A month ago Podcasts have arrived on YouTube Music (in Spain; in the United States they did it a few months before) and as we pointed out at the time, it was a very anticipated and interesting move both for the users of the platform and for the platform itself, which draws directly from the resources of the father service and has several peculiarities to its credit .

Thus, YouTube Music users could finally access all the podcasts – and there are many, both audio and video – that are distributed through YouTube, but until now have been banned from YouTube Music, as well as all non-musical content. services. But there’s no podcast app worth its salt that doesn’t let you add programs beyond what’s available.

In fact, the main disadvantage of the podcast theme on YouTube Music, unlike other competing platforms, was the absence of a directory of programs to subscribe to, and consequently the absence of many podcast programs originating from YouTube. radio; a hole that will now be somewhat closed with the novelty at hand.

And that novelty is nothing but a possibility add a podcast via URL, as reported by 9to5Google and as any user of the service can now verify. To do this, just enter: «Library > Podcasts > Add Podcast» and choose between searching for your favorite podcasts on YouTube, which is the directory I linked to, which still doesn’t work; and add podcast via resources RSSwhich is ultimately what it’s all about.

Add a podcast by URL to YouTube Music (Web)

We’re actually talking about adding a podcast with a URL, but we’re actually talking about doing it through resources RSS, the news syndication and redistribution standard on which this type of content is traditionally distributed. And I say traditionally, because with the explosion of the podcast phenomenon and its adoption by closed platforms like Spotify and the like, the model is in jeopardy.

Add a podcast by URL to YouTube Music (Android)

It is therefore a welcome plus for service users to at least be able to leave the walled garden and bring what is not there. In this case, for YouTube Music users who, in addition to music, want to enjoy podcasts without leaving the app. In the rest, everything continues as described in the news linked above and some modifications are missing that would improve the experience in this regard.

Finally, it’s worth noting that the arrival of podcasts on YouTube Music predictably means goodbye to Google Podcasts, which will pass the baton to the first to disappear once and for all at an unspecified time of year.