I use Funkwhale for my music collection and had my podcasts in there for a while. However, I ended up not listening to my podcasts very much since they were hidden among my much larger music collection.
So I moved my podcasts feeds to FreshRSS, which I was already using for RSS feeds. I like the simplicity of using something that I already had, but it doesn’t have any podcast-specific features like being able to resume where you left off.
Do you have any podcast listening apps that you like?
*edit: I should add that I originally meant “self-hostable applications for storing your podcast subscriptions,” but these phone app recommendations are great to have, too. I might just ditch the server-side of this entirely and just use a separate app on my devices for listening. It would be nice if I only had to subscribe in one place and be able to pick up where I left off across multiple devices, though.
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Hey! I’m the Developer of Pinepods. It really aims to be the ultimate podcast solution that’s as self-hosted as possible. I’m trying to make it as fleshed out feature wise as any paid or android specific podcast application while allowing for server sync and access everywhere on any device. Its getting better and better all the time! https://pinepods.online/
Rss feeds to download the mp3. VLC to play them. I like to relisten to some series so building a library makes it easy.
GPodder is the FreshRSS equivalent for podcasts.
Does it sync play times and listened episodes?
Yep
Nice. I asked because gpodder.net does not sync that with antennapod. What client do you use?
Just checked it out. That UI really does not look like any other contempoary app though. :|
Doesn’t matter, you don’t need the UI. You just connect it to AntennaPod or other supported client(s).
I don’t think I understood what gPodder is. The website says gpodder.net is a sync service, but doesn’t seem to indicate that it can be self hosted. The list of clients has gPodder listed as a desktop PC client to gpodder.net. Does the desktop client also work as a server?
AntennaPod can sync to gpodder.net (only at that url?). When I tried it I got a load of timeouts. Instead I enabled the gpoddersync NextCloud app to my own server. That worked like a charm between AntennaPad and kasts on PC.
It is both a sync service and a client.
That doesn’t clarify anything for me. Is the client application also the service, or are they (as I believe) two different things with the same name?
What I’m really getting at is that FreshRSS is self-hostable and as far as I can tell - gPodder isn’t.
or are they (as I believe) two different things with the same name?
They are.
FreshRSS is self-hostable and as far as I can tell - gPodder isn’t.
Oh cool, I wasn’t aware of gpodder.net. I actually thought you were talking about the desktop gpodder application, which I had used before. Didn’t realize there was a server-side component to it as well. Thanks!
I also use AntennaPod on Android and sync it to my self-hosted Nextcloud instance using GPodder Sync, where I can access my podcast subscriptions and episodes using NextPod.
I used to use Overcast but the UI refresh that happened last year caused me to switch to Pocket Casts, which I’ve been very happy with
Pocket Casts on Android.
I’m using antennapod. It syncs to a selfhosted gpodder instance and some podcasts are hosted on my audiobookshelf. I like some exclusive podcasts from podimo but their player is shit. Selfhost a tool that creates rss feeds for those walled podimo podcasts and they get downloaded and served by audiobookshelf.
I just download the mp3 and play it with mplayer. Don’t need no apps.
I have a slightly overcomplicated setup, but I use audiobookshelve to download all my podcasts for archival purposes and then antennapod on android to listen to them (the rss feeds generated by aufiobookshelve) which syncs everything to gpodder for nextcloud. I also occasionally listen to the pods via Kasts on my desktop, also synced with gpodder.
I specifically use audiobookshelve inbetween, since I have some paid podcast subscriptions and I don’t want to loose that content if I ever stop paying or they go under.
I think you could probably skip antennapod and gpodder sync by using only audiobookshelf
I know, but the mobile client is lacking in features and I like antennapod (and gpodders client independence)
This is also kinda like my setup, nice!
Audiobookshelf.
I use Podfetch for gpodder sync with the previously mentioned AntennaPod. I had to wrestle it a bit with permissions, but I think it covers your use case of syncing listening history.
I use Gonic, does exactly what I need. It’s in a docker container and hasn’t let me down in over a year.
To listen to Podcasts from it I use play:Sub on iOS
That minimalist UI looks very nice.
I’m self hosting audiobookshelf with tailscale. Also use home assistant with music assistant to play my podcasts on all my home speakers as well.
I use Podcast Addict on Android.
I use Podcast Addict too. Found it well over six years ago and never bothered to look for another.
This is what I used before work took away my nice phone and replaced it with a bullshit iPhone. Switched to Overcast since PA is not available for iOS.
DoggCatcher
I download my podcasts from YouTube through pinchflat to strip out the ads then mount the RSS feed(s) into antennapod
