Can someone tell me the differences between Overcast and Downcast in a nut shell Thanks Anthony
Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Apr 17, 2018, at 4:37 PM, Maria Reyes <mariatal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I prefer Overcast for my podcast consumption. Some great podcasts I listen to > are: Maccessibility, Mac Power Users, AppleVis, the iMore show. I listen to a > lot more, but those are some. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:09 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Favorite Tech Podcasts > > Yes, it does work great for Audible books, but then again Audible is owned by > Amazon so the integration there is very easy. I agree that all these > thousands of skills are only as useful as your memory because if you forget > exactly how to ask them stuff they won't work. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ian > Harrison > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 2:36 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Favorite Tech Podcasts > > Hi all. I tend to agree that listening through the app on my phone is better > and more reliable. However, I have had some success asking Alexa to ask > Anypod to play a named podcast. The trouble with Alexa is having to remember > the name of the skill as well as the name of the podcast. I hope that the > Echo gets smarter by eliminating skill names as I like the rest of what it > does. I use it to play my audible books and it works great. > > Ian > > On 12 Apr 2018, at 05:23, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > > > I so far found that listening to Podcasts with the Echo does not work well > > at all. If as Richard you google this you find a bunch of information > > mostly saying that Alexa gets the Podcasts from Tune In and that you can > > use the Alexa app on the phone to search for Podcasts and then play them > > via the Echo. This of course is ridiculously complicated, much easier then > > to open my favourite Podcast app where I have already set up a list of my > > favourite Podcasts. It is also interesting to note that you can enable > > skills for other services like Spreaker and you are supposed to be able to > > say "Alexa, ask Spreaker to play..." followed by the Podcast name. However, > > when I tried this it worked just as poorly. > > Unless Alexa can play the Podcasts I like when I tell her to and without > > fuss I will just use my iPhone and Overcast. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > > Richard Turner > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:55 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: RE: Favorite Tech Podcasts > > > > Rob, > > I did a google search and there is tons of info out there, but here is one > > from Amazon Help where you might find good information. > > https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=14284855011 > > > > Richard > > > > > > > > > > “The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world > > quieter.” > > - Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 12:34 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: Favorite Tech Podcasts > > > > Many thanks for this, would like to append a further question. > > > > Could anyone recommend podcasts I can get at via Alexa please? > > > > Tia, BobH. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "kelby carlson" <kelbycarl...@gmail.com> > > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:41 PM > > Subject: Favorite Tech Podcasts > > > > > > All, > > > > What are your favorite podcasts that are technology-oriented, blind > > focused or otherwise? Obviously the Daily Fible is great, but I'm also > > wondering about the best podcasts since DF has to be listened to live. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > > mk...@ucla.edu. 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