Apple Podcasts Hack 3.8.3 + Redeem Codes

The best things come in three’s! That seems to be the case with the hosts of Connected and Accidental Tech Podcast! The hosts of each show bring a different perspective to Apple and tech in general.
Stephen, Mike, and Federico give Connected listeners a view of Apple hardware and software from the view of tech writers and hardware fans. Stephen’s Apple hardware collection is legendary and his history with Apple gives him a unique angle when discussing things like hardware changes or repair options.
The ATP hosts are all developers that, while definitely fans of Apple, will not hesitate to point out when they disagree with choices the hardware or software teams at Apple make. They are all hardware enthusiasts and do a great job letting you know what new hardware they are trying out and what they like and don’t like about it. I love hearing about Marco’s new toys, but I’m also grateful that John & Casey are there to give differing options. Also, after you listen to their closing song once, you’ll be singing along every time. And don’t forget to visit their Members page. They are the only podcast that I listen to live, then the members ‘bootleg’, and then the edited version.
If you’re using Apple products and have any interests in tech, you need to subscribe to both of these podcasts immediately! You will not regret it.
If you want a third podcast to make it an even three, check out Upgrade with Jason Snell and Mike Hurley.

Generally I don’t like the whole golf “influencers” scene but the Foreplay crew offer something different to the rest that I can’t get enough of. I like how honest they are with their position in the golf world in that none of them claim to be any better at the game than they are and that at the end of the day all their opinions and insights are coming from the position of 4 amateur golfers. With that said though when they get access to some of the coolest experiences in golf I really appreciate that they see it through the lens of golf fanboys like the rest of us and not as some professional golf analyst type which makes them so much more relatable. And when they discuss the latest events in the golf world their discussions feel like one I would have with a group of friends which is a great break from some of the more “professionally” oriented channels out there (and Frankie’s tangents about how the Universe works are always great to listen to). They’re relationships with some of the golfers on tour is great too cause they really showcase how cool and relatable some of these pros are (and how insanely much better they are than the common golfer). So if your lookin for a podcast that takes pride in catering to the “average” golfer that loves following the latest golf trends and dramas Frankie, Riggs, Trent, and Lurch got you with us one.

I found Leti and Kenji’s podcast when I got Covid infection from the hospital 2 days before the first vaccine came out. Needless to say, I was devastated as I had to stay off from work as a nurse and be away from my family. I was sick for a while, thought I’d make the most of it by learning more about real estate. I found their podcast, and their interviews and topics resonated with my growing desire to invest in real estate. They too worked at the hospital, but had the financial freedom to work on their own terms. Fast forward, I took their course, which more than paid for itself. I now have 5 properties, building 3 more, and in contract with another property. Their podcasts and classes gave me the tools and confidence to invest with as minimal risks possible. Leti and Kenji, as well as their team, and the community they built are so supportive and full of knowledge for all kinds of scenarios in most parts of the country. They are constantly reinventing themselves so I feel like I’m constantly getting new and updated content. I feel so blessed to have found them, they were the silver lining to my days of isolation. I wholeheartedly recommend their podcasts and real estate business courses they provide! Thank you Leti and Kenji!

This was just a Lucky discovery, A bit of algorithmic good fortune. It came recommended to me but nine times out of ten apple recommendations are not in keeping with preferences. I like history podcasts-and there are so many to choose from, but inevitably I found that they are poorly researched, not up on the current consensus and debates on the scholarly side of things, or just poorly written. This podcast falls pray to none of those issues. The topics are broadly considered (from many different sources), they are as current as a popular history narrative can get, and the writing is breathtaking. it’s the last part that I find the most impressive. The prose are eloquent, even poetic, and I found myself quickly immersed in the evocative imagery presented by the very pleasant voice of the author. The first episode I listened to had ended and I was certain it had only been 20 minutes long; it was over an hour. It’s rare that I get transported so effectively. I’d saddened that I did not discover it until so recently, but at least I’ve got a backlog of episodes. I will call this subscriber worthy. In an environment of completely free content we all know who the true Radiohead fans are.

I like the Podcasts App the best for listening to podcasts. I stopped using it for the past year when I discovered that a bug was causing it to burn up the battery on my iPhone. I then switched to the Google Podcasts app.

Comparing the two, Google’s app did not have the battery problem but is a comparatively weak app for listening to podcasts. For example, while both this and Google’s app has a feed, and each lets you subscribe to podcasts, the google one makes it hard to get to your subscriptions and the main feed only lists subscribed podcasts sorted by release date. Worse, the feed list includes podcasts you’ve already heard (e.g., things you’re not likely to want to listen to twice). So basically you have to spend a bit of time finding podcasts you want to listen to at any particular time.

One thing google has that Podcasts doesn’t have is the ability to make a playlist that will run to completion. That’s useful when I’m planning to listen for an hour or more but actually gets in the way when I want to listen to a single show (as the next show on the list automatically starts up when I finish the first). Still, I wish/hope Apple Podcasts has or gets some sort of playlist (and hope it’s not as terrible).

