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The clock is ticking, and I'm getting a little nervous because my primary use of Google Reader is maybe slightly unusual.

What I really need is something that's going to let me manage podcast feeds with a web interface, and sync those feeds to an Android app automatically. Any suggestions? I'm still using Google Listen even though it was abandoned ages ago, just because it gets this particular feature right.

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Listen Up[1] (free version[2]) team is working on integrating it with gPodder.net[3] which, unfortunately, seems to be folding under the new load[4]. It's down right now, actually, and I don't remember their webUI but the desktop client[5] is nice so if you want to manage subscriptions from your computer, that's a way to do it. Not currently but in general. This is what I'm going with anyway.

[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.codepimps....

[2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.codepimps....

[3] http://codepimpsdotorg.blogspot.com/2013/05/listen-up-gpodde...

[4] http://codepimpsdotorg.blogspot.com/2013/06/listen-up-gpodde...

[5] http://gpodder.org/

I'm in a similar situation. I used to use Google Listen for podcasts (which was backed by Reader). I never used the online interface, but I've been using Listen a lot.

I tried a bunch of different free and paid apps, but I settled on Pocket Casts, which wasn't free. I'm happy with it - it syncs cross device, it has good config options, it looks gorgeous. I don't think there's a web interface, so it might not be the best for you.

The Beyondpod beta adds feedly support to replace the google reader functionality. Been using beyondpod for a while, and it's bloomin ace.

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