I've used
Spotify (the
free, ad-supported version) for years. I've found it to be a great website for streaming songs. Here lately (Southern for "lately"
), I've found it very helpful for listening to some tracks that are on classical music albums that someone is giving away, in order to decide whether or not to download the albums.
But I did not realize, until yesterday, that
Spotify has a passel and plethora of podcasts (yes, that was an intentional alliteration
).
I'm about to finish listening to one of their podcasts while writing this message, and I haven't
heard any advertisement yet, as I do listening to
Spotify's music, although some
visual ads have appeared. But that's the price that we have to pay to keep from paying for a premium membership.
To access the subjects and titles of the podcasts, if you're a member of
Spotify (again, the basic membership is
free (but not free of advertisements
)), first sign in. Then look at the "Your Library" menu on the far left. You should see "Podcasts," at the very end of the list. Click on that link. I recommend that you click on the (very-obvious) " Go to Browse"button that appears on the subsequent page. On the webpage that appears, drill all the way down to the bottom of the page, and you will see icons for several different categories, including non-fiction. Here are the
non-fiction categories; click on one(s) on that webpage that interest you:
- Educational.
- Stories.
- News & Politics.
- Arts & Entertainment.
- Sports & Recreation.
- Music.
- Lifestyle & Health.
In fact, there are only two categories that are
not non-fiction.
There are a
huge number of podcasts in each category, if the "Educational" category is any indication.
You can sign up for Spotify
here, among probably other Spotify webpages.