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

Submitted by on ‎2020-09-01 02:27 PM
Status: implemented

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 other, which gives the podcast a little bit of flavor

 

If Spotify can add a comment section to its podcasts page, then it will most definitely kill YouTube podcasting and give you guys most of the market share 😉

 

and i know you guys love market share

Updated on 2025-06-24

Hey folks,

 

Thanks for coming to the Spotify Idea Exchange and voting to make this happen.

 

We're happy to announce that comments are now available for podcasts on mobile, desktop and the web player. There's more info here.

 

Once again, thanks for helping us make Spotify better, by participating here on the Community.

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Rexic
Newbie
2020-09-26 05:09 PM

It's very different. Joe doesn't read comments, some do, but the community stills feel presence since you know your curiosity is not alone, topics bind it together, different but with or without comments doesn't matter its leave suckify or rebrand. I don't see them on the TV but if SpitInYourFace Experience is to much for the weak snowflakes to do a job so bad they fail the Turing test 99% of the times I think comments might help melt meaningless Marxists frozen tears.

The handler is no longer the world's most disliked NPC. Gratz Spotinface for the failure. 

Rexic
Newbie
2020-09-26 05:10 PM

Repeat, it's not JRE anymore. It's Spotify **bleep**. 

cgroom88
Casual Listener
2020-09-27 04:24 AM

Comments are 50% of the reason I go back to YouTube. I get a notification that someone tagged me in response and I'll go back to the video and go back to YouTube just to respond (and then look at other content). 

You might as well waste your money on Rogan if you don't make it like YouTube. 

cgroom88
Casual Listener
2020-09-27 04:35 AM

Also, why wouldn't you have all podcasts on your medium? I just searched for my local city radio podcasts...? Nothing. The Church of Lazlo, 810am sports, etc. I like having 1 app for podcasts. And YouTube Music does NOT have podcasts at all. It would be your 1+up. I hate YouTube but I have no other choice for commenting. I use YouTube for video/comments and Podcast Addict app for listen-only podcasts. Having both on 1 app will kill YouTube. 

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cgroom88
Casual Listener
2020-09-27 04:43 AM

Last suggestion. Don't overly police comments. Make users sign a waiver and if a comment gets reported for CRIMINAL abuse review it and take down (if actually incites violence or is criminal, but if reported for hatefulness/distaste: 30-40% of viewers, take it down. Otherwise, leave that ShT up. Don't be ruled by the minority. 

GiveusComments
Visitor
2020-10-27 08:37 PM

Even though I am subscribed to Spotify, I still only listen to the JRE podcast on Youtube. This is 100% due to their having a comments section. I envision that when JRE is exclusive to Spotify, a lot of his audience will go to Spotify in order to continue to listen.

 

Why not just add a comment section now? Stay ahead of things and avoid additional complaints.

cgroom88
Casual Listener
2020-10-29 07:04 AM

Love how they call a "comment section" a "new idea". Really? How hard can it be to create a comment section? Do you really want to waste you investment on why people are drawn to youtube and JRE Podcast? I haven't watched or listened since he moved because when I did it was a shitty video quality and then even if I don't really watch the podcast as much as listen I can't read/comment on the opinions of others who do listen. It's not a community anymore with Spotify. Sucks.

maplespere
Newbie
2020-10-29 12:36 PM
Give Spotify the time to make it right. I'm not giving up on them yet. If
they want the viewers, they will do what they gotta do.
Ducarta
Casual Listener
2020-11-12 12:44 PM

I am a long time subscriber of Spotify and think the service and the platform is great but and I am confounded at the lack of community features in the application, in particular, the lack of comments on tracks. 

 

I have a request to the team (if you are reading),

  1. Can you give us some insight into why this feature does not exist (pros and cons)
  2. If you can't make it, would you consider making a companion app (called Spotify Community or something cooler) that connects users to track comments and also this very forum for suggestions and the like?
maplespere
Newbie
2020-11-13 12:35 AM

Spotify People - Clear and simple, you need a comment section.  Ducarta and I want to know, why don't you offer this feature already?  People like to stay on the page and read other comments and post comments.  You want your listeners to stay longer on the page, it is a good thing.  Gives you chance to advertise on the side for other vids or music options.