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Serial Podcasts & Auto-Play

Some podcasts are meant to be listened to in order — narrative shows, audio dramas, or course-style series. PinePods lets you mark a podcast as serial so episodes advance from oldest to newest automatically as you listen.

Marking a podcast as serial​

Open the podcast and enable the serial option in its settings. Once set:

  • Playback advances through the show in chronological order (oldest unplayed first) rather than newest-first.
  • When the current episode finishes, the next episode in the series begins automatically.

Auto-play across the queue and playlists​

Serial mode is part of a broader set of auto-advance behaviors in PinePods:

  • Queue auto-play — when an episode in your queue finishes, the next queued episode starts automatically.
  • Playlist continued play — playlists (including smart playlists) play through their episodes one after another, so a playlist behaves like a continuous listening session.

Tips​

  • Combine serial mode with Auto-Download so each new installment is downloaded and ready before you reach it.
  • For non-narrative shows you'd rather hear newest-first, simply leave serial mode off — it's opt-in per podcast.