Google Podcasts Is Ending So I Migrated to YouTube Music and Pocket Casts

Tadashi Shigeoka ·  Sat, June 22, 2024

Since Google Podcasts is ending, I migrated to YouTube Music and Pocket Casts.

Migration Destinations: Using Both YouTube Music and Pocket Casts

I chose two migration destinations from Google Podcasts: YouTube Music and Pocket Casts. I plan to use both for a while and then narrow it down to one.

Reasons for Migrating to YouTube Music

YouTube Music

The main reason was that it’s a service provided by Google, and the “Export to YouTube Music” feature was available, making migration to YouTube Music simple.

Also, since I listen to music on YouTube Music, I wanted to try the habit of listening to podcasts on YouTube Music as well.

Reasons for Migrating to Pocket Casts

Pocket Casts

I remember there was an episode of rebuild.fm where Pocket Casts was recommended, and I had been wanting to try Pocket Casts, so I migrated to it when Google Podcasts ended.

For the migration method, I used the “Export for another app” feature in the Google Podcasts app to download an OPML file and imported it into Pocket Casts to complete the migration.

Background: Google Podcasts Will No Longer Be Available

Google Podcasts will no longer be available

Starting June 23, 2024, you’ll no longer be able to listen to podcasts on Google Podcasts. Migrate your subscriptions to YouTube Music or export them for use with your preferred service.

That’s all from the Gemba.