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January 27, 2025:
    The Lex Fridman Podcast is apparently going to feature Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of Wordpress (and owner of Pocket Casts), in a future episode. He's raised eyebrows recently after "going through a bunch of drama", and Fridman is keen to "nudge him" to admit "mistakes".
January 20, 2025:
    Pocket Casts v7.8 adds support for podcast descriptions that contain HTML.
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November 12, 2024:
    Pocket Casts is getting ready to change “Subscribe” to “Follow” in its popular podcast app, according to change notes for the upcoming next version. The word “Follow” is used by both Apple and Spotify.

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Our recommendations for a new podcast app to replace Google Podcasts and Stitcher
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Podcast apps, privacy, and GDPR
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Chapter points in podcasts: a waste of time?
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Pocket Cast!
Pocket Cast! Video Games, Podcasts, Leisure, Hobbies
One dude trying to get another dude into the amazing world of Nintendo DS
The Pocket Cast
The Pocket Cast Technology, Podcasts, Education, How To
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Back Pocket Cast
Back Pocket Cast Leisure, Podcasts
Podcast by Back Pocket Game Reviews
The Out of Pocket Cast
The Out of Pocket Cast Leisure, Podcasts
Hello everyone, this is Keegan from the Out of Pocket Cast. This podcast is hosted by my friends and I, and we're here to have fun and talk about dumb stuff. Some of the things we'll be talking about may include Computers, Cars, Crazy News, Stupid People, and everything in between. If any of this sounds interesting, make sure to check out one of our recent episodes. Thanks for listening!
GAME POCKET CAST
GAME POCKET CAST Games, Podcasts, Leisure
Falando sobre jogos de todos os anos, de todas as décadas.
Pockets Cast - UFMS
Pockets Cast - UFMS Society & Culture, Podcasts
🔥 Missões Universitárias do Dunamis Movement.🔥

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