Podcast Page

Tapping on a podcast you’ve searched for, or one that’s caught your eye in the Discover tab, will take you to that podcast’s page. There you can view information about the podcast including its list of available episodes.

You can stream and download episodes from a podcast’s page without following it, but following the podcast will give you access to extra settings to customize your app experience. You can find a list of your follows in the Podcasts tab.

Tap the Follow button to add the podcast to your follows. Tap the green followed tick to unfollow the podcast.

Tap the ∨ or the podcast’s artwork to see the podcast’s description and details. Tap the ∧ or the podcast’s artwork again to hide this info.

You can connect to a Chromecast device and / Share a link to the podcast from this page.

The search bar lets you search the episode titles and show notes within this podcast.

When followed, tap the bell icon to turn new episode notifications ON /OFF

When followed, tap the settings cog to access per podcast settings:

Android

iOS

The three dot menu / gives options for arranging episodes and other actions you can take, whether you’re following the podcast or not: Select Episodes (available on iOS), Sort Episodes, Group Episodes, Download All, Archive All

Android

iOS

Show Archived / Hide Archived lets you quickly see and hide archived episodes for this podcast. This option is also available as a global setting: Profile > General > Archived Episodes.

Explicit Content Indicator

Some podcasts show a small explicit indicator — a circled letter E (sometimes called the explicit badge or explicit content icon) — on the podcast’s page, next to the row that shows the podcast’s category and author. This badge marks a show whose creator has flagged it as containing explicit content, such as strong language or adult themes. It’s an informational label only and doesn’t change how the podcast plays.

The circled E means the podcast’s creator has marked the whole show as explicit in the podcast’s feed (the standard itunes:explicit setting). Pocket Casts reads this directly from the information the podcast publisher provides, and does not decide or assign it. The indicator applies to the entire podcast, not to individual episodes, and helps you recognize shows that may not be suitable for every listener (for example, around children or at work).

The explicit indicator is available on Pocket Casts for Android (version 8.11 and later). A few things to know:

It’s a label only. It does not block, hide, restrict, or filter any podcast or episode, and it doesn’t affect playback.
It applies to the entire podcast, not to specific episodes.
It comes from the podcast creator’s own feed. Pocket Casts shows the creator’s setting and can’t add or remove it for an individual show.
No badge doesn’t guarantee a show is “clean.” It only means the show hasn’t been marked explicit in its feed (or the feed doesn’t specify).

Note: Pocket Casts displays the explicit status set by the podcast’s creator. If a show’s explicit status looks wrong, the podcast’s creator needs to update it in their feed — it can’t be changed within Pocket Casts.