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Questions relating to the playing and synchronisation of Podcasts, and software which can be used with Ubuntu to manage and listen to them.

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Applications to replace iTunes for iPod synchronization?

I need to synchronise my iPod Nano (5th generation) with music and podcasts (video and audio). I can use Rhythmbox for music, but does not seem to work with Podcast. So, what application can I use to ...
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How do I download iTunes podcasts with hpodder or other software?

Well, I want to download some lectures from Itunes.apple.com, and I've found a program called hpodder but I really haven't understood how to use it. Does anyone here know how to ? Or does anyone know ...
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MP3 player with good podcast support?

By good podcast support I mean: resuming the audio files where I switched off the player or skipped the file. Synching with my podcatcher (currently I'm using Miro but I could change): deleting ...
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How to disable automatic download of new podcast episodes in Rhythmbox?

After adding a new podcast to Rhythmbox it starts downloading the newest episode automatically without asking the user for permission. I do find this behaviour pretty annoying especially when you ...
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How to register downloaded podcast mp3 in Banshee?

I just upgraded to Natty and trying to start using Banshee instead of Rythmbox. I noticed that Banshee put downloaded podcost under Podcast folder. I have a bunch of previously downloaded podcasts by ...
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What brands of USB Microphones are compatible with Ubuntu Studio?

I am interested in starting a podcast (eventually going to VLog/Vodcast). I have been doing the due diligence of getting a list of the necessary elements to successfully produce a good quality podcast....
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Video-/podcasting setup on Ubuntu

A few friends and I are gearing up to do a video- & podcast, and I was wondering if anyone had tips as to what software to use... I run 12.04 and am responsible for recording, editing and ...
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How can I stop banshee from downloading podcasts as 'read only'

When Banshee downloads podcasts to the 'Podcasts' folder, it marks that folder as read only. This is a problem when I want to sync them to my Android smartphone and I am unable to listen to them ...
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What program should I use to manage an iPod Shuffle (4G)?

I have a nano which I barely ever download anything to and haven't done so recently. I use it mainly for music. I also have the 4G iPod shuffle and that is the thing I have trouble with. I have ...
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How to import Rhythmbox podcasts into Banshee?

With Natty, the default music-player changed from Rhythmbox to Banshee. While my music seems to have moved along, the podcasts didn't. I have therefore two questions : How can I listen the podcasts I ...
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How to re-download incomplete podcast downloads in Rhythmbox

It seems like Rhythmbox has a bad habit of not downloading some of the podcast files completely: But I don't seem to find the option of re-downloading the episode anywhere. Deleting the episode, ...
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Are there any good podcast clients for Ubuntu and alternatives? [closed]

I was really curious to know the answer to this one. I tried a little bit of search on the forum but there was not a question like this (although I may be wrong, and if I am, please direct me to the ...
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Is there a podcasts player which remembers the time?

I tried out many different programs like gPodder, Rhythmbox and Banshee, but with none, the program remembers the played time. Is there a player which can do that and download automatically the ...
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Podcast subscription in Banshee

I have successfully subscribed to the Ubuntu UK Podcast by giving the RSS-link http://feeds.feedburner.com/UbuntuUkPodcastOgg-high?format=xml to Banshee and it works fine. But the same does not work ...
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A script to monitor new files in folder so I can add them to an external XML files

I want to monitor (by cron, I got that part covered :P) new audio files in folders so I can add them toa separate XML files which act as an podcast RSS feed. The file structure looks like this: - ...
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Unable to load the podcast's feed in Rhythmbox

I try to use Rhythmbox for podcasts. I can search podcasts by names and authors but when I try to subscribe them (for some feeds) Rhythmbox shows this error "Unable to load the feed - Check your ...
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How to add BBC podcasts to Rhythmbox?

I copied link address from RSS feed here http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/comedy. Then clicked ADD button in Rhythmbox podcast and added http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/comedy/rss.xml ...
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Apply compressor effect to new podcasts automatically?

I want to greatly reduce the dynamic range of certain audio podcasts automatically. The effect needs to be applied to all episodes of some feeds, other feeds don't need this and can be ignored. I'd ...
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Update (manage) podcasts on iPhone4

Is there a way I can update (manage) podcasts on my iPhone4 from Ubuntu? What I especially want to do is: - check if new episodes of podcasts are available - download new episodes
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How to create the xml file for podcasting?

