Use the Podcasts app to find shows about science, news, politics, comedy, and more. If you find a show you like, you can follow it to add it to your library. Then you can easily listen offline, get notified about new episodes, access followed shows on your other Apple devices and on Apple Podcasts on the web, and more.
Note: Shows may offer paid subscriptions that give you access to exclusive shows and episodes, new releases, episodes without ads, and more. You can on your iPhone.
Do any of the following:
Search by title, person, or topic: Tap Search, then enter a word or phrase in the search field. Suggested search phrases appear as you type; you can tap one, or tap Search on the onscreen keyboard to view all results for the word or phrase you typed. Top search results appear below suggested search phrases—tap a show or channel in the list to go directly to it.
Discover new shows: Tap Browse to see new and trending shows, and the Apple editorial collections. You can also tap Search without typing anything; you see featured categories such as Top Charts.
Tip: To quickly select a Top Charts category, tap All Categories in the Top Charts screen, then tap a category.
Add shows by URL: Tap Library, tap on your iPhone.
Tap Home, then scroll down to the Shared with You section.
If you don’t see Shared with You, check to make sure your friend is in your contacts, and that Podcasts is turned on in Settings on your iPhone.
Tap a show to see its information page.
Tap Episodes (or the current filter) above the list of episodes.
Choose an option, like Unplayed or Season 1.
Note: Some filter options, such as Unplayed, Downloaded, Saved, and Played, are only available for shows that you follow or shows with downloaded or saved episodes.