How to get Podnews on your smart speaker every day
Podnews is on your smart speaker, and it’s really easy to hear us every day, along with your other favourite news sources like The New York Times, the BBC, or TechCrunch.
Or, at least, it was. Since we originally wrote this article in 2022, quite a lot no longer works. Buckle in!
For a Google speaker
Hear us on demand:
“Hey, Google - play the news from Podnews Podcasting News”
Hear us every day:
“Hey, Google, what’s in the news?”
- Add us to your news sources by:
- Open the settings app on your phone
- Search for “News”
- Choose “News - Google Assistant”
- You can add or remove news sources here; if you scroll to 'Technology’, you’ll see Podnews listed there.
For an Android phone with Google Gemini
Yeah, nah. Since Google switched to using Gemini, instead of the Google Assistant, the news briefing tool has broken. Here’s a way round that.
For an Amazon Alexa smart speaker
Hear us on demand
“Alexa, play the news from Podnews Podcasting News”
Hear us every day
“Alexa, what’s in the news?”
- Add us to your news sources by:
- Open the Alexa app on your mobile phone
- Click “More” > “Settings”
- Scroll down to “News”
- Edit your Flash Briefing
- You’ll find us in the list by searching for “Podnews”.
On iPhone
Hear us on demand
“Siri, play the news from Podnews”
At least, this used to work. On iOS 18.2, we’re told that Apple Podcasts isn’t installed.
Hear us every day
“Siri, play the news from Podnews”
- Siri doesn’t appear to have a mechanism for setting your normal news sources, so you’ll have to ask every time. And, as above, it doesn’t work.
On Apple Mac
Hear us on demand
“Siri, play the news from Podnews”
This used to work. Now, it plays a nice sounding man from 2023, who isn’t us, in Apple Music of all places.
