Mostly, though, Stitcher is a smart rethinking of how to present audio on the iPhone and iPad-one that encourages exploration of content you haven’t heard before, but which also makes it easy to listen to precisely what you like. It’s the one shortcoming that keeps this app from being perfect. ![]() WHYY, my local NPR affiliate, can’t be heard live on Stitcher-though I can listen to podcasts produced by the station. While an expansive list of radio stations is available, it isn’t complete. ![]() Stitcher downloads can be streamed when offline and they aren't. A lot of the other ones seem to literally download the MP3, which takes up way too much space. So far, Stitcher is the only one that I've seen that seems to do it that way. I’d be tempted to kick all the other audio apps off my iPad, in fact, except for one minor detail. Stitcher has the option to 'download' for offline listening, which is what I need in a podcast player. Similarly, if you “favorite” a radio station or a podcast, Stitcher uses that information to create a Pandora-style “station” made up of your favorite shows. Listen to the Radiolab podcast, and you can see Amazon-style recommendations showing that other listeners also like to listen to This American Life. Zite-the app uses that to shape which news it shows you in the future. The company began with just the listening app and was venture-backed until 2014. Then come back and listen later when you have time. ![]() Ever start a podcast and wish you could come back to it later without having to search The app's new 'Listen Later. Stitcher was founded in 2008 by Noah Shanok, Mike Ghaffary, and Peter deVroede. is trying to further entice customers by bundling Stitcher Premium with its SiriusXM Platinum Plan. These episodes will be saved to a new playlist accessible through your main navigation drawer. Tap on the thumbs-up or thumbs-down on those front page news stories, for example, and-like Stitcher Radio has made the jump to version 3.2, and it's a pretty nice update. with any email address after opening a Stitcher podcast app for the first time but. But more interesting is how Stitcher responds to your preferences. While you can listen to podcasts on the Stitcher website without an.
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