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POLL: Future of Patreon Integrations

  • FIx Acast 3934
  • Activate Spotify Integration 2834
  • 2024-03-15
  • —2024-03-18
  • 6768 votes
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Ok I'm going to keep this short & to the point: I understand there have been some recent issues with our Patreon Acast integration. For the last few years, we've been using Acast to streamline how you connect Patreon with your various podcatchers, and it has seemed to mostly work.

However, we've also had the option of activating a Patreon integration with Spotify, so Spotify users would be able to get their Chapo Patreon eps right in the Spotify app. BUT, to do this we'd have to de-activate Acast (meaning some people might theoretically have to reconnect their Patreon RSS feed with their podcast apps). I've been hesitant to do this since I know people justly have issues with Spotify, and the Acast thing was basically working, so why change. But now that Acast is on the fritz, I figured it would be a good time to take the temperature on moving over to Spotify. 

So here's the poll: Fix Acast or Activate Spotify Integration? I'll let this run through the weekend then make whatever move wins.

Thanks, and enjoy one of the very few times we'll intentionally solicit feedback from you all,

-cw

Comments

Tvvvv

3rd option: my balls

Everett

Hell yea dude

A RHINO

this guys balls, yes

KatrinaJadeHelm

Literally never have an issue, keep doing what you’re doing.

Deep into History

I’m on Spotify and was thinking of switching to ACast. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

Brian Lupo

I'd like Spotify integration but can live without it, the Patreon app has been working well enough recently easily listening for the premium episodes

etienne

if there's no RSS im gonna jump out a window

fernbirg

I don’t understand a lot of those words, would this affect listening through the Patreon app

Knicks Fan 1000

Is there an option to beam the eps into our brains?

Cole

If you listen to podcasts on Spotify you need to get right with god

Mike Loudin

About time someone had the nerve to say this!!!

D.O.D

Don't care, as long as there's some announcement when you do the thing so I know to check my podcatcher for any issues

pumpkin

Do what you want, I'm not going to use Spotify for podcasts though

Ryan Dann

But what will happen to all the people listening on Deezer

Kevin Boyle

Very helpful to make a decision; its exactamente 50-50 right now

Dyyyyylan

I use the shitty iOS Podcasts app, as G*D intended

darragh O

Nope, you're good

Seanie D

Spotify is garbage; that being said, I would love to find a good third-party podcast catcher on iOS. Tried a few and they all had issues.

Jenn

Hell yea

Jack Schmidgall

Just upload all of your podcasts to bandcamp as flac files and charge $1.29 a post to download

eeeezypeezy

I'm on pocketcasts, have been for years and haven't noticed any issues with your feed

Greg Kawalec

I won't use Spotify, but if I can still get it otherwise, I don't really care.

fernbirg

Okay thanks not going to vote

CS

I refuse to engage with or even learn how to use Spotify, so whatever that vote is

the nutsling guy

look im a tech guy and idk what you're talking about just do whatever impacts the fewest people and if that means patreon people have to manually intervene on something that's worked fine for years, please mention that at the start of each episode for one month before you go breaking everyone's shit and make yourself everyone's tech support bitch for the next three months

Xavier

Is it unethical to attend a "no loads refused" pimped-out cumdump event if the bottom has blocked you on Twitter even though you've never talked to them and have no idea why?

Stephanie Anderson

please do whatever will get you guys the most listeners. I am happy with how it works now though.

Bean

I haven't had any issues with PodcastAddict, no need to rock the boat

JR

I abstain due to ignorance.

simplebrute

reconnect the feed to my podcast app? what am I? a gawddang leet hax0r?!

Knicks Fan 1000

Personally I think that Spotify is based and not soy

Tony Andrys

Please have a non-Spotify based alternative if you go with them. They are a shitty company and I'd prefer not to use them if at all possible

John W

Isn't there a DRM issue with Spotify and their RSS? Will non-spotify users still be able to access the paywalled content?

Ernie quincosa

I use Downcast so not sure how I’d be affected, but whenever you do whichever one you’re going to, please send out an email and a short test episode to make sure my app still works

Alex

i voted for spotify but i don't feel good about it - what's a good podcast app for the patreon feed that everyone likes? i use google podcasts now but they're discontinuing in a month

Joey McBlowme

How do I vote in this as a superdelegate?

