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I need Podcast app recommendations for Android/PC
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I've been using Pocketcasts for years, and I've been very happy with it. Works on Android, PC, and through web browsers. I've never had to pay for it.
I've also been using the app for user and got grandfathered into a lifetime membership, although I think it's been inserting ads in my podcasts. I only say that because I have a VPN on my phone and suddenly my phone will play a Swedish ad I can't understand.
Fwiw I don't think pocket casts is doing that, but rather your podcasts themselves. A lot of podcasts use dynamic ad insertion that allow them to inject ads into the podcast at download time as opposed to them being baked into the episode. It lets the hosts have relevant ads in their entire backlog of episodes rather than just ones released during the campaign window.