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 slightly simpler. First, the streaming service is placing a Following feed in the primary Podcasts space on the House display screen. With this toggle, you may rapidly see what’s new from the reveals you subscribe to. The corporate says the aim right here is to remove the necessity to seek for recent content material from podcasts you comply with, and it pledges it’ll “proceed to discover new methods to make this area even higher.” And just under shortcuts on the House display screen, 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 suggest. Creators could have the flexibility to hyperlink these objects as they see match, so you will not should go in search of them later.

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