https://podcastfasttrack.com/ (https://podcastfasttrack.com/) For a VERY long time Android users have not had a native podcasting app - and Google Podcasts is trying to make that problem a thing of the past.  I just hope these first steps that I’m going to tell you about in this episode/video are something they follow up on diligently. My hopes for this episode and its accompanying video (find it here: https://youtu.be/Qt-kEOqp3sU (https://youtu.be/Qt-kEOqp3sU)) is that people who use Android devices and have never listened to podcasts before will begin to make use of Google Podcasts. So stick around - I’m going to show you how to use Google Podcasts step by step - and give you my opinion of how it compares to the other podcast apps that have been around for a long time.  EVERYTHING COVERED ON THIS EPISODE[1:56] Get started with Google Podcasts via a Google search - look for the play buttons [2:53] What should you do if your show is not available in Google Podcasts? [3:20] Checking out the app for the first time - download from Google Play Store [6:41] Podcast recommendations in the app and how you can subscribe to them [7:45] Keyword searching in the app - it works somewhat… maybe [10:10] Subscribe to a podcast and tweak podcast settings using Google Podcasts [14:00] Text links don’t appear in the app - you need the http:// or https:// [17:48] Is Google Podcasts an app worth trying? [19:06] Why is the icon not native on the home screen? It’s about the Android ecosystem

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