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jhamm212
Contributor II
Jan 22, 2026 4:07 PM UTC

Why is there no direct podcast access in Sonos app?

The title says it all - why can I not find podcasts via any music streaming service in the Sonos app? I found a lot of comments saying it was Spotify’s code but it is the same for apple music and tidal which leads me to believe it might be something on Sonos’ side? Or did one service just say no to allowing it and the others followed suit? Either way it seems odd and frustrating because it doesn’t allow me to use my Sonos system to its full capability. I have to Spotify connect to a speaker or group, but then if I want to play a song somewhere else in the home, Spotify pauses the podcast and won’t allow two simultaneous things playing. What is the reason behind no podcast support?

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jgatie
jgatie
Jan 22, 2026 4:27 PM UTC

I get many hundreds of Podcasts under Apple Music and Amazon Music if I search for ‘podcast’, listed under both Songs and Albums.  Is there one in particular you are looking for? 

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Stanley_4
Stanley_4
Grand Maestro
Jan 22, 2026 5:15 PM UTC

Sadly, the forum doesn't always show the title by default when viewing posts.

The browser tab shows only a few letters, maybe less.

It really helps if you put the information needed in the post.

A quick select/copy/paste works well.

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jhamm212Author
Contributor II
Jan 22, 2026 5:56 PM UTC

​@Stanley_4 to be fair I did put a pretty lengthy explanation of the problem in the post itself?

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jhamm212Author
Contributor II
Jan 22, 2026 5:56 PM UTC

​@jgatie you’re able to find podcasts in the Sonos app via apple music? Or are you in the Apple Music app?

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jgatie
jgatie
Jan 22, 2026 6:05 PM UTC

After Searching “podcast” and choosing the Apple Music results, then ‘Songs’:

 

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    Stanley_4
    Stanley_4
    Grand Maestro
    Jan 22, 2026 6:40 PM UTC

    ​@Stanley_4 to be fair I did put a pretty lengthy explanation of the problem in the post itself?

    Yes but you started the post ""The title says it all" which isn't a good way to get folks to keep reading.

    Maybe not look at it as a complaint about your post, but a warning for everyone of a long-standing forum issue. 

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    jhamm212Author
    Contributor II
    Jan 23, 2026 1:38 PM UTC

    @jgatie that’s not really a list of true podcasts…When I search for specific ones they don’t show up. And for whatever reason neither company wants to explain why this is the case. 

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    jgatie
    jgatie
    Jan 23, 2026 2:56 PM UTC

    @jgatie that’s not really a list of true podcasts…When I search for specific ones they don’t show up. And for whatever reason neither company wants to explain why this is the case. 

     

    Which is why I asked above “Is there one in particular you are looking for?”  We can’t help unless we have enough information to go on.

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    jhamm212Author
    Contributor II
    Jan 23, 2026 4:09 PM UTC

    I’m sorry but with any iota of critical thinking you would’ve realized the first picture you posted wasn’t a real solution. There’s a Gunna song in that list. Cmon now

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