Even though there are one or two remaining #accessibility bugs, I decided to reinstall Castro, the best podcast player I’ve ever used when it was working well but which lost its way for a while. At one point it was facing extinction.
I congratulate the new owners of @castropodcasts who had a plan and are sticking to it. Even when Castro was working relatively well, there were issues with podcast discovery and timely delivery of episodes. They’ve been working on those infrastructural things first, because all the features in the world don’t mean a damn if you can’t get the content you want consistently. In this regard, Castro is rock-solid now and it is better than it’s ever been.
The biggest #accessibility bug that remains in my opinion is that Castro no longer speaks the source of an episode when you’re in the Inbox. I worked extensively with the previous developers to get this order optimal, and I hope this can be addressed soon.
Nevertheless, I am reminded all over again of how Castro allows me to triage the extensive podcast content I consume far far more efficiently than with any other podcast app out there. Coming back to Castro feels like coming home after a long absence.
Well done to the new owners for their methodical approach. I’ve gladly reactivated my Castro Plus and hope the app has a long, bright future.