What are some good ad-free podcasts?
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Interesting! You extract the ID from the link (e.g. the
1258545975
from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/citations-needed/id1258545975) and then:$ curl -s 'https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=1258545975' | jq -r '.results.[0].feedUrl' https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/rss $
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Oh wow I didn't realize it was so simple. I couple just slap that into a bash script and save the effort of going through a website...maybe even use it for bulk processing when I get lots of recommendations.
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I mostly listen to them on Youtube.
Do you mean normal ads from the platform, or ads which are presented by the show host? (Think LTT style)
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Any corporate sponsored advertising. Platform, sponsorship, whatever.
The ads on their RSS feed seem to be auto generated and inserted. Lots of shows use that kind of service.
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#!/bin/sh # Get the original RSS feed URL from an Apple Podcast show URL. podcast="$1" id=$(echo "$podcast" | awk '{sub(/^.*\/id/, ""); print}') curl -s "https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=%24%7Bid%7D" | jq -r '.results.[0].feedUrl'
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I use adblock so I do not notice the platorm ads, only the in-video ads.
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Unfortunately not a thing on RSS, and I try to spend little time on YouTube. Thanks though!
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Note: I don't actually listen to podcasts myself (I struggle to process voices when doing other tasks, or for long periods of time) but my spouse enjoys it.
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I've listened to this one before! Pretty interesting show, but unfortunately opens with several minutes of ads. Latest episode is about two and a half minutes of ads right off the bad, although one is their Patreon.
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I assume the first one was a typo and you meant Cryptid Factor? Seems like a really cool show, but unfortunately opens straight up with ads. First one was for 1-800-Flowers and then on to one for Rocket Money.
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I haven't overheard them in awhile, didn't realise they open with ads now. Sorry for the suggestion that doesn't fit your criteria!
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I just skip ahead
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I'm looking to avoid doing that and avoid ad-driven shows in general, hence the original question. I have a few that I tolerate it on, but largely looking to avoid it where possible.
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No apology necessary! Many of these are still ending up on lists that may or may not get listened to one day
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I mean, it's either paid or ads right.
Are you willing to pay for podcasts?
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It's not though! I've done 500 episodes of my own podcast and we never charged for a single episode or ran a single ad. Not one single time. We have a Patreon, and it's optional.
And yes, I'm willing to pay for podcasts if I think they're worth paying for. I've donated to shows I enjoy and paid for others before. I see no issue with people getting paid for their work.
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Yeah I did, and that's a shame they now have ads. They definitely didn't used to, been a while since I listened to one of their episodes tbf.
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Well the allure of Rhys Darby might be enough for me to stomach some of it. Time will tell though.
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I remember liking to "David Tennant does a podcast with". I don't remember any ads. Unfortunately it's over now