Spotify subscribers can now add podcasts to their Spotify playlists either as a podcast playlist or a mixed music and podcast playlist according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. There are now over 3 billion user-generated music playlists on Spotify and now with Spotify’s recent upgrade and in keeping with their Audio First strategy users can now combine music and podcasts on the same playlists.
With this frequently requested functionality, users can build playlists of podcasts, or add podcasts to existing playlists for a mixed-media experience. Users can also set up a playlist of multiple podcasts in a row or integrate their favourite songs with news, comedy, or sports podcasts.
How to add a podcast to a Spotify playlist*
- Simply navigate to a podcast episode you love.
- Tap the three dots to the right of the track or episode
- Tap “Add to playlist.”
- Select a playlist you’ve already created you like to add it to.
- Or, tap to create a new playlist from scratch
- Play around with interspersing podcast episodes with music tracks to curate hand-picked listening sessions.
- Share with your friends or make your playlists public—others are sure to love them too!
*Currently only available on mobile. If you’re using Spotify on your computer desktop, you can stream the playlists you’ve made on mobile that include podcasts. You just can’t make a playlist with a podcast in it from your desktop. Spotify are promising that this will be ‘coming soon’.
Once you’re ready to play your content, navigate to ‘Your Library’ and you will be able to see all your playlists in one place under the ‘Playlists’ tab in Music.
For a quick run down on Spotify’s podcast functionality go to the Spotify page – Everything You Wanted to Know about Podcasts But Were Afraid to Ask – here.
