topic Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying in Your Library

A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:31:15 GMT

Every time I finish a podcast episode, the Call Her Daddy podcast begins to autoplay. I do not subscribe or have it in my shows. I have listened to 2 episodes more than a month ago. Yet it still pops up constantly and continues to autoplay.

I listen to plenty of podcast that this shouldn't be the one popping up. I don't hate the show, and this seems minor, but it is incredibly annoying.

How can I stop this from happening? Is this due to Spotify being the exclusive content person for the show? Any tips are helpful.

Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

Yordan — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:24:00 GMT

Hi there!

What device does this occur on? Does it occur on any other devices or on the Web Player? It's possible that you had some leftover episodes in the queue from a previous listening session, so try opening the queue and clearing it to see if that does the trick.

You can also try a clean reinstall of the app to give it a fresh start by following the steps in this article.

Hope this helps. Cheers!

Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

Ld64 — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:50:46 GMT

I find this a pain. The rest is history is my bugbear (I have a list of podcasts I like and this isnt on it) as every episode comes up when I drive along and a podcast I like goes off.

Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

JoeyD67 — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:31:43 GMT

I am having the same problem, and it occurs on both the web player and on the iOS app. I previously followed a certain podcast and I unfollowed that podcast.

However, the podcast still shows up under Episodes for You. If I click on it, the "Follow" button is enabled, meaning I do not currently follow it.

Yet almost every time one of my podcasts ends, it starts a podcast from this person. Almost every time. I follow 20 other podcasts and it won't pick any of those... just this one.

Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

bakeraj — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:55:57 GMT

This happens to me on every device I use Spotify on. I'm frustrated that I cannot "thumbs down" a podcast I don't care for and it keeps showing up in my feeds. Stop foisting unwanted content on us!

Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

KevinF1 — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:17:35 GMT

I am also experiencing this issue and find it absolutely infuriating - I am considering ending my Spotify subscription over this as a user of over 10 years.

Every day and after I finish every podcast episode, I am being force-fed episodes of "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories". I am not subscribed to this show, never have been, and it is not even in the same category of shows that I typically consume. I listen to podcasts while I drive or work, so I am not always in the position to stop what I am doing to find a new show - thus likely reinforcing to my algorithm that they should play this show more.

I'm aware that turning off autoplay would solve this issue, but I do like the autoplay feature for music and would love it for podcasts if autoplay would simply play the next episode of a subscribed podcast. I'd love it if there was a thumbs down or "don't autoplay this show" option.

Re: A podcast I don't subscribe to or have in my shows won't stop autoplaying

MarkDorsey — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:32:43 GMT

This is happening to me as well and I’m sick of it. I want the show to stop playing and I can’t find a way to block them or remove it from my system. I can’t believe I pay for this.