Listen podcast via Spotify app

Most people know Spotify as a music streaming platform. But it is less known that you will also find many podcasts here. There are plenty, from crime stories to comedies, sports talks and sleep meditations. Podcasts usually have multiple episodes, just like a television series does. Those episodes are also called ‘shows’ and can be listened to separately. Sometimes there is a continuous storyline and sometimes they are separate episodes around a theme. Find interesting podcasts in the Spotify app, save them and listen to them whenever and wherever you want. Both online and offline.

Search for a podcast via your smartphone or tablet and play it:

• Open the Spotify app.
• Tap at the bottom To search.
• Under ‘Search all’, tap Podcasts.
• The podcasts are categorized by category. Choose a category, such as Comedy, Educational, games or Arts & Entertainment.
• All podcasts in the selected category appear. Optionally, swipe from the bottom up on the screen to see them all.
• Tap a podcast.
• Under ‘All episodes’ are the episodes that have appeared (so far). The newest episode is at the top, the oldest at the bottom. Each episode has a summary. Tap the triangle, the Play button, below the episode to play it.

Already have a podcast in mind, perhaps because you heard about it? Find it easily:

• Open the Spotify app.
• Tap on To search.
• Tap the search field. It says “Artists, songs, or podcasts.”
• Type the name of the podcast.
• Tap at the bottom if you want View all podcasts and select the desired podcast.
• At the episode you want to play, tap the triangle icon, the Play button.

When the podcast is playing, there will be a bar at the bottom of the screen with the episode name and the Play button. Tap this bar to explore some options.

• Below the episode name is a timeline. Drag the dot on this line from left to right (and vice versa) to fast forward or rewind the episode.
• The large white button in the center is the Play and Pause button. Tap to pause and resume the episode.
• Did you miss what was said? Next to the Play button are arrows on both sides with the number 15 next to it. Tap one of these arrows to fast forward or rewind the episode 15 seconds. Tap it multiple times to go further back or forward.
• It’s on the far left 1x. Optionally, tap to adjust the rate at which the podcast plays.
• Do you use the podcast to fall asleep and don’t want to have to find where you left off in the episode tomorrow? At the far right is the symbol of a moon. Tap to set when the podcast stops playing automatically. For example, choose 10 minutes, 30 minutes or at the end of the episode.
• If you want to share the podcast with friends or relatives, click the Share button at the bottom right and choose the method to share it.

Saving a podcast is called “Following” in Spotify. Follow favorite podcasts so that they are put together in an overview. That way you won’t miss a single episode! Each new episode appears in the overview.

• Open the Spotify app and find a nice podcast.
• Click at the top To follow. The podcast is now in the library.
• Tap at the bottom right Library to open it.
• At the top, tap Podcasts > Episodes to see the episodes of the podcasts you follow.
• obscure? At the top, tap Shows and then the podcast you want to listen to.
• Tap the triangle, the Play button, to play an episode.

Also listen to podcasts if you don’t have internet (for a while). Download favorite podcasts on your WiFi network and listen to them later without an internet connection. This is only possible with Spotify Premium, so not in the free version.

• Open the podcast you want to download an episode from.
• Tap the down arrow icon on the episode.

When the episode is downloaded, it will be in the Library.

Listen to a downloaded podcast like this:

• Tap on Library.
• Tap on Podcasts.
• Tap on Downloads.
• Under the episode you want to watch, tap the triangle, the Play button. The podcast is playing.
• Please note that your data bundle is not used for this. Is that the case? Tap on Home > gear icon. Under ‘Play’, tap Offline mode to listen to the episode offline.