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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by tuckerm@feddit.online to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

I use Funkwhale for my music collection and had my podcasts in there for a while. However, I ended up not listening to my podcasts very much since they were hidden among my much larger music collection.

So I moved my podcasts feeds to FreshRSS, which I was already using for RSS feeds. I like the simplicity of using something that I already had, but it doesn't have any podcast-specific features like being able to resume where you left off.

Do you have any podcast listening apps that you like?

*edit: I should add that I originally meant "self-hostable applications for storing your podcast subscriptions," but these phone app recommendations are great to have, too. I might just ditch the server-side of this entirely and just use a separate app on my devices for listening. It would be nice if I only had to subscribe in one place and be able to pick up where I left off across multiple devices, though.

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[-] GreenSofaBed@feddit.is 65 points 1 month ago
[-] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago

What I'd like to know: For anyone using some app other than AntennaPod: Why? How is it worth it?

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Never heard of antennapod before I've just stuck with pocketcast since day one, what makes antennapod special?

[-] storm@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

The ui is clean and intuitive and it actually handles podcasts with multiple feeds (patron/free) well (other apps I've used were quite annoying with that). Being able to tag all your podcasts is also really nice for organization, especially if you have a lot of podcasts that you aren't listening to every episode of. My only complaint was that the default settings are to download a podcast when you click on it instead if stream, but that is easily changed with one setting switch

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

I can't say I've thought about how paid versions of a podcast would work on pocketcast

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The settings are way too complicated and defaults are not intuitive. Took me forever to figure out how to purge old downloads I hadn't listened to. Constant errors when trying to download. Does not want to play video podcasts as audio-only.

[-] turkelton@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Fucking love that app.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Same for mobile.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I've used so many podcast apps including paid and have never had anything anything anything that comes CLOSE to AntennaPod. I love that it's foss, libre, all that good stuff.

I just wish I'd tried it sooner.

this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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