

So what is the Sonos System? At the core, Sonos is a wifi connected speaker system. Sonos isn’t a new service, but it is new to me, and learning the ins and outs, good and bad, and quirks of using Sonos has been interesting. This is the first Sonos product I’ve ever owned and while I will review that device specifically next, first I want to talk about the overall Sonos ecosystem.

If you have podcasts downloaded to a macOS or Windows computer, you can play these on Sonos by adding them to a Sonos Music Library.A few weeks ago, in search of a new portable speaker to use outdoors on the deck and in the yard, I purchased the new Sonos Roam speaker. For more information see our article about playing music stored on your Android device. If you have podcasts located in your Music folder, the podcasts will be listed under Music, not Podcasts. The podcasts folder should be in the root directory of your Android device. For podcasts to show up in the Sonos app under On This Device, they must reside in the Podcasts folder on your Android controller. Stream downloaded podcasts to Sonos Podcasts stored on an Android deviceĭownload the podcasts to your Podcasts folder on your Android device. Tap the Podcasts & Shows filter at the top.Tap the desired service to browse their content.If you can’t find the podcast you’re looking for in the Sonos app, we recommend using direct control or AirPlay. Not all services that provide podcasts will have their podcast catalogs available in the Sonos app via browsing or searching. Some services let you browse, search, and play podcasts from within the Sonos app. See our article on direct control for a list of services that support it. Direct control lets you play a podcast within the service’s app, then cast the audio directly to Sonos. Services like Spotify and iHeartRadio support direct control.

See our article on using AirPlay with Sonos for more information. If you have a supported iOS or macOS device, you can stream any audio from that device directly to Sonos using AirPlay, including audio from your podcast app.

The easiest way to stream podcasts to Sonos is by using AirPlay on a supported iOS or macOS device or using a service that supports direct control. Stream podcasts using Apple AirPlay or direct control You can stream podcasts to Sonos using direct control, AirPlay, the Sonos app, or play downloaded podcasts using a Sonos music library. This article will show you how to listen to podcasts on Sonos.
