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06-10-2015, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lewis
How did you transition to the new version of BeyondPod? I found it to be so different from the previous already-hard-to-use version that I couldn't figure it out, and gave up.
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I don't think I ever updated to that version. I was happy with the version I was using and I think I might have read some bad reviews in the new version.
I purchased an iPhone 6 a week or so ago and have been enjoying the very user friendly podcast app on it.
Maureen
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06-11-2015, 12:03 AM
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Beware, beware: the new version is very different, and to me incomprehensible. I just barely grasped the earlier version and found it to be very unintuitive. The "upgrade" left me bewildered. I couldn't figure it out at all.
Perhaps app developers do stuff like this in order to show off their programming prowess, and don't even think about usability. Maybe that's it.
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06-11-2015, 12:12 PM
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I got the update and yes it is different. I spent the time to learn it and now I like it better than the previous one. It wasn't intuitive at first as it was so different but it works well for me. I subscribe to a half dozen or more podcasts and it helps me manage them.
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06-11-2015, 12:26 PM
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I don't seem to have the patience to climb the learning curve on any computer application, whether it's a cellphone app or programs that I really need to learn how to use well, such as Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. I need to get over that.
I remember now-- I couldn't figure out how to download podcasts and store them on the phone with the new BeyondPod; I could only stream them over wifi, which I didn't want to do. If the new version will let me download and store the podcasts, I'll give it another shot.
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06-11-2015, 05:56 PM
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I download podcasts and play them later. I recall that there is a version of Android that requires a setting change to be able to save podcasts for later playback.
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06-11-2015, 07:13 PM
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Location: Spokane, Washington
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If you enjoy history at all, one of my favorite podcasts (that I listen to on my iPhone) is Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History". Show 43 to Show 53 are free. A good place to start is show 43, "The Wrath of the Khans". I have recommended this to several of my friends and the ones that have listened it it have became fans as well.
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06-11-2015, 09:31 PM
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It was the Hardcore History podcast that prompted me to upgrade the version of BeyondPod that I was using. With the previous version of BeyondPod, I couldn't get Hardcore History to stop playing. Then I "upgraded" BeyondPod and it was downhill from there.
It could have been anything, though-- I have a cheap LG smartphone that I use with the Tracfone service, pay-as-you-go. Since I never talk to anyone, I was unwilling to pay for a contract with a major carrier. Well, you get what you pay for, I guess.
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06-12-2015, 05:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ddeg
If you enjoy history at all, one of my favorite podcasts (that I listen to on my iPhone) is Dan Carlin's "Hardcore History". Show 43 to Show 53 are free. A good place to start is show 43, "The Wrath of the Khans". I have recommended this to several of my friends and the ones that have listened it it have became fans as well.
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I listened to one of his podcasts awhile back, and it was interesting, but we didn't care for the frequent F bombs. To each his own.
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06-12-2015, 09:24 AM
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I tried a couple podcasts. Is it common to have all that chatter and advertising at the beginning, or am I just getting the wrong ones?
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06-12-2015, 11:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
I tried a couple podcasts. Is it common to have all that chatter and advertising at the beginning, or am I just getting the wrong ones?
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The ones I listen to don't have that. Kudlow's, for instance, is a podcast of his radio show, but the advertisements are cut out. The breaks are still there; they have the intro music for each segment of his show, but they just go directly from one segment to the next. The John Batchelor show is the same.
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06-12-2015, 12:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike Lewis
The ones I listen to don't have that. Kudlow's, for instance, is a podcast of his radio show, but the advertisements are cut out. The breaks are still there; they have the intro music for each segment of his show, but they just go directly from one segment to the next. The John Batchelor show is the same.
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Good to hear. I just need to keep looking then. I was getting a bit turned off by the advertising.
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06-12-2015, 12:45 PM
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I tried 2 different ones today, no advertising, Hardcore History and Ideas. If you try the Roadhouse, it does have advertising to some extent, cost me $25 a year to get the ad free version.
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06-12-2015, 05:03 PM
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I started to download BeyondPod again then looked at the reviews. There was a recommendation for Pocket Casts, so I bought that one instead for $3.99. I can download and play podcasts with it, which is farther than I got with the current version of BeyondPod. YMMV, as they say.
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06-13-2015, 09:15 AM
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The most popular podcast in the last year was Serial by This American Life. It is very well produced and an interesting true story. I understand there will be another "season" this year.
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