Free podcasts: what they are and how to listen
Podcasts are audio shows you listen to whenever you want: interviews, true stories, courses, comedy, news. Unlike radio, they don’t air at a fixed time. Here’s how they work and how to listen for free.
Podcasts vs radio
Radio is live: you tune in and hear what’s on right now. A podcast is a series of recorded episodes: you choose which one to play, you can pause, go back and resume whenever you like. Many radio shows are also published as podcasts.
How to find podcasts
On myvibeon.com open the 🎙️ Podcast tab: you’ll see the most popular podcasts in your country and can search by name or topic (for example “history”, “football”, “English”). Tap a podcast to see its episodes and press play.
Resume where you left off
Episodes can last from a few minutes to over an hour. The player remembers where you stopped, so you can listen to part in the car and the rest at home. The −15 s and +15 s buttons let you replay a sentence or skip a section.
Are they really free?
The vast majority of podcasts are free: creators are funded by sponsors read during the episode or by donations. There are also paid podcasts or bonus episodes for subscribers, but the free selection is huge.
How much data they use
A one-hour episode at 128 kbps is about 58 MB; talk-only podcasts often use 64 kbps, so about 29 MB per hour. If you listen on the go without a large data plan, prefer Wi-Fi or shorter episodes. The full math is in How much data does radio streaming use.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account? No, not to listen. Signing in with Google lets you sync favorites between the website and the app.
Can I listen to podcasts in the car? Yes: via Bluetooth, via Android Auto with the My VibeOn app, or in the Tesla browser. See Radio in the car.
Where do the episodes come from? From the public feeds the creators publish: My VibeOn reads and plays them without changing them.