- can be used to subscribe to YouTube channels

The author could make the process of adding a YouTube RSS address easier. For example, www.youtube.com could be added as a search option alongside itunes.apple.com and api.ffyd.de.

Add Podcast | Add Podcast by RSS address

https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=UCwWhs_6...

For me it's faster and more flexible to automate all RSS and download tasks on the commandline using custom utilities. Then upload the MP3 files to a folder on the phone so can listen offline using the app.

Add Podcast | Add local folder

If going to be online then just use direct URLs to MP3s. More flexible.

I love antennapod, and that is the app that I use. However, it is very much a power user tool, whereas Google podcasts was very much not. Pod verse is a very good app that is closer to Google podcasts than antennapod is. But that being said, for people on hacker News antenna pod is definitely worth checking out. Long time, very happy user since Pocket casts sold out and also completely redid their UI even though it was essentially perfection. The UI now is so much worse it's such a good example to me of how the constant push for redesign is not always progressive. Sometimes it's very regressive.

Love Antennapod also. I even took a similar path, from Pocketcasts to Antennapod.

It's the best full-featured F-droid app in my opinion. I might even rank it second after NewPipe as a top-tier "killer app" on F-Droid.

Been my go-to podcast app for almost a decade now, never let me down. Great experience all around.

Many thanks for pointing it out, I was wondering where to go afterwards, because Google Podcasts was a sweetspot for me in terms of features, and all the alternatives seemed too much for me.

Seconded. AntennaPod works very well, and it's Open Source so it isn't going anywhere.

I switched to this when I first heard Google podcast was stopping. Very happy with it.

Does it work with android auto?

I use it regularly on Android Auto. Not sure how representative my case is, but I have had to initiate playback from my phone. It doesn't seem to show up with a visible interface and icons the way that, say, Audible does.

But it does play the audio.

Very good option for Android users. Have been using it for the past 5 or so years.

AntennaPod is so great. I have hundreds of hours.

It's even available on F-Droid.

thanks, took 2 seconds to export my podcasts and import it in. seems great so far!