Podcasts not showing up on Android/Sonos controler

 
This clearly does not work.  I have checked the storage setting as directed.  I have ensured my podcasts are stored in the root Podcasts directory of my device.  I have completely shut down my Sonos bridge, speaker, and phone...bringing them up one by one.  Podcasts still do not show up in the Sonos controller under This Mobile Device > Podcasts.  

I have the same problem with BeyondPod on my HTC One X+. Any help, Sonos-guys?
According to your own website, updated in October, BeyondPod is listed under "Podcasts Apps that Don't Work."

https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2198/~/playing-podcasts-wirelessly-from-your-andr...

 
I did this a couple of times, and it finally worked.  After checking the setting referenced above, and also changing the Pocket Casts storage to the root Podcasts folder of my device, I shut down all my equipment, including my phone.  I brought the bridge up, then the speaker, then my phone.  I can now see podcasts under This Device, and they play through Sonos.  The naming, artist info, etc of many of these podcasts is not correct/present...but I am not sure where that issue exists...and I mostly just care to hear them and then delete.

 
Matthew, I have a dumb question for you since I'm brand new to Android. How do I figure out what the filepath is for the root Podcast directory? I ask because when you change the "Store podcasts on" setting in the Pocket Casts app from "Phone" to "Custom Folder..." and you then designate the custom folder, you have to type the filepath in full rather than being able to browse and select from a directory. If it makes a difference to your answer, I have a 2014 Moto X (i.e., internal storage only, no SD card slot).

I have the same problem with BeyondPod on my HTC One X+. Any help, Sonos-guys?
Hello Matthew, 

You are correct. BeyondPod is technically a service on that is deemed "Podcasts that Don't Work"; however, other clients have found work arounds for this particular service such as the one listed above.

Although these may have worked for some, we can not guarantee that they will work for all and thus deem it "unsupported". 

 
/storage/emulated/0/Podcasts

 
Thanks. Very much appreciated

 
You're welcome.  I downloaded some more podcasts from Pocket Casts today.  The new stuff didn't show up.  I shut down my phone and turned it back on.  The podcasts were then available.  However, most of them don't have descriptions or they are not correct.  They do play.  This is a pretty clunky implementation in my experience so far.  Don't expect an elegant podcast manager...but...they can play through Sonos.

 
That's frustrating, but I'll take what I can get for the time being (as kludgy as that may be).

 
Sonos needs to remove Pocketcasts from their list of applications that work with Sonos. There are zero Android podcast apps that Sonos supports. Their saying otherwise is dishonest.

I have been going back and forth with their technical support and have received contradictory advice over the course of the same thread: store your podcasts in the root podcast directory, store them in the music directory on the phone, look for them in the music directory on the Sonos app, look for them in the podcast directory on the app, etc.

Clearly the app is not supported. I'm frustrated that Sonos advertised support for Android's Pocketcast. Also, if Sonos tech support doesn't know the solution, they should just admit it and stop wasting our time with guesses. Perhaps they should buy an Android phone and attempt their purported solutions before asking us to.