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[Desktop][Podcasts] Specific Timestamps of Questions in Podcasts

Really enjoy the podcasts that Spotify has to offer.I can’t help but feel the user experience for listening to them would be better with timestamps of questions asked by the host for each section.This would allow the listener to go back and/or skip s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Really enjoy the podcasts that Spotify has to offer. I can’t help but feel the user experience for listening to them would be better with timestamps of questions asked by the host for each section....
  • Lyubka
  • Moderator
  • 60 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 1 likes
  • Desktop
    Podcasts
  • Closed - Doesn't Meet Requirements
  • 60 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 1 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts] Add Podcasts from RSS URL, for Patreon and other Private Private Streams

There have been a few similar posts, and the most recent one was ~5 votes from passing, so I'm going to try submitting this again. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could add a podcast to your feed from an RSS URL? Did you sign up for a patreon and not k...

  • Casual Listener
  • There have been a few similar posts, and the most recent one was ~5 votes from passing, so I'm going to try submitting this again.   Wouldn't it be amazing if you could add a podcast to your f...
  • Mjsielerjr
  • Casual Listener
  • 40406 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 752 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 40406 Views
  • 82 comments
  • 752 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts][Ukraine] Launch podcasts in Ukraine region

Podcasts is a great feature, available in Spotify either for Free and Premium plans, and as an Ukraine region user I am really missing podcasts section in my account. I understand that podcasts availability in region depends on licensing but since ge...

  • Casual Listener
  • Podcasts is a great feature, available in Spotify either for Free and Premium plans, and as an Ukraine region user I am really missing podcasts section in my account. I understand that podcasts a...
  • kleren
  • Newbie
  • 9852 Views
  • 19 comments
  • 447 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 9852 Views
  • 19 comments
  • 447 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts] Picture-in-Picture (PiP) Mode

Now that Spotify is investing more in video, I think it's important to allow for flexibility in how users watch videos on their devices. By allowing for Picture-in-Picture (PiP), users would be able to play Spotify videos in the background, which is ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Now that Spotify is investing more in video, I think it's important to allow for flexibility in how users watch videos on their devices.   By allowing for Picture-in-Picture (PiP), users would...
  • trampdesign
  • Newbie
  • 15515 Views
  • 28 comments
  • 363 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 15515 Views
  • 28 comments
  • 363 votes

[Podcasts] DISABILITY as a Podcast Category with Subcategories

Hello,Currently, there are 19 primary categories and 91 subcategories for podcasts and disability is not included in any of these. Disability-themed podcasts are spread out into a variety of categories that do not exactly fit nor represent the conten...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, Currently, there are  19 primary categories and 91 subcategories for podcasts and disability is not included in any of these. Disability-themed podcasts are spread out into a v...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 4870 Views
  • 15 comments
  • 138 likes
  • Podcasts
  • Closed - Not Enough Votes
  • 4870 Views
  • 15 comments
  • 138 votes

[iOS][Podcasts] Customized iOS Widget where you can select specific content to be shown

An iOS widget where you can select one or multiple podcasts and/or playlists that will be displayed on the widget regardless of what you played last. Current widget only shows the latest played content in Small (one album) or Medium (four albums) siz...

  • Casual Listener
  • An iOS widget where you can select one or multiple podcasts and/or playlists that will be displayed on the widget regardless of what you played last.  Current widget only shows the latest p...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 378 Views
  • 4 comments
  • 13 likes
  • iOS
    Podcasts
  • Closed - Not Enough Votes
  • 378 Views
  • 4 comments
  • 13 votes

[Mobile] [Podcasts] Add "Podcasts" as a separate tab in the bottom bar after Your Library

It seems convoluted to simultaneously have just three options in the bottom bar at the moment, while at the same time, having two different slider menus at the top of the library section of the app (Music and Podcasts, as well as playlists, artists a...

  • Regular
  • ...pp (Music and Podcasts, as well as playlists, artists and albums, that are swipeable between eachother, but this is far from clear to actual users).   I really like what Spotify is doing with Podcasts...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 4823 Views
  • 12 comments
  • 332 likes
  • Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 4823 Views
  • 12 comments
  • 332 votes

[Desktop][Podcasts] Add New Episodes to desktop version.

