When podcasts may need their own app on a Mac mini server
Emby can handle movies, TV, music, audiobooks, and in one place, but its podcast handling can become painful. The podcast list mainly shows feed addresses, so fixing a podcast after its feed address changes or removing an old one can be hard.
Many podcast addresses may point to the same few feed hosts, and some addresses do not include the podcast name, which makes them difficult to identify. Emby also does not well in the home page areas for new or continue listening.
Some podcast feeds can be unreliable in Emby's reader. The practical alternatives being considered are , or Podgrab used together with Emby or .
Key points
- Emby shows podcast entries mostly as feed addresses, which makes them hard to manage.
- Changed or unwanted podcast feeds can be difficult to find when many addresses look similar.
- do not appear well in Emby's new or continue listening areas.
- Some podcast feeds may not work reliably with Emby's reader.
- and Podgrab with Emby or are the main alternatives under consideration.