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New Feature To Try On Desktop: Quick Search Shortcuts

Hey folks, The Spotify team is always working to make the software as simple as possible for everyone to use, and for those of you who like to save a bit of time by using keyboard shortcuts, there's a very convenient trick that you may not have notic...

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  • fumikimkim
  • Roadie
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New Home Feed Interface?

Sorry but this new "tiktok-like" interface is so ugly. Spotify needs to realise that a familiar design on one app absolutely doesn't work for others. It doesn't "promote discovery" and honestly just makes me feel less inclined to scroll through hundr...

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  • nin302
  • Regular
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Superuser Contribution Premium account and still gets ads in podcasts

I have a premium account and when I start some podcasts I get ads in my national language "Danish" but the Podcast is in English and after the ads that Spotify have put into the start of the podcast I also have to listen to about 1-1½ min of ads from...

  • Music Fan
  • I have a premium account and when I start some podcasts I get ads in my national language "Danish" but the Podcast is in English and after the ads that Spotify have put into the start of the podcast...
  • Rosslaura248
  • Visitor
  • 110338 Views
  • 299 replies
  • 155 likes
  • podcast
    Premium
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Superuser Contribution Removing explicit podcasts from home page

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, Fo no reason, explicit podcasts would show up on my home page which is embarrassing when ...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...bsp; Fo no reason, explicit podcasts would show up on my home page which is embarrassing when in public, family or with friends. There's no option to hide or change algorithm preference (rather to w...
  • Jordan251
  • Newbie
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  • Explicit and Inappropriate Album Covers
    podcast
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Superuser Contribution Don't have some features like podcasts, news after change country

PlanPremiumCountryBelarusDeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueHello, I have been using Spotify free for few years (country was USA) and now I decided to subscribe Premium, but for connect my payment card I was forced to change country fro...

  • Newbie
  • ...ubscribe Premium, but for connect my payment card I was forced to change country from USA to Belarus. Now I have a problem that I can't see any podcast in Spotify. Can I change or maybe you can change a c...
  • Not applicable
  • 502 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Belarus
    podcast
    Podcast Issues
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Superuser Contribution Inappropriate content in Blends

I like to use Spotify to listen to shared music mixes with my friends (Blends). However, I realized today that there is also some very personal content included that I don't want to share with my friends. The problem seems to be that the audiobook is...

  • Newbie
  • I like to use Spotify to listen to shared music mixes with my friends (Blends). However, I realized today that there is also some very personal content included that I don't want to share with my f...
  • MihailY
  • Moderator
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  • audiobook
    Blend
    podcast
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcasts not avialable (Pakistan)

PlanFamily PremiumCountryPakistanDevice(Samsung Note 9, Samsung C6, Windows App, Web Player)Operating System(iOS, Android, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAfter spotify launch in Pakistan, we in no time buy family premium account. But i am not a...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...potify launch in Pakistan, we in no time buy family premium account. But i am not able to see any podcast on my spotify, not even podcast tab on 'My Library'  page. For US premium account i was able t...
  • Shezzii
  • Newbie
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  • 7 replies
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  • podcast
    Podcasts
    spotify pakistan
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Superuser Contribution I don't want Podcast suggestions. Please make it stop

PlanPremiumCountryIndia My Question or IssueHi, I am using Spotify premium and I really like the app. But I really don't listen to Podcast. I keep getting suggestions about Podcast which I am absolutely not interested in. Please make it stop or at le...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country India     My Question or Issue Hi, I am using Spotify premium and I really like the app. But I really don't listen to Podcast. I keep getting suggestions about Podcast...
  • Lyubka
  • Moderator
  • 246 Views
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  • podcast
    Premium
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts 'Your Mom's House' and '2 Bears 1 Cave' missing

What happened??? Your mom's house podcast is down from Spotify? Also Dr.Drew and 2 bears 1 cave?Mommies didn't follow proto, and you cut them out? That's not nice Spotify, thinking about canceling, there are so many options on the market, that podcas...

  • Casual Listener
  • What happened??? Your mom's house podcast is down from Spotify? Also Dr.Drew and 2 bears 1 cave?Mommies didn't follow proto, and you cut them out? That's not nice Spotify, thinking about c...
  • 1135586042
  • Newbie
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  • 2B1C
    podcast
    YMH
  • 42206 Views
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Superuser Contribution Podcast randomly plays in 7+ hour music playlist??

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 15 I put music on before bed to help me sleep at 1:00am, the playlist I put on is 90s sleep music and is over 7 hours long. Now, at 6:30am, it randomly started playing a podcast by a content ...

  • Newbie
  • ...ours long. Now, at 6:30am, it randomly started playing a podcast by a content creator that can only be described as a sexist and a racist who was talking about Trump. I live in Canada, I don’t want to l...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
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  • playlist interruption
    podcast
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Spotify Censorship of Joe Rogan Experience Podcast CONFIRMED!!! Still No Responses from Spotify.

Any Response At All to this Spotify? I've been waiting for any response for over 2 months now. See Original related post linked below. Your short-sighted, self-righteous, authoritarian, nanny-like Censorship has been confirmed by your own now exclusi...