I have Your episodes on desktop, but not New Episodes. But it's kind of pointless to have Your Episodes if you cannot easily browse New Episodes to add to Your Episodes playlist. New episodes is the best way for me to keep up on all the podcasts I fo...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...pisodes is the best way for me to keep up on all the podcasts I follow. And currently I have to open my phone even though I'm stationary when at home/office to find out what new episodes there are, and t...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 4065 Views
  • 47 comments
  • 119 likes
  • Desktop
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 4065 Views
  • 47 comments
  • 119 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts] Add comments to podcasts!

I’ve been listening to Podcasts for a year or two now and one of the biggest components of a great podcast is the comment section. This is vital for a podcasts success because the comment section is where a podcasts community can connect with each ot...

  • Casual Listener
  • I’ve been listening to Podcasts for a year or two now and one of the biggest components of a great podcast is the comment section.   This is vital for a podcasts success because the comment s...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 8468 Views
  • 23 comments
  • 193 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 8468 Views
  • 23 comments
  • 193 votes

[Web Player][Podcasts] Podcast speed

Can we get podcast speed options on chrome web player? My phone died and I am sadly forced to listen to my podcasts on my laptop. I used to listen to my podcasts at 1.8x or 2x speed on the mobile app, and as this is not an option on desktop, I am gre...

  • Casual Listener
  • Can we get podcast speed options on chrome web player? My phone died and I am sadly forced to listen to my podcasts on my laptop. I used to listen to my podcasts at 1.8x or 2x speed on the mobile a...
  • fredclown
  • Newbie
  • 4219 Views
  • 6 comments
  • 148 likes
  • Podcasts
    Web Player
  • Case Closed
  • 4219 Views
  • 6 comments
  • 148 votes

[Desktop][Podcasts] Adjust Video Podcast Playback Speed

Currently there is no option to adjust the playback speed of podcasts which contain video (Joe Rogan Experience) on the desktop application. As someone who likes to listen at 1.5 speed, it makes listening to JRE on the desktop app impossible currentl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Currently there is no option to adjust the playback speed of podcasts which contain video (Joe Rogan Experience) on the desktop application.  As someone who likes to listen at 1.5 speed, it m...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 10379 Views
  • 8 comments
  • 159 likes
  • Desktop
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 10379 Views
  • 8 comments
  • 159 votes

[garmin][Podcasts] the well known missing feature of (Garmin) running watches

As Garmin running watch owners, we've been waiting for years for Spotify features to be improved so that it can be used normally. It's unbelievable that they can't even add a quick fast-forward feature to the app in that amount of time. Listening to ...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...eature to the app in that amount of time. Listening to podcasts is an essential Spotify user feature today, and without it, it's almost impossible. Despite countless user posts on all the developer f...
  • Dian
  • Moderator
  • 455 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 13 likes
  • Garmin
    Podcasts
  • Closed - Doesn't Meet Requirements
  • 455 Views
  • 1 comments
  • 13 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts] Report offensive/explicit podcasts

Hello, I don't listen to any podcasts yet Spotify thinks I need to see "ANIME **bleep**" on my home screen every day... I find this just gross and don't need to see that every time I open Spotify. plus the message that sends to people who use my Spot...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hello,   I don't listen to any podcasts yet Spotify thinks I need to see "ANIME **bleep**" on my home screen every day... I find this just gross and don't need to see that every time I o...
  • ddco
  • Newbie
  • 3001 Views
  • 15 comments
  • 134 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 3001 Views
  • 15 comments
  • 134 votes

[Community][Podcasts] A platform wide misinformation policy

I think that being able to access podcasts from all sorts of people on spotify is fantastic, but I am concerned by the fact that podcasts which have been proven multiple times to be spreading seriously harmful misinformation are permitted to be on th...

