Google Podcasts shutting down in 2024 for YouTube Music

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Google Podcasts shutting down in 2024 for YouTube Music
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That's just the Google way... still didn't get over the RSS reader disaster... Anyways, I tried the app a couple of times: it's not a great app for listening to podcasts. If you like podcasts, try Antennapod, Pocket Casts or Podcast Addict (and please stay away from Spotify).

In the end: good riddance.

I never found a single use for RSS because I always found myself just going to the site anyway to read the full thing because 99.999999999% of RSS feeds are trash and it's easier to just page through the site itself anyway. Podcasts... it feels like a massive waste of time listening to someone discussing something, usually poorly, with tons of exposition, diversions, and other BS. I'd rather just read something instead.

Good riddance to both.

One use for RSS feeds is to distribute podcasts to multiple apps. I believe most podcasts apps are just RSS readers combined with an audio player.

Using IFTTT to send starred RSS items to pocket is really useful even still!

I use RSS to help decide if an item is worth reading or not based on the title

Why did you say "stay away from Spotify"?

Because Spotify uses (not their own) podcasts to generate revenue, but doesn't pay the creators.

Every podcast does that.

Also they host many podcasts and have their own advertising service which can insert ads dynamic ads into the podcast from which the Podcaster is profiting too

Source: trust me bro

You might actually hear a podcast host say that if you listen to enough podcasts. I have heard it in the Bits und so podcast, directly from the host.

Also, Spotify bought their own studio (Gimlet), for that they are obviously paying the creators.

Also, there is this wonderful specialty toy, I think it is called Google. You can search for things and find answers to urgent questions, all by yourself.

So it actually does pay the creators.

It pays the creator if the creator offers pay to view content. So technically, it takes money from the creator's subscribers.