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Overcast has a clean interface for listening to podcasts (pictures)

This new podcast player features an intuitive interface for finding podcasts you want to listen to.

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Outcast: Podcast Player

This new podcast player for iPhone gives you the basics for free, but keeps extra features like speed control and silence skipping behind a pay wall.

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Finding podcasts

Outcast shows you available podcasts by category, and if you sign in with Twitter, you can also get recommendations from the people you follow.

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Listening to podcasts

As you listen to a podcast you can use forward and back controls, send the podcast to other devices via AirPlay (bottom center), and sample the extra features using the buttons in the lower corners.

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Your podcast list

Once you choose a few podcasts they'll show up in your list.

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Sample effects

Smart Speed, Voice Boost, and speed controls can be sampled for 5 minutes, but you'll need to unlock them to use them all the time.

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Playback controls

Once you've paid the fee, you'll able to switch between continuous or one-by-one playback, and you can use the sleep timers.

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What you get for paying

If you decide to pay the $4.99, £2.99, or AU$6.99 fee for the full version, these are the features you will unlock.

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