Acast paid podcast custom URL error in Shortcuts

I have recently subscribed to an Acast paid podcast which I can access via a unique URL in the Podcasts app. Works fine, I can play my podcasts fine.

However...

I'd like this podcast played in a Shortcut. Other podcasts play fine as part of a shortcut, but this one that I have added with a custom URL will not. It allows me to select it when configuring the shortcut, but will not play it.

Anyone have any experience of this?

Thanks

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 30, 2023 12:41 AM

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mattcd216 Author

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Posted on Dec 5, 2023 12:32 AM

After a bit of playing around with other apps, I think this is a bug between Shortcuts and Podcasts, where the podcast has been manually added by URL.

I am now using the app Overcast for this podcast URL, and it works fine with Shortcuts.

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