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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by no-dr-onboard on Thursday October 20, 2022 @12:00AM (#33270699)
Good to know I’m not alone. I’ve used it since (according to the app) 1/14/17 and have amassed 51d 7h of listening time. I feel like I’ve used it since around 2014 or so, but I could be wrong. I know somewhere around that time there was a platform switch and stats got lost.

In any event I was overjoyed when they grandfathered me to a lifetime subscription after switching to a paid model. I truly, deeply appreciate this app and all the work they put into this.

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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by aussiesnack on Thursday October 20, 2022 @12:19AM (#33270778)
June 2015 in my case, and a slightly terrifying 263d 21h
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by stoicjumbotron on Thursday October 20, 2022 @12:54AM (#33270956)
Woah! Mine is from 25th June 2017 and a mere 25 days 2h
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by MrDresden on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:41AM (#33271856)
January 2017 with 90 days 4h on this end. Love this product.
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by kreddor on Thursday October 20, 2022 @03:41AM (#33271858)
Wow, thought mine was high. I have been listening since October 2015, 114 days. I must confess that sometimes I fall asleep while listening.
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by djhworld on Thursday October 20, 2022 @04:01AM (#33271963)
October 2015 for me, with 101d 15h

Definitely been one of my most used apps over the years!

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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by natebc on Thursday October 20, 2022 @05:03AM (#33272289)
Right there with you. June 2015 266d 10h
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by SteadBytes on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:25AM (#33273062)
November 2015 here with an also slightly terrifying 222d 17h!
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by gotorazor on Thursday October 20, 2022 @08:33AM (#33273652)
249 days 20 hours since March 29, 2016
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by drodgers on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:21AM (#33273035)
July 2016 and 303 days for me. Great app!
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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by jfengel on Thursday October 20, 2022 @11:45AM (#33276456)
It's nearly 400 days for me, but the key feature is the "127 days" I've saved using their speedup features (intro skipping, ~1.5x playback, silence reduction).

The latter two don't just save time, but make hosts sound more lively. Podcast hosts are trained to speak slowly and carefully, which is good for most audiences, but I prefer it a bit tighter. I listen while running or driving and it helps me stay engaged.

Pocket Casts has some remarkable algorithms which do the speed-ups while remaining natural-sounding or forced (at least at the speeds I listen).

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Re:Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source by Vrondi on Thursday October 20, 2022 @12:28PM (#33277090)
Antenna Pod has these features.
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