A Podcast Listening App You Can Proudly Recommend

We know that the podcast listening experience matters. And we know the big podcast apps don’t seem to share that sentiment. It’s time for working podcasters like you to do something intentional about it. I don’t have to tell you how important it is for your podcast to be distributed everywhere people may choose to listen to podcasts. With very few exceptions, adding one more destination point for your podcast is a one-time action that is a simple form-submit away. But just because your show is in a big app, you don’t have to listen there. And you certainly don’t have to remind people that your show is there. You should have a considered opinion on which app you think gives a great listener experience, not which one may (or may not be) the biggest. It’s weirdly controversial to say the big podcasting apps put their own interests ahead of podcasting. Yet many podcasters continue to pay fealty to big players even as the actual listening experience on those apps is getting demonstrably worse. So be the change you want to see in the world. Take some time this weekend and play around with a new podcast listening app. Regime change starts at home, and there’s no risk trying out something different. I recognize I have a big blind spot when it comes to podcast listening apps. Time for me to fix that. I hope you’ll take this opportunity to do so as well.  ----- Links: • Advancing Podcasting community -  http://advancingpodcasting.xyz • Yes, YouTube - https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2021-2/ • Apple Podcast’s ongoing dumpster fire - https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/18/22630517/apple-podcasts-subscriptions-launch-dashboard • Spotify gonna Spotify podcasting - https://twitter.com/ashleyrcarman/status/1427985802349486087?s=20 • Amazon wants a piece of podcasting’s advertising pie - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-16/amazon-amzn-eyes-podcast-advertising-market-with-wondery-smartless-deals • New Podcast Apps are here - https://podcastindex.org/apps • Support Evo on Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evoterra ----- A written-to-be-read article and a full transcript of the audio of this episode can be found at https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/a-podcast-listening-app-you-can-proudly-recommend. Visit https://twitter.com/evoterra for more podcasting insights from Evo Terra as they come. Buy him a virtual coffee to show your support at https://BuyMeACoffee.com/evoterra. And if you need a professional in your podcasting corner, please visit https://Simpler.Media to see how Simpler Media Productions can help you reach your business objectives with podcasting. Allie Press assists with the production and transcription of the show. Learn more about Allie at http://alliepress.net. Podcast Pontifications four times a week to provide ideas and ask questions every working podcaster should be thinking about. Subscribe today at https://PodcastPontifications.com. Photo by https://unsplash.com/@priscilladupreez?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Priscilla Du Preez) on https://unsplash.com/s/photos/menu?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Support this podcast