<p>We discuss improvements to search and discovery in Castro, and what Spotify’s recent acquisitions might mean for the future of indie podcast apps.</p>

<p>Links for this episode:</p>

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<li><a href="https://twitter.com/CastroPodcasts/status/1090684729483915264">Local Search</a> in Castro 2019.1</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.supertop.co/post/183294374297/new-enhanced-podcast-discovery-snappy-search">Discovery &amp; Snappy Search</a> in Castro 2019.2</li>
<li>Spotify bought Gimlet and Anchor:

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<li><a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2019-02-06/audio-first/">Spotify’s announcement</a></li>
<li>Ben Thompson: <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/spotifys-podcast-aggregation-play/">Spotify’s Podcast Aggregation Play</a></li>
<li>Exponent: <a href="https://castro.fm/episode/NANtBf">162 — Why Exponent Isn’t on Spotify</a></li>
<li>Recode Media: <a href="https://castro.fm/episode/NcshMV#18:11">interview with Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>




We discuss improvements to search and discovery in Castro, and what Spotify’s recent acquisitions might mean for the future of indie podcast apps.

39: Castro Updates & Spotify’s Podcasting Play

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