Podcasts not ad-free!?

[User012345]

Hello,

I'm a premium paying member so I should not get any ads. Started listening to podcasts today for the first time on Spotify and some of them have ads added to the audio. Shoulden't podcasts also be ad-free?

[Emilia_8]

Hi @User012345, 

Thank you for reaching out here in the Community!

Spotify doesn’t play ads that interrupt the listening experience of Premium subscribers. However, some podcasts may have third-party advertising or sponsorship messages within their episodes that are embedded in the audio. 

More details on podcast can be found in this support article. 

I hope it helps!