Listen to Apple Podcasts on the Web
Apple has released a web version of the Podcasts app, allowing anyone to listen to podcasts through the web interface. You can browse through podcasts to find new ones, search podcasts for specific guests or shows, see the ‘Top Charts’, or just have a look at what Apple considers noteworthy.
The web version of Podcasts app is usable with just about any modern web browser, and should be useful for those iPhone, Mac, and iPad users, who may also use an Android device or Windows computer, whether at home, work, or elsewhere. Podcasts app is a bundled application for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, and thus it’s not as useful to have a web client for those devices.
Apple Podcasts on the web is the latest effort to bring various Apple Services to larger audiences by having web interfaces, much like you can now use Apple Maps on the web too.
While you can listen to many podcasts directly through the web app without signing in with an Apple ID account, many popular shows require you to sign-in before you can listen to them on the web.
For what it’s worth, you can also use Spotify on the web to listen to podcasts, YouTube on the web to listen to podcast uploaded there, and Overcast.fm is a great podcast app for iOS and iPadOS but I couldn’t figure out how to access their web interface for listening to podcasts, but maybe you can.
What do you think of the web interface for Apple Podcasts? Will you be using it, or will you continue to use an app or another web option? Share your thoughts in the comments.
