Posted 4/3/2024, 1:04:00 PM
Google Podcasts Shutting Down, Pushing Users to YouTube Music Despite Limited Podcast Selection and Clunky Experience
- Google Podcasts is shutting down and pushing users to YouTube Music, but popular podcasts like Google's own are not available there without workarounds
- YouTube Music has limited podcast selection and requires creators to manually add their podcasts to be included
- Adding custom RSS feeds in YouTube Music requires unintuitive workarounds compared to other podcast apps
- The music-centric focus of YouTube Music provides a worse experience for dedicated podcast listeners
- Issues may push users to abandon YouTube Music entirely and switch to smoother podcast alternatives like Spotify