I'm interested in podcasting. My only worry is how to create an xml file to give all the information about the audio file.
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Can't add New Yorker podcast to rhythmbox

When I try to add http://www.newyorker.com/books’ podcast feed, I get this error: There was a problem adding this podcast: The feed does not contain any downloadable items. Please verify the URL: ...
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Can podcast feeds be exported from Rhythmbox?

Can podcast feeds be exported from Rhythmbox? I'l like a list of all rss feed addresses that I have subscribed to. Thanks.
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How can I make rhythmbox/gpodder download podcasts into a single folder?

I listen to podcast on my android phone. Since I only listen to podcasts, I want to play a single folder. I am using folderplayer which cannot go into subfolders (at least, I didn't find how to make ...
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How to transfer podcasts from one computer to another?

I have 6 GB worth Podcasts on my Old computer and I wish to transfer to to my new computer? I know where my podcasts files are stored. How do I copy it to my new computer such that the old podcasts ...
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How can I synchronize podcasts using Ubuntu One?

I use Rhythmbox's podcast feature, to automatically download new podcast episodes from feeds which I've subscribed to. I also happen to use Ubuntu on several computers, all synced to the same Ubuntu ...
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Is there a podcast app for Ubuntu-touch?

I don't get any result for 'podcast' in the Ubuntu store. Is there really non available for Ubuntu-touch ?
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Command line podcatcher with per-podcast automatic/nonautomatic download

Is there a command line podcatcher that lets me configure some podcasts to be downloaded automatically and asks before downloading if other podcasts where updated depending on the configuration for ...
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How Can I Schedule Automatic Download Morning Edition Podcast?

I would like to automatically download the Morning Edition podcast every day. I do not own any apple products. I downloaded and installed flareget, but cannot figure out how to make it do this. I am ...
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How to add authenticated podcast feed to rhythmbox

I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 with Rhythmbox 2.97. I have an RSS podcast feed that uses HTTP Auth. Adding this URL to Rhythmbox podcast library results in a generic 'Unable to load the feed. Check your ...
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Audio player with lyrics loaded from file

I'm looking for an audio player (may be for gnome, kde, xfce, doesn't matter) in which I'd be able to load my own lyrics from a file. I have some language-learning podcasts and would like to have a ...
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How to record input and output simulataneously from computer audio?

I have Audacity, Pavucontrol, and Audio Recorder installed. I'm currently on a Zoom meeting, and trying to test the record function. Audio Recorder has the following options: Built-in Audio Analogue (...
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Podbird app stops every time

Today, the podbird application (from nik90) stops suddenly when downloading an episode of "VOA Learning english" from 11.11.2015. I have a BQ Aquaris phone. As the app tries to download the episode ...
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Guayadeque won't allow to me set podcast directory

Every time I set a podcast directory and click "accept" it resets back to (none). I tried searching the internet and the only thing I could find was from the Guayadeque team back in '10 saying to ...
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Banshee podcasts episodes

Recently I have downloaded all the episodes of a podcast to Banshee. I can only see the first couple dozen of them in the player screen, yet if I look in the downloads folder or searched them in ...
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What podcast/streaming tools are available?

I want to be able to do one or all of the followings: Talk to my computer and be heard over a network (Crazy O.o) Live Video Streaming (Watch a Video and share over network) Live Audio streaming (...
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Add plain html Podcast-Link (no xml / rss) to gpodder

One of my subscribed podcasts has recently changed it's podcast feed to rss 2.0 or so I believe to have read. At any rate other podcast sites seem to have no problem retrieving the mp3 files, whereas ...
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Help with gpodder / podcast-parser installation

The latest version 3.9.2 of gpodder gives when following error when I run it: gratis@Aurora:~$ gpodder Error: Module "podcastparser" (python-podcastparser) not found. The podcastparser ...
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Miro does not play Flash and HTML5 videos

I wanted to watch the Olympics, so I installed Miro 5.0.2 (49960df1) on Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit. After downloading the Olympics podcasts, I tried to watch the live streams but I was greeted with these ...
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Podcatcher for home server and desktop PC (frontend/backend)

I've got a home server that is always on and online but hasn't got a display. What I'd like to do is the following: The server checks my podcast subscriptions and downloads them in the background. ...
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Podcast manager that burns CD

I can't find any podcast manager that will let me burn the podcast to CD. Is there software for Ubuntu that will let you download podcasts and then burn to CD?
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Make a podcast to get traffic [duplicate]

I need to make podcast,I have audacity and made a few but I am having problem converting it into a mp3 and storing it
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