Matthew Drane

Have had no issues with the podcasts on pocketcasts, though true anon has been acting up for me, dunno if they use avast. Find Spotify absolutely awful for podcasts so not interested but if it’s useful for other people 🤷‍♂️

Wagner Koop

I assume you tried Overcast?

Bradley Herring

Pocket Casts has always worked for me on android

William Rice

Why is there no option to vote for Hillary Clinton?

Zelude Rose

I'm never using spotify but if I get a replacement RSS feed that works the same alongside that then whatever. Dunno how many people mind having to update the RSS link but I don't mind too much.

Jacob

I'm technoilliterate, so will changing to spotify affect my ability to listen on the Patreon app? If not, I don't care either way. If so, fix the current system.

Edward Fath

Have you tried overcast?

Dielon12

Podcasts are supposed to be as busted and janky as possible so I would advise that you do something to reduce the quality even further. Make Felix record through a turtle beach gaming headset from 2012

the nutsling guy

I'm also using Pocket Casts but on iOS, i didn't know it existed on both platforms. just posting that in case it helps this Alex.

Alex

i do and never thought anything about it.

Tommy

Apple Podcasts here. Please fix.

Tvvvv

The polls have spoken, Chris. My balls are in your court.

Cole

You are living in sin

Coldern

My vote wont stay on for some reason, but fuck Spotify.

Scott Bell

I need more info. I don't use Spotify. If activating Spotify integration means I need to start using Spotify then I vote Fix Acast. If it just means I just to undergo the minor inconvenience of cooying and pasting a new RSS link, but it's better for other people then go ahead and activate the integration.

Tommy

Neuralink baybeee

the nutsling guy

i wanna hear those cherry mx clone switches thonking as he absolutely destroys a seven year old in CS1.6

John Brown Jovi

We'll eat our slop no matter how it is delivered.

the nutsling guy

On second thought, I take this back, fuck Spotify and fuck its users.

veni

I don't really understand the question - how I get to the eps is I click the link in the email I get. Assuming that won't change, I'm easy and will abstain.

Chris Wade

it just means you COULD get the eps in spotify if you use it, but don't have to go there. Otherwise yeah, just copying the RSS feed back into whatever player you use.

Robert Drucker

Hate Spotify, won't download it. Will have to unsubscribe if you move to Spotify.

Derek Nagy

I use PodcastAddict and I'm currently having no issues.

Seattle Trading Post

What's "on the fritz" about acast? Surely at least one other hog in this bunch isn't a technological apostate and can run some sort of troubleshooting conversation with them

J.P. McD.

Same. I don’t think it’s that we would have to use Spotify, it’s the possible inconvenience but if it expands the audience sure

Alex

kind and helpful responses?! you guys know this is the chapo patreon, right? thx tho

Michael

unrelated but how is it that acast and spotify are both swedish companies. does america make anything any more

Cole Heideman

I use podcast republic on android and it's great

Chris Wade

Either way, eps will always play within the patreon app.

bruce

Disappointed in the lack of Spotify voters forcing me to continue clicking a different button for different slop twice a week.

Phil Schuldt

It just feels good to vote...

Scott Bell

Vote activate integration based on clarification. Thank you.

Knicks Fan 1000

Spotify soldiers we are getting creamed right now! Democracy is at stake we need your vote!!!

Liz

Whatever is easiest for you is my answer I'll adjust. Thanks for all you do

KILLME42069

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Matt Dinsmore

Hey fuck other people—I’m voting for my own interests here. The Spotify app sucks dick and I will not use it under any circumstances.

Dingus

I went to Podcast Addict and it's been good so far

Alex

oh no. THIS is how i find out!?

Tessa Siddle

Since Google podcast went down I've been using Spotify (reluctantly) and it would be nice to be able to access as much stuff in one place so I don't have to switch between apps

J.P. McD.

Why do we hate Spotify again? Do we hate Apple Music? That’s what I use so hopefully I am not as problematic as whatever the Spotify scumbags are implicitly supporting (“platforming Joe Rogan” I assume)

Zeek

If you're gonna force folks to switch RSS links you really should put it on a domain name you control. Even if it's just rehosting a feed generated by a third-party service, you'll have the control to fix this internally when that next platform dies or whatever.

