davelliott Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 I just downloaded the most recent episode of the podcast, episode # 337: "What is a Group Cruise." I use Podcast Addict on my tablet so that I can listen while on my commute to work. I wasn't sure if the recording was the problem or if something happened with just Podcast Addict. I am posting here to see if anyone else had this issue. It not, maybe I need to use another app to download the podcast to listen on my commute. I noticed something weird on this episode and was wondering if everyone also had this same issue. Perhaps it was just something weird going on with Podcast Addict. As I was listening, I realized that it started to replay a part that I had already heard. I started listening carefully for a specific part to see how many times I had already heard it. For example, when Matt mentioned that about 50 percent of the people are on their first group cruise and Annette said that she thought many people are traveling with friends who are on their 2nd or 3rd group cruise. I listened to the whole podcast and this part was repeated 14 times. It appears that the episode that I downloaded must have been only about 2 or 3 minutes. I couldn't really tell exactly where the repeating started, but the parts that I heard were all there 14 times. And there was no usual ending where Matt answers questions. Could anyone comment to let me know if you had any issues with this episode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 I didn't have any issues with this episode, but I have had similar issues with several others. I listen directly on the RCBlog website. Our internet is sketchy at times, so I just attributed it to a problem with my wifi or provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8erguy1978 Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 The issue you describe is really weird. I had no issue listening with play music (Google app) on my phone. I didn't download, I just listened to it streamed, but that shouldn't make a difference. Sounds like the download somehow got corrupt. I'd delete and redownload before giving up on your favorite app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brobbins246 Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 It played fine for me on Podbean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 I just listened to the full episode, and had no issues. If you're on iOS, you might want to try out Overcast for your podcast player. I've been using it for years and never had a glitchy podcast episode from any of the roughly dozen that I listen to regularly. Weirdest thing I've had happen is an episode I've already listened to will sometimes download again after I've deleted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nope, it played completely normal for me on the Google Podcast app. I did hear Matt's cat, though (not that that's terribly unusual, but it always makes me smile). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Anypod does this in about 1 in every ten episodes. Does not happen with any other podcasts I listen to, just RCBP. This is over wifi. Edited January 19, 2020 by Baked Alaska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockerDom31 Posted January 19, 2020 Report Share Posted January 19, 2020 Yes! This happens to me all the time! I Figured out that it’s because on my commute to work there are various levels of cell phone signal. So I chalk it up to the fact that the podcast did not download completely and there was some error. All I had to do was go to a more stable connection, redownload the podcast, and all is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelliott Posted January 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Thanks for the replies. I will delete and try to download it again. I use a tablet that does not connect to cell service. I download all my podcasts while on WiFi at home and then listen on the road. On another podcast, not Royal Caribbean Blog, I have had the podcast try to connect while playing. When it can't connect, it automatically stops playing. I guess the podcast owner has some form of advertising that forces the playback to look for an ad. But that has only happened on one other. But after listening to all the episodes of Matt's, this is the first time that a 2 or 3 minute segment actually repeated seamlessly 14 times. After reading some of your replies, I listened to this episode on this site, and it plays normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Sorry for the issues you encountered. As others noted, the best strategy is to redownload. It seems sometimes this occurs and redownloading usually fixes it right up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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