Just does not have good interface/functionality – Stitcher for Podcasts Review

I only reason I ever use this cause it’s the only way to access a bunch of earwolf content. It lacks most of the features and usability I want in a podcast app... Like, when I click on a show just take me to a complete feed with every episode listed in whatever order I want it sorted. Don’t take me to the newest episode first and make me press a second button to see more, and don’t divide the episodes up into submenus according to season or year. Those things could work as filters but the first thing I get should be a complete unfiltered list of every episode And let me make playlists however I want. As in, I make a playlist and add whatever individual episodes to it I want. Maybe it’s ten episodes of a single show, maybe a mix, it’s up to me. I should ALSO be able to make a smart playlist that is the newest episodes of select shows but that should not be the default. Not everyone wants to treat podcasts like a tv or radio station. For some of us it’s more like binging shows on Netflix. Other people probably have different ways of listening. Basically the current design is clunky and severely limits you to consuming podcasts a certain way. The best podcasting apps have streamlined interfaces and pretty granular customizability. Unfortunately for me it seems like more and more shows I like are putting their back catalogs behind the paywall so I’ll keep periodically using the app for now but if it doesn’t drastically improve I’m going to have to cancel my premium subscription. It’s pointless having access to that content if I can’t listen to it the way I enjoy.
Review by danbnnsn on Stitcher for Podcasts.