Andrew

Couldn't there be a third option for the undecided voter? I dont know what these words mean.

Dexter Harvey

Please god spotify I dont want to listen to another thing on fucking patreon the worst media player of all time, or download a podcast ep and set up rss for half the episodes of exactly one show

Bob K Ross

You could just release your podcast on time, and get Felix to speak...

Scott Simon

My only question is if Acast works with Spotify. If it does, then yeah fix Acast, but I use Spotify primarily, so I'd like to have the ability to listen to premium eps in-client. However, if most people would rather it be on Acast, it's not the end of the world if I have to keep downloading the mp3s from patreon and listening on the native music app on my phone.

Jacob

Ok cool, thank you!

JD

RealPlayer plz

Cy Parker

Why does having Spotify mean you can't have Acast? There's no solution that allows for having both? Patreon can't accommodate your needs even tho you are a top ten biggest earner for them?

Comrade Trev

My understanding is that the RSS hosting service would just be run through them and it shouldn't affect what app you use.

Ben Capozzi

I plug the RSS into Overcast and enjoy that. No way I'd use Spotify (and I understand you're not asking me to).

Richard

What the fuck is this nerd shit?

the nutsling guy

AI generated, extremely ripped and roided-out Jeff Bezos wearing short leather shorts with his headless penis and balls out is squatting down to shit cum out of his ass which pools on his sack before dripping onto the floor; there are two strings of cum, one for each testicle.

J

I use an app called pocket casts. I have no idea what Acast. Choose whatever you feel is most righteous, Chris

K H

Yo...what?

Matt Dinsmore

That’s fine—what others use doesn’t make a difference to me but I hate the Spotify app/interface/dogshit bloated dysfunction, etc.

Matt

Fuck spotify

Pendleton

I just listen via the Patreon app.

cash

I don't really care and will figure it out either way, but I use the Google podcast app, which is apparently going away soon and getting integrated into YouTube or YouTube Music somehow? Just mentioning in case that affects anything.

Michael McGuire

I’m unsure about the choice; would the Spotify thing mean we could only listen to Patreon episodes in Spotify?

Matt Dinsmore

Nah the app just sucks shitty asshole.

Hamburgler

Fix the things I dunno man

neowave

I've been using Pocket Casts on android for years without issues on both the main and paid feed. This is the first time I've heard about issues with the feed.

Денис Тургенев

Просто используйте тот вариант, который будет проще в долгосрочной перспективе

Ryan Slomiany

tough spot. I've experienced Acast technical woes. They suck. Spotify sucks from a moral perspective however. I give Acast my vote, but understand if you switch after pulling your hair out trying to get it fixed.

Aaron M

I integrate the feed onto the podcast app Overcast. So I am unaffected. I vote everyone start using free apps that aren't tied into some large entity like acast or Spotify.

Aaron M

Overcast Bros til the close

Brent

I listen through Patreon. Fix Acast and/or tell me how else to listen, but I’m always looking for ways to kill Spotify.

Aaron

Fix avast. I have Spotify and don't give a shit about hopping between things

McMiller

Spotify sucks ass it’s a fucked up company and I hate the CEO

Gareth Hedges

same here. It seems like googs is sending people over to youtube music

Christopher McLaughlin

When Last Podcast on the Left went exclusive on Spotify I stopped listening to the podcast. Freed up all sorts of time, my wife got pregnant and now we’ve got a son, best fucking thing that ever happened to me.

Ian Mc

My vote is against Trump 🤓

Comrade Trev

I don't think this post was helpful since most people didn't understand that you wouldn't be required to use Spotify just because that's where the RSS feed is located. If you think the Spotify integration will work better, and you will never have to change it again, go for it, I have no idea. People will be confused by the change, so make sure to announce it a few times in the feed before switching. I think Trueanon did a similar thing recently and seem to have managed it by giving multiple warnings before moving off the old feed.

Henry Klatt

Brother I don't know what these words mean but power to you

Xander Norris

I’m a freak who just uses the Patreon app

Ian

I use PocketCasts with the feed and have never had issues

Halcyon N

supporting Spotify is support Toe Jogan

helvetica.hottie

I don't, and likely never will, use Spotify.

