You can use Overcast for free or subscribe. I think the free version has ads but as a blind person they don't bother me. I think the ads might just pop up on the screen but it does not affect whatever I am doing with it.
Kind regards Chantal On 8/10/20, Rob Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: > I have 3 suggestions for Downcast. > > 1. At the bottom of the list of unplayed episodes of a podcast there is a > "View other available episodes" button. Double-tap that button to reveal > episodes you have already played. You can scroll down the list to find the > episode you didn't finish listening to. > > 2. Move back so you are displaying the list of podcasts you have subscribed > to. Double-tap the "More" tab in the bottom right corner of the screen. > Then double-tap the Settings button. Locate the "Episodes to keep" heading. > Double-tap the item just below this heading. It might say "All unplayed, > but it might say something else. After you double-tap, you will be in a > list of choices for which episodes to keep. One of your choices is to keep > all episodes. When you have made your choice, press the "Back" button until > you get back to the items in the More tab. Then double-tap the "Podcasts" > tab in the lower left corner of the screen to get back to your list of > podcasts. > > 3. The choices you make in Settings in the More tab are global settings > that apply to all of your podcasts. You can also customize the settings for > a specific podcast by double-tapping that podcast to open the list of > episodes. Then double-tap "Podcast Settings" in the bottom right corner of > the screen. There you can change any settings that you want to be different > for this specific podcast. > > Rob Armstrong > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe > Orozco > Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2020 2:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Downcast and Alternatives > > Hi, > > I’ve been using Downcast and generally enjoy it. The two features I enjoy > most are the ability to use chapter support as well as the ability to export > episodes to Dropbox, but one thing that drives me absolutely nutty about > Downcast are missing episodes. This morning I was listening to an episode, > took the dog out, and lost Internet connection. When I came back in, the > episode I was listening to had vanished. It seems to get rid of episodes it > thinks I have finished listening. I’m glad it thinks it’s being helpful, but > I’d like to keep the complete list of episodes available regardless of play > time. > > First, is there a way to fix this issue on Downcast? > > Second, are you using an alternative podcast player you know will give me > the two features I love and avoid the feature I despise? I keep hearing > Jonathan Mosen talk about Castro, and my only hesitation to check it out is > the subscription model. I don’t mind subscription plans, but for this sort > of thing, I would rather pay a large lump sum up front. > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > > Joe > > -- > 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: > [email protected]. 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Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/005601d66f56%24b08512b0%24118f3810%24%40mindspring.com. > -- Kind regards Chantal -- 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: [email protected]. 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