i listen to a LOT of podcasts and for years i’ve noticed that sometimes the audio will just skip back a minute or so and play again, making me think i’m crazy.

lately, i have been relistening to history of rome, and it is extremely jacked up, the audio will skip back ten minutes, there will be ten minutes of silence at the end of some episodes. i assume this is because of the ads that have been retroactively added, i’m getting modern and location specific ads at the beginning of eps, and i also KNOW that the episodes were not biffed in this way the last time i listened to it.

but yeah other podcasts have also been doing this a bit for years. i remember behind the bastards would do it almost every episode, but again, just for a minute and i don’t think any content was ultimately lost. i’m using antennapod now, i was using podcast addict for a long time beforehand. do other people experience podcasts this way or have i just picked the wrong apps, or what?!

  • cRazi_man@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    That’s not normal. You’ve got some specific problem with your setup.

    I’m crazy about podcasts and have been listening for years. I use AntennaPod now and just hear an episode of Behind the Bastards today. I’ve never come across what you’re describing. Check to see if there’s an accidental screen tap happening or if there’s a hardware issue (my bluetooth earphones have touch controls that get accidentally triggered all the time).

    • CA0311 [they/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      it’s been happening for so long that i just kind of ignored it, only asking now because the history of rome has become legit unlistenable…

      also definitely happened through different phones and different apps. maybe i am just going crazy?

    • ReadFanon [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      PA has a feature where it will skip back a defined number of seconds when you pause and resume or when it loses audio focus (e.g. a notification sound plays) so you dont miss what was said or so you remember where you were up to.

      It’s buried somewhere in the absolute disaster of the multiple different settings menus of PA.

      • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Yeah that’s definitely it, forgot I had that enabled because it usually works great for notifications. There must be something that occasionally silently interrupts audio focus.