Jim from Fond Du Lac

Can Spotify PLEASE, just instead of making audio books their new content focus (who in the FUCK thought that was the right move to grow their company?!?!?) just FINALLY INTEGRATE RSS FEEDS???? Are they ever gonna take podcasts seriously on their platform like they insist they do???? I've been a Patreon sub to Cum Town for years and years, and Nick making the first 100 or so Patreon eps available was great while it lasted, but I genuinely hate having to switch between apps to listen to shit in order when everyone knows that podcasts make their money through Patreon. It basically makes Spotify useless when shows like Cum Town let people re-upload entire eps on YouTube and you can just find someone that has archives of everything. This would make it so much easier for people who share accounts (my lil bro uses my Spotify premium & loves you guys to death) to just listen to shows we're already paying for (it's not like anyone could ever enforce "no listening to a pod you didn't pay for" if you're in the same room as someone who pays for it and has a phone.) I feel like their practice just makes it harder to find other great pods out there while they're still paying Joe Rogan to do consistently worse episodes than he was doing in his heyday. None of this makes a lick of sense. I'd love to see Spotify integration but that requires Spotify to have a reality check they're resistant to.

eza

fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify fuck spotify

corbin austin

Never use Spotify to listen to Chapo. I jump on and off the platform for the exclusive songs. 💀

Meatwad Cosby

i’m voting blue no matter who!

Scoot

I just use the patreon app to listen to new chapos, the apple podcast app has gotten so shitty. No skin off my back either way.

kctoo

Keep RSS alive!!!!! PLEASE

Gabby Welson

I use Overcast and have 0 issues with the private feed

Michael Davis

Ah Spotify, the most exploitative streaming platform 🤗

Logan McQuaid

I just downlaod as an mp3. Anyone else or just us moldy oldies?

Don Kerr

I use the Patreon app and I detest Spotify.

Jim from Fond Du Lac

Best Adapted Screenplay: the nutsling guy for this wild ride of a comment.

Valentino

Not enough difference between these two options to make any meaningful difference to me, I'm staying home on election day

I’m Dreading This

I use pocket casts and have had 0 issue with the RSS feed but honestly idk what any of this really means

skid marx

Buddy as long as you keep posting those babys here idc

Natalie

is there? Apple and YouTube Music seem just as bad

Johnny S.

The media player on Patreon leaves a lot to be desired but I haven’t had Spotify in years.

Corn Slurry

Squeal squeal squeal.... 🐖 But also, current setup is good. I wouldn't throw others under the bus and send them to Spotify.

Pogofox

Acast all the way! DEATH TO SPOTIFY! Glory to Acast!

Benjamin Gifford

I have the podcast feed in Podcast Addict, and it's been working fine there. I wouldn't want anything to break with it, and I don't use Spotify at all.

Nick Culver

I’m a psychopath that uses apple’s podcast app because I’m kind of new to the podcast game. I have no clue how this will impact me and am a low information voter. But as an inherent conservative I don’t want any change and acast seems to be the vote for the status quo.

Jon | Kuluu

plain jane apple podcasts.app checking in. the feed is fine for me so far. don’t give in to the platforms that will inevitably enshittify further

Aaron Friedland

If you listen to podcasts on Spotify you’re a maniac

Faib Dao

I’m a Pocket Cast and YouTube music user, don’t give a fuck about Spotify, but I’m willing to update my feed link for PC if needed. Thx

Eric Fields

I had no idea I could connect Patreon channels to other apps via RSS feeds. I think I want Acast to stay then lol.

Kevin McNamee

So I’m clear: integrating Spotify would make it easier for those users to listen, and the rest of us would just have to resub to RSS via Patreon? Easy…activate the the Spotify integration.

Richard Fod

Uncommited. Do what gets you paid.

Antilogic

I did the voteball, but didn't see a write-in line for sister Hillary. So please keep the feed for elderly chapos who don't have good computer skills?

Jaime Christley

I don’t really understand any of the tech talk but I hate Spotify so I voted for the other option.

Chris W

The only vote that matters in 2024. And yes. I’m with her.

Daniel Ohlson

I’d be ok with reconnecting my RSS feed, especially if it helps you guys grow your audience and achieve the CIA-backed goal of taking more money from the left.

