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		duxup on Feb 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical stat... Maybe I'm not "that into" podcasts but I've never had to pay to listen to the podcasts I like. I can't even remember being prompted like you describe. I don't even pay for the software that plays the podcasts... (well one time a LONG time ago I paid for a player that was really nice). What situations are you encountering this?

sphars on Feb 7, 2024 [–]

I'm pretty sure the GP was referring to Spotify exclusive podcasts, that were only accessible from the Spotify app, thus encumbered in DRM.

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