Spotify provides a ‘Following’ feed and ‘On this episode’ part for podcasts

Spotify is including a trio of recent options to its app that ought to make listening to and interacting with podcasts somewhat simpler. First, the streaming service is placing a Following feed in the principle Podcasts space on the Residence display. With this toggle, you may shortly see what’s new from the reveals you subscribe to. The corporate says the objective right here is to remove the necessity to seek for contemporary content material from podcasts you observe, and it pledges it can “proceed to discover new methods to make this house even higher.” And slightly below shortcuts on the Residence display, Spotify will begin displaying podcast suggestions, full with a word as to why the algorithm picked it for you.

Subsequent, Spotify plans to roll out an “On this episode” part for podcast pages. Right here, you may discover hyperlinks to different reveals, songs, audiobooks, playlists and greater than hosts point out or advocate. Creators can have the power to hyperlink these gadgets as they see match, so you will not need to go in search of them later.

Lastly, the corporate is giving podcast comments a slight refresh. Based mostly on consumer suggestions, Spotify is introducing threaded replies and emoji reactions for creators. It will all nonetheless be managed by way of Spotify for Creators the place they’ll additionally management if feedback can be found for his or her present or particular episodes.