I’ve used this legacy Apple Podcast app for at least 3 or 4yrs now. Many of the apps that come preloaded on Apple devices are basic without a lot of customizable features but still are intuitive and function well. This app however seems to have lost usability and features seem to have diminished rather than gotten better over time.
I do like the vast number of pods available in the platform and many seem to have fewer commercials than when I use them on other platforms. I also like the basic usability in that you can initially figure out how to use it without referring to instructions- or used to. Also keeping up with my library across devices is great.
BUT sometime over the past 6 months or so it seems like some of the default features have changed. The main problem I have is when an episode has finished it now seems to auto play the next PREVIOUS episode, even if it has already been played and clearly shows as ‘played’. I swear it used to go to the next UNPLAYED episode or just stop if you were up to date. Having an old episode auto play is super frustrating when you’re driving or perhaps cooking with messy hands so that you can’t just stop what you’re doing and manually select a new episode.

I generally like this app, but recently - I like it less, due to some unexpected playback behavior. I made a smart playlist including several different podcasts that have unplayed episodes published within the last week. I select the first episode on this playlist to start playing it and it seems to work ok, but if the app is ever interrupted for any reason and I resume podcast playback, it will start to play whatever partially played episode it was playing last (which is good), but instead of playing the next episode on the smart playlist, it goes to the next unplayed episode of only that one podcast, forgetting the smart playlist I made and playing episodes that are many months old. Because I often am playing the podcasts app while driving, I notice it and am irritated by the lack of variety and when I stop and park the car, I find myself manually adding episodes to “up next” and having to be more ‘hands on’ than I would like to be.

The shorter summary is that smart playlists need to get a little smarter.

I also have been requesting a new feature to allow me to sort a playlist by episode duration. I prefer to listen to my shorter 5-10 minute podcast episodes first and the 45 minute or the hour long podcast episodes last.

I used to use this app every single day to listen to hours of my backlog of my favorite podcasts, then Apple suddenly switched directions and completely removed the ability for users to load and store old episodes of podcasts and manage them as they like. I spent countless hours trying to find a hidden feature to do what used to simply be the natural function of the app, when it was built into iTunes, but to no avail. My huge library of podcast content was simply lost to me. It was first scrambled by the broken Podcast app for macOS, so I could no longer access the files directly, then this app failed to support playback of the files I did have.

Archives of older episodes are often very difficult to come by, as many providers truncate the older files, or creators switch services and don’t bring their older episodes over to the new service. My years-old collection was lost. I ended up scouring the Internet to gather up as many of the raw MP3 files as I could find, and am awaiting someone to give me a way to organize and listen to them. Finally, recently, I discovered that iMazing may be a solution to load podcasts directly into this app manually, but my first attempt got some into my library, then they disappeared after I synced my phone again.

I just don’t understand they need to remove a core functionality from one of their apps that is used by so many people. :(

I don’t know where to begin but I have been listening and actually dancing with Sah and how I found this beautiful soul was not coincidence as I was going through my own grieving of loosing my mom. I’m just beyond grateful for these podcasts! Inspired and seen and heard that i can only say thank you for having the courage to come forward and BE that bridge for many of us. Today as I listened to this episode with Ash Canty and all her experiences as well as Sah’s experiences I was in tears of love, compassion, gratitude and kindness. I felt as if I was part of some of those experiences as well and wow it brought so much attention from the medial world as well and how little they know about the spiritual, and the body to the care of patients and the sickness is real and how ironic to say that in the health care system. I love you Sah thank you for making my morning even more aware of advocacy for mental health care and to know that even when we saw walking in this processes alone there’s humans like you willing to be a face to bring more awareness. Because without love and consciousness there’s no way to liberate and evolve as a humanity.
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I’m half way through the Vallow update and to be honest, most podcasts I try to listen to, I’ve already turned it off by this point! Why you may ask? I’m not interested in listening to 20-25 minutes of the hosts talking about their lives. It’s fine that they do, but then they need to change the title of their podcasts for Pete’s sake (trying to keep it PG here). These girls get right into it. I’m a Paralegal and understand all the logistics but it’s so nice they explain what things mean to the listeners and they do it in a short amount of time. The detail is great. I’ve followed this case from the beginning and am hearing things here I had no idea about! Thank you! I have finally found a podcast that shares my level of legal inquisitiveness into this case! One that doesn’t test my patience level! The only other podcast I listen to right now is Nancy Grace and I’ve listened to her since the Casey Anthony ‘era.’ I gotta hear my “ BOMBSHELL TONIGHT” cracks me up. Even she goes on and on and on about her kids and hey, it’s okay to throw a blurb or two in, it’s going to happen, but I don’t need to hear a diatribe on every single show about them that takes up 10 minutes of the shows time! Lol I fast forward. Anyhow, thanks girls! You had me at hello!!