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Hey, Earwolf fans, my name is David and I joined Stitcher about 10 months ago as the new Chief Product Officer. Joining me here are Andrew and Rekha from the Stitcher Product team. I know a lot of you have thought, what's the Stitcher app team been up to, and is the app going to get better?

I am excited to share that we've been working on an all-new version of the app! We're looking to roll this out soon and wanted to share our progress with you and give you a sneak preview of our current beta build.

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Editing to include Andrew's nice intro that he posted in the comments

"Hi there! My name is Andrew and I'm part of the product team but I actually started at Earwolf/Midroll working on the Widow Howl App. Last year we came together as a team and took a long hard look at our app, the user experience, the state of our platform, and our overall mission here on planet earth. Stitcher has been running since 2006 and the podcasting ecosystem has changed dramatically in that time (Spotify?!) so we were overdue to take a step back and ask some big questions.

What we came to realize is that to make the truly awesome podcast app of our dreams we would have to bite the bullet, pay off a ton of technical debt, modernize our development practices and office culture, and reimagine the entire experience! After a stiff drink, we rolled up our sleeves and got cranking! It's been a big year but also tremendously exciting, and after endless prototypes, arguments about features, we are stoked at what we're about to release!

We believe in our mission and that we can meaningfully contribute something to the world of podcasts. We hear your frustration, we know where we've dropped the ball, and we know which mountain we are trying to climb. This isn't an ending, this is a beginning. We hope you'll join us!"

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So what's new?

The user experience of the iOS and Android apps has been redesigned from the ground up to help you easily search for, manage and discover your favorite podcasts. You now can access the latest episodes of your podcasts, pick up where you left off, manage your downloads, and browse through your favorites all within a couple of clicks.

The new "My Podcasts" tab. When you open the app, you'll be taken to the 'Latest' section, so you can easily see what's new and jump into unfinished episodes.

In addition to the mobile apps, we are also redesigning the stitcher.com web site with a similar information architecture that is mobile responsive. Along with our existing integration with smart speakers (Sonos/Alexa) and in-car entertainment systems, you can pick up to your favorite podcasts listening anywhere you go.

Here's a show page on the new web player with episode search, sorting, and a persistent player with the same playback settings and queue you'll have on mobile.

Stitcher Premium is still the best place to find premium, exclusive and ad-free podcasts. The Stitcher app redesign now makes it easier than ever to discover new premium content and allows for a free-trial before committing to a subscription.

Finally, in addition to the redesigned app interface, everything under the hood has been rebuilt for speed and stability. We know our users want the apps to "just work" and that's exactly what we strive to achieve.

New custom download settings per show, so you can choose which shows auto-download new episodes, and how many episodes you want to be kept at one time.

This is just the first step in our journey to continuously improve the Stitcher apps and we're excited to invite you along. We'd love to hear what you think so far and do our best to answer any questions you might have.

If you are interested in signing up for a beta version of the apps, you can add your email here, and we'll notify you when it's ready. Here are a few more screenshots below!

Mobile show page

With the player, you can easily swipe left or ride to access your queue or playback settings.

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Settings

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Here's a brief walkthrough so you can see how the app looks in action at this point.

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Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Earwolf/comments/ikpurk/hi_were_the_stitcher_product_team_we_are_working/

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