I’ve been using PocketCasts for years now. Now that my kids are getting into listening to podcasts, I’m looking into centrialized self-hosted podcast catcher that can support multiple users. Any recommendations?
If they run Linux, “Podcasts”, for GNOME. https://circle.gnome.org
If they don’t, well they can install it, e.g. https://fedoraproject.org or https://linuxmint.com, and sync their usual folders (~/Documents, ~/Images, etc.) to their phones by using Syncthing, so they could just check if their data is properly synchronized, and then directly install Windows, and pair back their computers to their phones.
Most people see installing GNU/Linux as a sort of long-term commitment. It isn’t. We don’t need to be fluent English speakers, or learn the CLI, or read books about system administration or software development now. It’s just a tool.
I have been using audiobookshelf for some time. This supports multiple users and offers native mobile clients with offline functionality. Also, the playback progress is synchronized on all clients.
Ahh this sounds awesome! Would be nice to put a bunch of MP3s in a folder and be able stream them!
Hmm. AntennaPod supports syncing with Next loud via a Gpodder’s API, if each kid gets its own next loud account it should work fine