  • Music Fan
  • ...riginal Post that has never ever been addressed by Spotify: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Content-Questions/All-Platforms-Podcasts-Social-Other-Select-Joe-Rogan-Episodes/m-p/5163529
  • perlguy
  • Regular
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    Hypocrisy
    joe rogan
    Joe rogan experience
    JRE
    platform
    podcast
    Podcasts
    Political Correctness
    rogan
    Safetyism
    Woke
    Wokeness
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Superuser Contribution Joe Rogan Podcast Video Streaming Bugs

Can't play the video of Joe Rogan podcast episode with Action Bronson. PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIPhone XROperating SystemiOS 14.4.2 My Question or Issueseveral video streaming glitches. Podcast video streaming doesn't work when playing specific pod...

  • Visitor
  • Can't play the video of Joe Rogan podcast episode with Action Bronson.   Plan Premium Country USA Device IPhone XR Operating System iOS 14.4.2   My Question or Issue several v...
  • Novy
  • Moderator
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  • joe rogan
    podcast
    streaming
    video
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Superuser Contribution RIAA Removed Podcast - Won't Reply To Emails

My podcast was removed from Spotify due to two violations from the RIAA. I removed the offending episodes but now the RIAA won't reply to may emails. It was an emergency for them to get the podcast taken down but it's been six months without a reply ...

  • Casual Listener
  • My podcast was removed from Spotify due to two violations from the RIAA.  I removed the offending episodes but now the RIAA won't reply to may emails.  It was an emergency for them to get t...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify
  • 427 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • copyright
    podcast
    RIAA
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My Podcast won't show up in search bar

Hello, I have just uploaded the first episode of "The Love Series Podcast", when I type in the name it does't show up. But if I type in my name then it will. Could you assist please? Thanks!

  • Visitor
  • Hello,   I have just uploaded the first episode of "The Love Series Podcast", when I type in the name it does't show up. But if I type in my name then it will. Could you assist please?  Thanks!
  • TheHumanPod
  • Visitor
  • 1271 Views
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  • podcast
    Search
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"This podcast is already on Spotify." - But it isn't :(

Hey Community, since I've already tried to contact Spotify Podcast through email twice and I didn't get an answer, I hope to get my issue solved right here. I've added my Podcast show successfully through Podcasters for Spotify longer time ago. Every...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey Community,   since I've already tried to contact Spotify Podcast through email twice and I didn't get an answer, I hope to get my issue solved right here.   I've added my Podcast s...
  • sdsfernandes
  • Casual Listener
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  • 8 replies
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  • podcast
    podcast problem
    Spotify
    spotify podcast
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  • 8 replies
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Superuser Contribution Doug Loves Movies

Sooo Spotify is cleaning up the podcast genre by getting rid of all the awesome content from Doug Loves Movies and other very funny people? I'll mention just YMH and 2B1C.

  • Visitor
  • Sooo Spotify is cleaning up the podcast genre by getting rid of all the awesome content from Doug Loves Movies and other very funny people? I'll mention just YMH and 2B1C. 
  • Xenia
  • Moderator
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Solved!! Heldeep radio no longer in podcasts

Does anyone know what has happend to Heldeep Radio podcast by Oliver Heldens? I can no longer find the podcast on Spotify, and when I try to google it, I can't find any mentions of it being removed from Spotify or why. Closest result I get is "This c...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...rom Spotify or why. Closest result I get is "This content is no longer available" on Spotify web player. Seeing that I'm on a metered connection, I prefered playing the podcast on Spotify over p...
  • galbeh
  • Newbie
  • 3420 Views
  • 5 replies
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  • podcast
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How can I tell how many listeners does a podcast have?

I'm trying to find out which podcast are the most popular for my industry. Itunes explicitly states the number of downloads, why can't I find it on Spotify?

  • Regular
  • I'm trying to find out which podcast are the most popular for my industry. Itunes explicitly states the number of downloads, why can't I find it on Spotify?
  • me_fahd
  • Visitor
  • 83951 Views
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[Podcast Creation] Confirmation email is incorrect, no response from support.

Afternoon, folks! As the title suggests, I'm facing a spot of bother when it comes to distributing my podcast to Spotify! The Podcast itself is hosted via Anchor, who in theory should manage the distribution and has done for 5 seperate platforms as o...

  • Casual Listener
  • Afternoon, folks!   As the title suggests, I'm facing a spot of bother when it comes to distributing my podcast to Spotify!   The Podcast itself is hosted via Anchor, who in theory s...
  • CommunityIRL
  • Casual Listener
  • 1260 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • podcast
    podcasting
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Podcast not showing up in search

I reacently created a podcast called "Det Tredje Øje", but when I try to search for it in the Spotify app it don't seem to appear. Can you please help me?

  • Newbie
  • I reacently created a podcast called "Det Tredje Øje", but when I try to search for it in the Spotify app it don't seem to appear. Can you please help me?  
  • OneByBoo
  • Roadie
  • 1301 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • podcast
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Podcast Troubleshooting with Spotify PLEASE HELP

When I enter my rss url from anchor to Spotify for my podcast, it keeps saying error but there's no description of what the error is. It'll just say 'please visit help.anchor.fm' and that does nothing for me. Just takes me to Anchor's help page with ...

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  • Newbie
  • When I enter my rss url from anchor to Spotify for my podcast, it keeps saying error but there's no description of what the error is. It'll just say 'please visit help.anchor.fm' and that does n...
  • Sebasty
  • Spotify Star
  • 2721 Views
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    Spotify
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