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Listening to the radio is fine, but downloading podcasts is much better. It's like having radio on demand. We choose when to listen to the program and not when a specific programmer deems it appropriate. In addition, the world of podcasting has opened the doors to millions of creators around the world who, with just their mobile phone and an application such as Skype, can transmit their concerns and ideas to the world in the form of a radio program.
Of course , the Google Play application store is full of tools to listen to your favorite podcasts. That is why you are going to leave us the task of selecting the most interesting ones for you, so that you do not miss any interesting podcast and become the most informed person in your circle of friends. Although there are podcasts on all topics, not just informative!
Google Podcasts
One of the most recent tools that Google has created to add it to its own ecosystem of applications is called Google Podcasts. It is a completely free application, without ads, without purchases inside, and it weighs only 111 KB so you can download it whenever you want. Of course, keep in mind that listening to podcasts is a cost of data, so you must download them before listening to them, but let's not go any further.
The design of this application is surprisingly minimalist, clean and appropriate to the Material line of Android. Now, we go with the basic operation of this application. To find the podcast that we want, we go to the small magnifying glass that we have in the upper left side of the screen. We put the name of the podcast or the topic in which you are interested.
When we have chosen the podcast we will click on its cover. Inside this we will find the subscription button and the available episodes. To play an episode, click on the little arrow that accompanies the episode title. If you want to download it, click on the name of the episode and then on the down arrow icon. The downloaded episodes can be found on the main screen, 'Downloads' tab.
Download - Google Podcasts
Ivoox
One of the queen applications to listen to podcasts from our mobile phone. It is a very simple and intuitive application to use so we will not need to explain too much. It is free although it has advertisements and purchases inside. It has a size of 19 MB. As soon as we open this application for the first time, we will be asked to choose the topics that interest us most from a large number of them. When finished, the main screen will appear. In the lower tab we are going to look for our favorite podcasts. On this screen we have the subscription button and all the podcast episodes that we can order according to different criteria.
At the bottom bar we have the podcast downloads section under 'Subscription'. When we are playing a podcast we can activate the timer so that it turns off whenever we want. We also have other options such as ' car mode ', speed up the speed of the podcast in case you are the type of person who likes to listen to their programs sped up and a 30-second forward and backward during playback.
Download - Ivoox
Castbox
The first thing this application will ask you to do is to register. If after trying it you want to stay with it, we recommend that you do so because you will not lose any of your subscriptions or downloads. Next, the application suggests us to subscribe to some popular channels already. Choose the ones you want and uncheck those that don't interest you and click on 'Done'. Its interface is made up of a grid layout. At the top we find the search bar to find our podcast.
On the screen of the chosen channel we have the subscription button. To download a podcast, choose an episode and in the playback window click on the small arrow. You can also bookmark the episodes you want, add them to a playlist and, like almost all of them, it has a sleep timer section.
Download - Castbox
Podcast & Radio Addict
This application can be downloaded from the Google Play application store for free. It contains ads and is 12 MB in size. The first screen is a little different from the rest of the tools described in this special. In it we will have to choose 'Search Engine' to start looking for our favorite podcast. We can exclude those podcasts that have not uploaded material in the last 4 months (canceled podcasts). Once we have found the desired podcasts, click on 'Subscribe'. In the 'Episodes' section we will find the different chapters of the podcast. To download it you just have to click on the arrow. You can also bookmark the episode. Then, in the side menu of the application, we will find our podcasts in 'Downloaded Episodes'.
Download - Podcast & Radio Addict
Podbean
And we finish our review of the best applications to listen to podcasts on Android with Podbean, which offers purchases inside and has a weight of 32 MB. As soon as they enter they will ask us to register. Although it is not essential to use the app, it is recommended to keep our downloads and subscriptions saved. It is an application with a design similar to Google's own. On the main screen we have some personal recommendations from the app itself and at the top the search magnifying glass. Once we have our podcast on the screen, click on 'Follow' to subscribe and to download episodes, click on the one chosen and click on the three-point menu at the top right of the screen and click on 'Download'.
