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DevKoala | karma 2741 | avg karma 3.14 · 2020-05-19 14:51:03

I probably will never watch it now since I don’t have a Spotify subscription and don’t need one. Is Spotify free for Podcasts?

davismwfl | karma 2842 | avg karma 1.66 · 2020-05-19 20:06:43+00:00

He said in the announcement his podcast is remaining free. I don't know if you have to register with Spotify to listen, but I would think you would.

draw_down | karma 1827 | avg karma 0.27 · 2020-05-19 20:47:05+00:00

This deal doesn't make a ton of sense without that (also that is what "exclusive" means). Rogan = Howard Stern, Spotify = XM Radio.

xnyan | karma 2788 | avg karma 2.82 · 2020-05-19 21:02:12+00:00

That’s the whole point, killing open podcast distribution. They want the only viable place to get podcasts to be the Spotify app which they control.

fearingreprisal | karma 54 | avg karma 0.87 · 2020-05-19 22:37:06+00:00

From memory, you don't need an account to use spotify. You don't even need to download an app.

skellera | karma 1262 | avg karma 3.15 · 2020-05-19 21:09:19+00:00

Spotify has an ad-supported free tier. This will be available on that, along with all their other podcasts.