Chief product officer Russell Ivanovic told me “I don’t know that we’ll definitely ship it. Improved Apple Watch support: Pocket Casts has put more work into its companion app on the Apple Watch.Listening history: Pocket Casts already tells you how much time you’ve spent listening to podcasts, and now there’s a more detailed episode-by-episode listening history if you feel like taking a look back at exactly where all those hours went.Up Next syncing: I’m not much of a queue person when it comes to audio apps, but for those who are, you’ll probably be glad to hear that Pocket Casts now syncs Up Next across devices.

Podcast burnout is all too real, so it’s important to help people along in finding new stuff without things getting too tiresome. To me, this definitely seems like it’s been a big focus area for Pocket Cast’s new owners.

Better discovery: Trending and top podcasts have been joined by sections like “great for kids” and other, more curated sections that highlight podcasts.

You’ll find a “search episodes” text field on the main page of every podcast, letting you whittle down what’s shown to just the episode with the guest you’re looking for.

Episode search: Pocket Casts’ search powers are getting a lot better in version 7.

So if you’ve heard about a great interview or some other must-hear episode of something, it’s really simple to start listening. Now you can pull up a podcast and jump right into a specific episode without having to commit to the entire series - even temporarily - with a subscription.

Play episodes without subscribing: This is a big one and perhaps my favorite of all.

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