How to listen to podcasts on Sonos.
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How to listen to podcasts on Sonos. 13 May 2026 - Podtastic Team Sonos was built for music, so podcasts have always felt like a second-class citizen on the system. That's been changing. In the last couple of years, Sonos has added native support for the major podcast services, and the system finally feels designed for spoken-word listening rather than just bolted-on to it. The catch is that there are now four or five legitimate ways to get a podcast onto a Sonos speaker, and they're not equally good. Tl;dr. * Apple Podcasts has a native Sonos integration since 2024, working directly from the Sonos app. * Spotify podcasts play via Sonos's native Spotify support or via Spotify Connect. * AirPlay 2 lets you stream from any iOS podcast app to compatible Sonos speakers. * Bluetooth works on a small subset of Sonos models (Roam, Move, Era 100, Era 300). * Voice control via Alexa or Google Assistant handles "play [show name]" for any default-set service. Setting up Apple Podcasts on Sonos. Apple Podcasts on Sonos is the cleanest path if you already use Apple Podcasts on your phone. Add the service. Open the Sonos app on your phone, go to Settings | Services & Voice | Add a Service, and choose Apple Podcasts. You'll need to sign in with the same Apple ID you use elsewhere. Once it's added, your subscriptions and Up Next queue appear in the Sonos app's Browse tab. What you...
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