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Getting Podcasts (Work in Progress)

The Podcast Downloader:App

To get podcasts on your IPod with Rockbox. You will need a way download and sync podcasts to your IPod. By the way, Gpodder is my recommended app to fetch podcasts. Although it has a dated User Interface and experience, it is the best app I found for this task on Linux, that is also available for Windows and macOS.

Install Software from link

Gpodder website: https://gpodder.github.io/ 

Setup Gpodder:

    Launching the app. Open Preferences from the hamburger menu in the top right corner.

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    Select the device preferences tab.

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    Select the "Filesystem-based" option from the device type drop down.

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    Enter or browse for the podcast folder path from the top level of the IPods storage into the "mountpoint" setting.

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    I recommend turning off the option to "Create Playlists on Device".

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    Make sure the remainder options are set like in this image.

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    Using Gpodder:

     

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