Jordy P

I have an iPhone and still just download each episode then delete it. If it won’t connect with apple podcast properly there’s no guarantee Spotify will even work anyway. Don’t be lazy binches just download the episodes we all used to do this in 2002 anyway

Richard Orr

Spotify is the most convenient for me, but it sucks to reward them for not integrating custom RSS links, which they've presumably done to encourage moves like this.

Suckinonachilidawg

Not sure why anyone cares about spotted fly. I’ll just redo my sub in Overcast if it helps grease the wheels.

SP

TrueAnon activated Spotify and that has caused issues in my non-Spotify app where there would be double episodes for a while. I also no longer see the time of the episode until I start playing it. I like the idea of moving my podcast listening to Spotify, but I'd prefer them to fix it on their end so it can work with an RSS link like every other podcast app.

Major Powers

So long as I can still hit the three little dots and select "download episode" manually here on Patreon, I have no dog in this race.

TBD

Give us our Mahdi and let's get the end of days back on schedule

Mike in MA

Pocket casts works perfectly with the RSS feed so I voted keep for no change.

Nut

I listen to podcasts on overcast. Spotify is ass.

Trelhouse

I vote moving to CD-Rom in the mail.

Kevin C

I use spotify alot more than other podhosts but fuck them, fix acast

EwokEmpire

Pocket Casts has been working perfectly on all of my devices with the RSS feed

Seth Morton

I just don’t like Spotify.

Christopher Price

i do the dork thing and just listen through the website, but i'm also a known spotify hater, so option a.

Erin Kristina

I don't mind re-RSS ing, either way, as long as I can still use Podcast Addict app

Ellen Anderson

Honestly I appreciate whatever you do. I have never been able to use Spotify and I know Breaking Points has been having an awful time with Spotify so I would prefer acast

Al

For the love of god do not go to Spotify, a horrific business built around exploiting creatives

Steven Scillitani

I don't use spotify so whatever has been working is fine.

Totally Tanked

Just upload the eps direct to Patreon and have us use the custom URL it makes for us?

J.D. Hollis

All I need is a functional RSS feed for Overcast. If I need to resubscribe to a different URL, then make that easy with instructions and whatnot. (And if this isn’t an argument for old school RSS, I don’t know what is.)

Do Golems Dream of Ceramic Sheep

l'm an absolute weirdo in how l'm listening, (RSS feed, and using the link-to-audio directly). so don't worry too much about me, but all l care is that the mp3 file comes with an accurate Content-Disposition header in the HTTP response (as Patreon does and Acast did not). l know nothing about how any of these are configured so how useful a statement that is ¯\_ツ_/¯

Joshua

if i have to get spotify i will hurt myself

Justin Comer

if you do anything to break the rss feed I will make so many angry posts

Chuck

Spotify is Uber for the music industry. They exist solely by exploiting legal loopholes that let them pay artists less. Similar to how Uber drivers aren’t technically employees, Spotify may not technically be playing the song you are listening to (on Spotify).

John Reeves

As long as there is an RSS link, I'm good. I don't understand why anybody would ever listen through Spotify (or the Patreon app for that matter). RSS has been a working, perfectly good solution for decades, it does not need to be messed with! That said I don't know what problems acast is having.

Kevin Jurado

If you think changing to Spotify will future-proof this issue, then go ahead. Updating the RSS feed isn't an issue as long as I get notice.

T

I voted for Acast but I'm a low information voter. I just like the Make Acast Great Again hats.

J.P. McD.

Are there any good alternatives for music though (like isn’t Apple Music the same)? With Uber you usually have legitimate alternatives

acid communism

I just wanted to let you know that I didn’t vote.

acid communism

Can you guys buy me a racing wheel for gran turismo 7

Shane

Spotify is real bad for podcasts I won’t be told otherwise

Blank Wall

I don't use spotify, and don't want to

Christopher Farley

I would like the Chapo Boys to come to my house and do wittily acerbic political commentary directly into my ears while I wash the dishes.

CM W

I just wanted to patronizingly let u know, ChRis, that the way you worded this inquiry practically guaranteed Spotify would lose the vote. Very amusing indeed. Spotify should be pissed, but fuck them, apparently.

