{"id":903505,"date":"2026-05-04T07:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/spotifys-prompted-playlists-can-help-you-find-new-podcasts-to-listen-to\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:18:09","slug":"spotifys-prompted-playlists-can-help-you-find-new-podcasts-to-listen-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/spotifys-prompted-playlists-can-help-you-find-new-podcasts-to-listen-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify\u2019s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts<\/a>, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to find new shows to listen to. Prompted Playlists were originally launched as a beta feature<\/a> in December, but previously only worked for music. You can use the feature to effectively generate customized Discover Weekly playlists using text prompts to \u201csteer the algorithm\u201d toward specific genres or themes.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s update allows you to do the same thing with playlists of podcast episodes. The feature is still in beta, though, and is currently only available in English for Premium users in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.<\/p>\n

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When I tried out the updated feature, Spotify\u2019s AI took several minutes to generate my podcast playlist (including a step it described as \u201cverifying humor\u201d), but I was surprisingly satisfied with the results. I asked for a playlist of Dungeons & Dragons<\/em> actual play shows, including a mix of popular series and hidden gems. My first prompt highlighted an issue that\u2019s worth noting if you\u2019re using this feature for podcasts \u2014 it will pull random episodes of shows, which could be an issue if a show is designed for chronological listening.<\/p>\n

This was pretty easy to fix, though. After generating a playlist, you can go back in and edit your prompt to update the playlist. I added a line specifying that the playlist should only include the first episodes of campaigns or shows. The new sampling the AI gave me was more well-rounded than I expected, including a couple episodes of Dimension 20<\/em> and Critical Role<\/em> along with some smaller shows I either hadn\u2019t heard of before or haven\u2019t had a chance to listen to yet, like Tales from the Stinky Dragon<\/em> and Join the Party<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Each episode in the playlist also included a brief AI-generated description of how the episode fits into my prompt. While I\u2019m usually skeptical of AI-generated summaries like this, the summaries for shows I have watched were accurate, like describing Dimension 20: Fantasy High<\/em> as \u201cfunny with real stakes.\u201d It\u2019s vague, but at least not misleading.<\/p>\n

You can add to and manually edit Prompted Playlists after generating them, or keep updating them if you\u2019re not a fan of the podcast episodes the AI pulls for you. While I still don\u2019t plan on using this feature for music, it could be useful for some listeners when it comes to podcasts, specifically compiling a \u201cfirst episodes\u201d sample pack like this. You can also set the playlist to refresh regularly so you can get new podcast samplers daily or weekly.<\/p>\n

To try out the feature, go into the Spotify app and select \u201cCreate\u201d then choose \u201cPrompted Playlist\u201d from the menu. In the prompt text box, describe what kind of podcast episodes you want the playlist to include and hit \u201cGenerate playlist.\u201d The first couple of times I tried it, I got an error saying Prompted Playlists don\u2019t support podcasts yet. The issue was resolved after I updated the app.<\/p>\n

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