After all, some of the best hacks are borne from the most annoying problems.
Thanks for the great work and any help you’ve got the option to provide!
Darrell
Dear Darrell:
Hi, Darrell!
As an avid podcast listener and owner of both iOS and Android devices, I feel your pain.
Starting your favorite podcast on one unit and finishing it up on another shouldnt feel like rocket science.
Heres how you might, too.
That being said, I find podcast appPocket Castsmore user-friendly and reliable than Stitcher.
Unfortunately, while it supports playback via Google Home, theres no support for Amazon Echo yet.
Podcast Listening via Voice Assistants
Now, about your listening to podcasts through your Amazon Echo.
Echo gets its podcast list from TuneIn, which features over 5 million podcasts in its repertoire.
Want to listen to your favorite fictional community radio podcast?
Just say Alexa, play Welcome to Night Vale podcast to play it on your Echo.
How do you get it to play on your Echo?
Simple: pair your phone and Echo via Bluetooth.
Tell your Echo to pair Bluetooth to have it connect to your smartphone.
From there you’re free to treat your Echo like a normal speaker.
If you ask it for the latest episode of LifehackersThe Upgrade, itll start right up.
you might also play podcasts using supported podcast apps like Pocket Casts.
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