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Re:Spotify’s podcast plan went off the rails by user_named on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:47AM (#36432108)
Just like you don't watch Youtubers who are only ton YouTube, or HBO series that are only on HBO.
Re:Spotify’s podcast plan went off the rails by rsynnott on Thursday June 22, 2023 @10:41AM (#36432875)
I don't watch Youtube, in general (exception; certain old BBC sitcoms which the BBC doesn't bother copyright claiming are there). I subscribe to a couple of TV streaming services, but if something isn't on one of them, well, I don't watch it.

I'm actually a Spotify subscriber, but I don't think I'd listen to podcasts on it; I have a workflow for listening to podcasts which I don't want to mess with. Ultimately, podcasts come and go, and I have too many of them to listen to anyway.

(Exception: if Three Bean Salad went to Spotify, I'd probably grudgingly listen to it there. Don't get any ideas, Spotify.)

Re:Spotify’s podcast plan went off the rails by DropInIn on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:56PM (#36436125)
Most podcast listeners are just that: Listeners.

There is a vast chasm between podcast listeners and video viewers....