Podcasts Not Playing

[TypicGalAlly]

Plan

Premium

Country

Canada

Device

(Personal Computer, Samsung 21 5G)

Operating System

(Windows 11, Android OS)

My Question or Issue

I have a simple but confusing problem where on my phone Spotify works as it should and everything works fine but when i get on my computer music plays fine but the second i try and play a podcast (examples, Distractable & Markiplier (Power Wash Pals)) it simply stops working saying that there was a network connection issue. I already uninstalled Spotify once and I've tried playing podcasts on my phone then switching playback to my computer so far nothing has worked i am probably off to restart my computer and hopefully that fixes it but i don't think it will and if it doesn't knowing why this is happening would be stellar.

[Dessi]

Hi there @TypicGalAlly,

Thanks for reaching out and welcome to the Spotify Community!

Does this only happen in the desktop app or in the Web Player as well? Do you happen to use a VPN? In case you do, try turning it off to see if that helps. Another thing that's worth trying is making sure Spotify is set as an exception via your firewall and anti-virus app, if you're using one. You can also try starting a hotspot from your phone and connecting your PC to it to see if the issue persists on a different internet connection.

Something similar was reported in this thread a while ago and a user found a solution so make sure to check that out as well since it might help.

Keep us posted.