I started getting the pre-roll ads for Critical Role when using Google Podcasts maybe a couple months ago. It seems like they're using a service which stitches ads in when the audio file is served so they can serve more up to date or regional ads. So if you had downloaded a bunch of CR at once months ago on Google Podcasts it might explain the behavior. Not sure why PocketCasts wouldn't have the same unless they're Caching episodes on PocketCast servers when they're first uploaded instead of downloading them from CR servers each time.
I'm essentially re-listening to the campaigns during my lunch break so if they all start getting annoying ads going forward I'll just go back to getting audio books from OverDrive I suppose.
The first campaign is still on their old Nerdist/Geek and Sundry listing (the newer ones look to be from stitcher.com), so I'm wondering if once I get through the ones there the newer stuff won't all be like that going forward.
I started getting the pre-roll ads for Critical Role when using Google Podcasts maybe a couple months ago. It seems like they're using a service which stitches ads in when the audio file is served so they can serve more up to date or regional ads. So if you had downloaded a bunch of CR at once months ago on Google Podcasts it might explain the behavior. Not sure why PocketCasts wouldn't have the same unless they're Caching episodes on PocketCast servers when they're first uploaded instead of downloading them from CR servers each time.
I'm essentially re-listening to the campaigns during my lunch break so if they all start getting annoying ads going forward I'll just go back to getting audio books from OverDrive I suppose.
The first campaign is still on their old Nerdist/Geek and Sundry listing (the newer ones look to be from stitcher.com), so I'm wondering if once I get through the ones there the newer stuff won't all be like that going forward.