If the podcast you're looking for has a rather unique name, chances are it will appear at the top. First, the search functionality is pretty terrible. The addition of podcasts isn't seamless, though, as some key features are missing that make apps like Pocket Casts so attractive. There's no way to queue up the latest episode from It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Podcast to play after you finish listening to Welcome to Night Vale or to make a playlist so you won't be interrupted by trying to find another show. Unfortunately, you can only clear that playlist, and when you hit play on one episode, it automatically populates with more episodes from the same show. Here you can see the list of episodes and play them without having to head back to the show page. When you start a playlist or album, a menu icon on the player interface offers easy access to the queue. This means you won't have to navigate to the app to skip around or hit pause, which will come in handy if you're at the gym or using another app.
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Those controls are also available in the Android app on the main player interface and from the lock screen and by swiping down on the notifications bar. The only difference is the addition of the "skip back 10 seconds" and "skip ahead 30 seconds" controls. The UI is the same as when you're streaming music or playing tunes from your library, complete with Google Cast support. If you've used Play Music before, you know exactly what to expect in terms of the player. For example, the "Learn Something New" option pulls content from shows like Stuff You Should Know, Planet Money and How Your World Works. Stations function the exact same way as stations for Google Play's music streaming (or any service, really), only the playlist is composed of podcasts instead of songs.
I think this could be a great tool for discovery, but right now it's difficult to find on both the web and mobile. Despite a mention and active links in Google's announcement post, I wasn't able to find the podcast stations inside the Music app. There are also podcast stations for all the times you can't decide what you want to hear. Unfortunately, that run time doesn't flip to a countdown on mobile, so the only way to see how much time is left is to swipe over to the audio player. Once you start an episode, the run time flips to show the time remaining if you're listening on a desktop, letting you know if you can finish what you started at the office during your evening commute.
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Tapping that "i" icon also reveals the option to download an episode for offline listening inside the Play Music mobile app.
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Here you'll also find a list of episodes with a brief description of the podcast itself.Įach selection has the usual title, description, date and run time, but if you want to see the full episode notes, you'll have to click the information icon to browse them. Again, you'll have to tap through to a show's landing page to hit play on mobile.
This tiled arrangement of podcast options is common in other apps, including Pocket Casts and others. That personal library is a mirror image of the top charts on the main page: a grid of artwork and show titles with quick-play functionality that starts with the latest episode. On that main podcast page, there's also a tab for "Your Podcasts," where all the shows you've subscribed to reside. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
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