Besand

Asking Quora now

chronye

i listen exclusively on patreon site and soundcloud

chronye

my vote is for whatever ensures the free redit continues to thrive

Salish Sea EV Flying Pigs

Ppl who use Spotify but aren't subscribed because it's not available there can't vote in this, so that might screw up the results

orc

Spotify is kinda evil it’s against your aesthetic

yellow dog with cone

yea Spotify is evil but also how else am I supposed to get the episodes on my xbox. i turned the dialogue off in borderlands i have to hear something

memetech honkdog

admittedly ive never used it before, but doesnt acast let you publish to spotify as well?

Kalle Söderberg

Both Acast and Spotify are evil. I admin a podcast patreon that has no integration with either, and we havent had any complaints (and the podcast is even in swedish, and everyone in Sweden is subscribed to spotify) If Acast is messing up, just ditch Acast. Dont go to another shitty service that will mess up (and which is pretty sure to enclose on you in some way in the future). Just my 2c. There is probably a strong argument against.

Matthew Krueger

I've used Podcast Addict for years now and never had an issue with it.

Give_Sodium

I hate Spotify for podcasts

Brandon

I had no idea you could listen to the podcast anywhere but on this app. I would just do nothing if I were you. But maybe that’s why you have the podcast and I don’t?

Kamran Husain

idk if this helps but i only listen on patreon

RandiDee

I know people hate the iPhone podcast app for some reason but the RSS link steamlined over so easy for me but I don't subscribe to too many shows other than this

Seb

I’m just happy to be involved

Gert

God damn right. RSS.

Stephen Ankrom

I use pocket cast app to listen so whatever option will allow me to continue using that with zero action on my part is what I vote for.

etienne

what are they gonna do about it lay off the staff of Gimlet again?

Doug Weldin

Boy these sure are some words

Erik Anderson

I've used the downcast app for years and never had an issue with any podcasts I subscribe to

Blue Myself

“First of all, you throwin' too many big words at me, and because I don't understand them, I'm gonna take 'em as disrespect.”

Gilbert Bernstein

I've been using the Apple podcast app on my phone for close to 8 years now. Sometimes the RSS gets messed up and I have to reset it. So long as that keeps working I'm happy, even if I have to mess around to reset it. I know asking listeners is generally a shit show, but thank you for keeping things running smoothly Chris.

Tom Cameron

If you make a change, be sure to announce it on the shows for a week or two. Especially while people might not get them consistently. I'd prefer not using the Spotify platform as they get more desperate to squeeze money out of everyone. But if other feed generators aren't an option we don't have a good choice.

HeyItsGuf

this is the most important election in my lifetime

Seymour Buetts

First time I’ve ever heard of acast. Spotify ftw

aholler

Using Apple Podcasts so acast would be nice

Aaaaaaaaaaaron1

I vote switching to patreon/Spotify rss. These will still work with apple podcasts and all the other apps people use plus it lets us use Spotify.

PJ Renteria

I have a PlayStation so integrate with Spotify pls

Begginstrip

Am I dumb for listening through Patreon only?

Evan Crompton

Spotify’s influence on podcasting is nothing but malignant

Chief Redsauce

Nah this is the zen path. Look at all these problems that we don't have.

Kameron Jackson

I’m only listening through Patreon. Is Acast Apple Podcasts? Either way, listening on patreon will still be accessible, right? I am really illiterate on this subject.😖

Jon_dog

Acast please. If you can't get that sorted easily, reach out to other podcasters because I'm sure there's other ways to handle the integration

Pvt. Jenkins

This is the most important erection of my lifetime

Benjamin O Levine

Patreon integration on spotify would rock for me, but also im a disgusting worm for letting spotify be my podcast app.

Poppy Chulo

I don't know what the fuck this is about, post some cheesecake pics of Amber in he bra and panties.

Jim

Since when does Chapo ask for opinions?

Chip’s Mom Dre

Honestly I still don’t know what that means. Which one should I vote for?