  • Casual Listener
  • I think that being able to access podcasts from all sorts of people on spotify is fantastic, but I am concerned by the fact that podcasts which have been proven multiple times to be spreading s...
  • Ver
  • Spotify Legend
  • 693 Views
  • 3 comments
  • 36 likes
  • Community
    Podcasts
  • Closed - Doesn't Meet Requirements
  • 693 Views
  • 3 comments
  • 36 votes

[Podcasts] Latest Episode on Sync (Garmin and Wear OS)

At the moment podcasts can be added to a Garmin or Wear OS device for offline listening but each episode has to be downloaded individually. Please implement automatic synchronisation of new episodes that occurs as part of playlist synchronisation. Th...

  • Regular
  • At the moment podcasts can be added to a Garmin or Wear OS device for offline listening but each episode has to be downloaded individually.   Please implement automatic synchronisation of n...
  • Alex
  • Moderator
  • 1393 Views
  • 3 comments
  • 55 likes
  • Podcasts
  • Closed - Doesn't Meet Requirements
  • 1393 Views
  • 3 comments
  • 55 votes

[Mobile][Podcasts] Remove Podcasts You Are Not Interested in from "Your Shows"

Include the ability to "Hide" or "Remove" podcasts you don't like -- or tried out but then decided not to continue listening to -- from "Your Shows" on the Home page in the App.

  • Casual Listener
  • Include the ability to "Hide" or "Remove" podcasts you don't like -- or tried out but then decided not to continue listening to -- from "Your Shows" on the Home page in the App. 
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 1310 Views
  • 10 comments
  • 60 likes
  • Mobile
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 1310 Views
  • 10 comments
  • 60 votes

[iOS][Podcasts] “Add to queue” shortcut for podcast episodes

On the iOS app, I can swipe right on a song to add it to the queue, but that feature does not work for adding podcast episodes to the queue. I listen to a bunch of different podcasts in the morning while I am getting my day started and it would be gr...

  • Casual Listener
  • On the iOS app, I can swipe right on a song to add it to the queue, but that feature does not work for adding podcast episodes to the queue. I listen to a bunch of different podcasts in the morning w...
  • Reson
  • Newbie
  • 491 Views
  • 7 comments
  • 11 likes
  • iOS
    Podcasts
  • Closed - Not Enough Votes
  • 491 Views
  • 7 comments
  • 11 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts] Custom Groups or Folders for Podcasts

As my podcast subscription list grows it would be ideal to have a way to organize my podcasts ie "News" "Sports" "Music" "Pop-culture" into custom folders. Having all my podcasts sorted by name or recently added is getting cumbersome. I left Apple Po...

  • Casual Listener
  • As my podcast subscription list grows it would be ideal to have a way to organize my podcasts ie "News" "Sports" "Music" "Pop-culture" into custom folders.  Having all my podcasts sorted by n...
  • CharredCharcoal
  • Newbie
  • 2789 Views
  • 26 comments
  • 108 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 2789 Views
  • 26 comments
  • 108 votes

[Podcasts] Remove Snacks Minute from Your Daily Drive

Most of what I get on My Daily Drive is good, but Snacks Minute is possibly the most annoying thing I have ever heard. Why not MarketPlace or the WSJ for business news? I skip it every time it comes on, but is there a way to request that it never sho...

  • Casual Listener
  • Most of what I get on My Daily Drive is good, but Snacks Minute is possibly the most annoying thing I have ever heard.  Why not MarketPlace or the WSJ for business news?  I skip it every ti...
  • Luan
  • Spotify Star
  • 5686 Views
  • 35 comments
  • 142 likes
  • iOS
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 5686 Views
  • 35 comments
  • 142 votes

[All Platforms][Podcasts] Custom Podcast Playlist with the newest episode from all Saved Podcasts

Idea:Every day/week, this Customized Playlist is updated with either the latest episode from each of your Saved Podcasts, or the last episode that you haven't listened to (if there are no new releases), or a random episode (if you have listened to al...

  • Casual Listener
  • Idea: Every day/week, this Customized Playlist is updated with either the latest episode from each of your Saved Podcasts, or the last episode that you haven't listened to (if there are no new r...
  • Otolemur_Monteiri
  • Newbie
  • 2801 Views
  • 17 comments
  • 91 likes
  • All Platforms
    Podcasts
  • Case Closed
  • 2801 Views
  • 17 comments
  • 91 votes