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Pocket Casts podcast app acquired by NPR and a coalition of public radio organization

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Take a look at any list of top podcasts, and you’ll almost always find at least a few titles from NPR or other public radio producers. Now four of them have banded together to buy one of the most popular podcast apps. NPR, WNYC, WBEZ, and This American Life have acquired Pocket Casts, a mobile […]

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OK Google, Listen to NPR: Google launches custom voice actions for Android apps

by Brad Linder 3 Comments on OK Google, Listen to NPR: Google launches custom voice actions for Android apps

Google is letting Android app developers create custom voice actions for their apps, letting users new ways to launch and use those apps with a voice command. So how does it work? If you’ve got the NPR One app installed on your phone, just say “OK Google, listen to NPR” and the app will launch and […]