Jonathan Nathan

Seems easy enough to just listen to it on Patreon

CM W

If we've learned anything, it's that circus clowns run the world, so I don't think any of us can be individually held accountable for their actions.

bryan allen

I exclusively listen on the Patreon

Christopher Nagle

I just listen on Patreon, so not sure if it applies to me—but will sound off anyway as is my right as a god-fearing, red blooded patriot Spotify annoys my sensibilities bc I am old adjacent and burn down cringe big tech etc., etc. But actually, you all gotta do what’s best for your team and show, and if Spotify is only game in town vs. jank city, then I’m not going to high-horse, as your production team needs options that make sense—even if it’s Spotify. In the end, I have no fucking idea what I’m talking about, nor will it actually effect how I listen at all—but you have my blessing to do whatever you think is best. And if you fuck it up, just change it back.

Michael Landreth

No relevant opinion on the matter since I only listen through Patreon. Except to note that Chris’s concerns about Spotify are ideologically legit and also in one more hilarious and disheartening cherry on top of the American apocalypse Spotify just won an anti-trust judgment over Apple for its financing model of apps on the Apple store. Apple is planning an appeal.

Jessica S

I never bothered to figure out why I’d need Spotify in my life. I know of it, but if I want to listen to music it was easy enough to use Apple Music, and for podcasts, Apple’s podcast app led me to Patreon, which I use exclusively. The only thing I recall about Spotify is a Simpsons spoof where Lisa spends hours honing her tastes (or, rather, her distastes) to one single results: some obscure British 80s-esque angsty emo/punk who sings how everyone is dreadful except him. The rabbit hole of endless refinement and options would ensure that I never actually listened to anything, instead queuing up a million songs that I’ll listen to someday. lol. But that’s not unique to Spotify, that’s true of almost anything on the internet anymore. (Unless you need actual useful search results, hence the rise of adding “Reddit” to the end of every search. God save us all, lol.

Ferb

Would switching to Spotify pwn the ability to use other podcast apps or could I somehow relink it to my Tim Apple brand phone?

Doom Hermit

I listen through the Patreon app and this doesn’t concern me so I’m doing a write in vote of uncommitted.

Karim El-Hayawan

Man people here are dumb as fuck. Y'all can barely read.

Joshua Garcia

No worries here I use the Pateron app and didn’t try elsewhere. I use Overcast for everything outside of Pateron. My vote is to spite Spotify. I never that for anything but workout music.

Joshua Garcia

Also I’m against Spotify forever playing my 3rd favorite songs on repeat. Somehow it’s not my favorite tunes but my tunes I don’t mind that play often. They don’t know me.

John Wimberly

The Apple Podcasts iOS app often has trouble with the Greywolf RSS feed. Does that relate to this issue? Either way, fuck Spotify.

garrette M cipriano

I'm not a fan of Spotify but seriously can't hear your episodes sometimes on Patreon due to the glitching. Please fix. Thanks!

John S

what the hell?

bazampi

I didn't even know that was an option for Spotify and would love that. What the fuck is Acast?

Beatz

I use Spotify for warnerd true anon and others would love to use for chapo and simplify things

burglerian jihad

spotify is grouped with the unstable upward monthly rate 'services' for me, and I'd love to stay away from that crap with ads

John Bordage

Spotify would be more convenient in some ways, but is irredeemably evil, so I'll take a pass on that.

C. Andrew

I don't know what you're talking about because I download the MP3 files so I can listen to them with foobar2k like the technoboomer I am.

Jon W

Fuck Spotify. Hope they eat shit and die

The Hollywood Hater

With all sincerity... Fuck Spotify. I quit Spotify in 2019 and vowed to never go back. Please DO NOT switch over. 🙏🏽

etienne

winner of the weirdest podcast listening rig right here

maddison

May I suggest to everyone the lovely application PODCAST ADDICT which I have never once had an issue with

Daniel

Spotify is enshittifying. Please avoid.

Juan Suarez

I have spotify premium and don't even know what ACast is, but if people are passionate about it, I say fix ACast bc I'm definitely not passionate about Spotify.

Connor Dickinson

I would try to understand this but I’m doing something

Mark Schneider

I've never had problems with the Acast service that I recall. And like many others here I abhor Spotify & other such brain-pacifying "services" & would not pay for it, would hate to lose my Chapo slop after many years of support.

PJ Renteria

Mostly listening to podcasts gaming so having em on Spotify would beat AirPods in under my headset.

K H

No.

