How to Follow to a Podcast

You never have to pay anything to follow and listen to StarQuest podcasts. We make all our podcasts available for free. And while you can visit our web site to listen to the new episodes as they become available, that might be inconvenient for you. You might want to have the latest episodes download to your computer or phone automatically as they become available instead of having to seek them out. It’s like the difference between watching TV as it airs or letting your DVR record it for you.

It’s very simple to follow a show, but first you’ll need some software, which ranges in price between free and a few bucks. They all have various features, like syncing your listening progress across various devices, but we won’t get into all that here. We’ll stick to helping you with the basic function of following a podcast so that it will automatically download new episodes. (Alternatively, you can listen on your Amazon Echo device.)

(You can find links to follow each of our shows in the various apps and directories on each show’s page. Start by going to our listing of shows.)

Our Favorite Podcatcher Apps

There are many podcatcher applications available for the various platforms and you should be able to follow our podcasts with any of them. But the following are the ones that we at SQPN use and enjoy ourselves.

  1. Apple’s Podcast (iOS) (and included in macOS)
  2. Overcast (iOS)
  3. Pocket Casts (iOS, Android)
  4. Downcast (iOS, Mac)

On Your iPhone or iPad

In Apple Podcasts

  1. Launch the Podcasts app
  2. Tap the search button at the bottom right of the screen
  3. Tap in the search box at the top of the screen
  4. Search for “SQPN”
  5. The top row scrolls left and right. Tap the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  6. Tap the subscribe button

In Overcast

  1. Launch the Overcast app
  2. Tap the + in the upper right
  3. Tap the search box
  4. Enter “SQPN”
  5. Tap on the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  6. Tap the subscribe button

In Pocket Casts

  1. Launch the Pocket Casts app
  2. Tap Discover
  3. Tap the search box
  4. Enter “SQPN”
  5. Tap on the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  6. Tap the subscribe button

In Downcast

  1. Launch the Downcast app
  2. Tap the “Add” button at the bottom center of the screen
  3. Tap “Search for podcasts”
  4. Enter “SQPN”
  5. Tap on the podcast to which you’d like to follow
  6. Tap on the “Subscribe” link at the top right

On Your Android Phone

In Pocket Casts

  1. Launch the Pocket Casts app
  2. Tap Discover
  3. Tap the search box
  4. Enter “SQPN”
  5. Tap on the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  6. Tap the subscribe button

On Your Mac Computer

In Podcasts

  1. Open the Podcasts app
  2. Click in the search box in the upper left and type “SQPN”.
  3. The top row scrolls left and right. Click the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  4. Below the show’s logo, click the subscribe button.

In Downcast

  1. Launch the Downcast app
  2. Click the “Add” button at the left center of the window
  3. Tap “Search for podcasts”
  4. Enter “SQPN”
  5. Click on the podcast to which you’d like to follow
  6. Click on the “Subscribe” link at the top right of the podcast name

On Your Windows Computer

In Pocket Casts

  1. Go to http://play.pocketcasts.com/web
  2. Click on the + in the upper right of your browser window
  3. Enter “SQPN” in the search box and hit Enter.
  4. Click on the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  5. Click the subscribe button

In the Podcasts app

  1. Open Podcasts and click in the search box in the top left
  2. Type SQPN, and hit Enter.
  3. The top row scrolls left and right. Click the podcast to which you’d like to follow.
  4. Click the subscribe button.

On Amazon Echo/Alexa

To listen on your Amazon Echo using Alexa, it’s very simple. Just say, “Alexa, play [name of podcast] podcast” and it will be begin playing. For example, you can say, “Alex, play Secrets of Movies and TV Shows podcast” and it will start playing the latest episode.