival without support rss music feeds but now that they support that and you can add any podcast it has potential, but non technies will have a great amount of trouble discovering content then compared to Apple Podcasts or Spotify. And overall podcast features in YTM is very bare bones so don't see anyone switching from Apple Podcasts or Spotify ever for it, but rather just something that will help keep YTM customers with YTM.

There is not a podcast app. There is a podcast section on YouTube. And I just tried it. It ducks. I cannot miminize the player on my iPhone and let it play in the background without it shutting down.

If I wanted to play in the background, I would’ve to subscribe to YouTube and pay money.

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