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Re:Why don’t podcasts use VBR MP3s? Because iOS and macOS do... by derefr on Monday August 15, 2016 @04:16PM (#12293079)
The "radio stuff" isn't nearly as much of an irritant if you're listening to a podcast while commuting.

It's still kind of grating when you listen to a whole bunch of episodes of something in a row, though. There needs to be markers in the files and software that can cut off the intro/ending of the "internal" episodes in a playlist. Like a much more drastic version of gapless playback.

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Re:Why don’t podcasts use VBR MP3s? Because iOS and macOS do... by thecosas on Monday August 15, 2016 @05:39PM (#12293691)
Chapter markers are a potential solution IF podcast producers use them and mark them accurately and IF your podcast player of choice supports Chapter markers.
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Re:Why don’t podcasts use VBR MP3s? Because iOS and macOS do... by superdaniel on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @10:52AM (#12297826)
Overcast[0], the iOS app that Marco makes supports chapters and he usually adds them when he encodes his podcast and it's pretty nice. Hopefully he releases his personal podcast production tool soon so that it can be more widely used.

[0] https://appsto.re/us/jhe90.i

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