You can find and listen to podcasts with Google Podcasts
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Tip: To sync your listening progress across your signed in devices, you must sign in to your Google Account and have Web & App Activity turned on. If you set your activity to auto-delete, your listening progress is also deleted after the time period that you set.
- Go to Google Podcasts.
- At the top, search for the podcast's name.
- You can subscribe to a podcast in 2 ways:
- If the podcast is at the top of search results, click Subscribe.
- Under "Show results," click the podcast
Subscribe.
- Go to Google Podcasts .
- At the top left, click Menu
Subscriptions.
To browse or search for new podcasts:
- Scroll to sections: Like “Top podcasts” or “Trending podcasts.”
- Search for a topic: Like “sports” or “news.”
- Go to Google Podcasts.
- To find:
- All available episodes of a podcast: Click the podcast.
- Episode details: Click the episode name.
- Go to Google Podcasts.
- Next to the episode, click Play
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- If you’re on a details page, click Play episode.
Tip: Your episode will play at the bottom of your screen. You can move forward or back, pause, or change the speed.
- Go to Google Podcasts.
- Find the episode and click the episode name.
- Click More
Mark as played or Mark as unplayed.
- Go to Google Podcasts.
- At the top right, click your Profile picture or initial.
- Choose the account you want to use or click Add another account.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to control and listen to your podcasts.
Action | Shortcut |
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Play or pause | Space |
Skip forward | l |
Skip backward | j |
Turn up the volume | Shift + Up arrow |
Turn down the volume | Shift + Down arrow |
Mute or unmute | m |
Add a podcast by RSS feed
Important: This feature is available when you sign in.
You can also add a podcast by RSS feed. Once you add it, the podcast appears along with your other subscribed shows.
- Go to Google Podcasts.
- At the top left, click Menu
Add by RSS feed.
- Enter the feed URL.
- Click Subscribe.