Chris Connell

As a Spotify user, I would say they don't need to be catered to. We can use the Patreon app for the most part. It's not the best but it's fine.

Sha_Woo

I use Spotify but fuck them

cfriend

i don't use spotify but i don't mind having to fix my rss feed provided we get a big notice to check our rss feeds after the switchover.

Professor Idiot

I don’t fuck with Spotify, brothers and sisters.

Wyatt Jordan

How do I listen to the Grey Wolf Feed on an AndroidTV if it doesn't have Google Podcasts, but it's not been moved over to YT Music yet?

Birdy

I love the show but I would rather stop supporting than be forced to listen on spotify.

j

i use spotify daily because a family member agreed to just add my account to their existing family plan as basically no cost to either of us- but i would be entirely willing to get acast (never used it before) and stop using spotify to stream your services if that is how you end up taking things. fuck spotify

FlyteRisk

Jeez you guys are goofy. You’d think Spotify fucked your girlfriends based on the comments.

Bil

I've never heard of Acast and I use Spotify to listen to podcasts bit I voted against the Spotify one

Jonathan Boud

May I just ask that the episodes remain downloadable, as I do not use a smart phone and without being able to put them on my MP3 player, I would not be able to listen to the show on the move. Don't know if this has any effect on this issue, but hope you do not mind me using this forum to raise it. thanks.

Rees Linn

I’m old and kind of drunk.

Rom (Cozy y2k, smol bean)

This vote is invalid. At least 50% of the acast votes are fake since it’s impossible this many people have heard of acast.

Kristin Calabrese

I listen on Apple podcasts. Spotify good for music but a little irritating for pods, just for me anyways. I don't know what acast is either but assume it must be apple podcast.

T K

No opinion on whatever this is, but could you guys please reach out to Nick Mullen and Adam Friedland and work with them to fix their issue with levels?

Maciek

This poll is a lot of responsibility and I’m not sure I have enough information to be a player in this democratic process. But I wish all the parties the best of luck, may the best tech win! I just wanna say I fucking love technology

Robert E LGBT

there’s a link at the bottom of every episode notes, that’s how I became aware chapo used acast

Blue Myself

I vote to fix James Acaster.

Lydia Maria Child

Didn't get to vote, but fix current system. Never have, and never will use spotify.

Lydia Maria Child

Seconded. People who force others to constantly "stream" everything live, using data, assuming there is always good cell service...and have to LOG IN to some shitty 3rd party corporation to do it...crazy people. Not cool. Put the phone down for a minute...just for once. The world won't end, nor notice that you don't have your phone on you. I promise.

Lydia Maria Child

both of which you can just download the file, very simple and handy. Spotify...not so much The little mp3 in my pocket player doesn't need to know my location or have access to my camera or microphone or recent web search or blood type or anything else. Amazing! How's that compare to Spotify streaming live on my phone?

ZeeBee

As long as I can still listen in Pocket Casts I'm cool with whatever

Josie

I only listen on Patreon - had to laugh at 'technoboomer' - describes me perfectly

Mangomoosh

They’re using iPhones to talk shit about Spotify.

Rene Saller

Thirded (thriced?). I mostly listen on my iPod, which is so old that it doesn't connect to the Internet, only to my computer.

RG13

People pay for this slop on Patreon and would like other hogs to hear it via Spotify.

RG13

Spotify is the only place musicians can be heard.

RG13

Vote for Spotify, love.

RG13

Some of us are commies and we buy diabetic test strips.

Heath Gardner

I choose the lesser of two evils

Nate

I’d prefer Spotify because every other platform sucks ass and never had problems with it but that doesn’t look like it’s happening. I don’t want to download another app just to hear some and not all the back catalogs so I’m probably just gonna take a break from listening.

wolfgang

the recording industry had peak profitability in 2014 and since then spotify has managed to drag down the entire industry, all the while not being able to turn a profit itself. Spotify is the definition of a zombified middle man, thoroughly enshitified.

Jeff-

if we could get a notice to re-add the RSS then I don't mind whatever the decision is.

chronye

chapo got offered a spotify deal?? $10million?

RG13

Felix should learn how to make vinyl records so you slop hogs can walk home with them under your arm while your GF with bangs Instagrams about the new episode.

RG13

Long live eXistenZ