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68 | Overdrive | July 2017 5 APPS FOR THAT PodCruncher PodCruncher offers variable playback speeds and con- tinuous playback and queueing. Forward and back buttons, custom- ized to the number of seconds you prefer, let you jump ahead through slow material or replay something. Other options let you toggle between the podcasts on your playlists. Video podcasts are available full-screen modes. Voice controls let you use the app while driving without hav- ing to touch your de- vice. Podcasts can be set to auto-download in the background. PodCruncher is available for $2.99 on iOS devices. Podcast & Radio Addict This app offers over 450,000 podcasts. It includes adjustable playback speed and the ability to skip silence, allowing you to consume a podcast quicker. The app has a shuffle mode and a loop mode and offers customized recom- mendations based on your podcast sub- scriptions. You also can browse trending podcasts by category. Users can set podcasts to download automatically and delete themselves once they've been listened to. Podcast & Radio Addict is available for free on Android devices. Overcast Overcast offers smart speed, voice boost and smart playlists. The smart speed feature picks up the speed without distort- ing the voices. The voice boost feature can be used to enhance and normalize speech, which is handy in a noisy cab. Smart playlists let users search and sort podcasts that can be downloaded for offline playing. Podcasts and prog- ress on them can be synced among iOS devices. Overcast is powered by a cloud service, which saves data usage and bat- tery life. Overcast is avail- able for free on iOS devices. Pocket Casts Pocket Casts' play- back features include an up-next queue, silence trimmer, vari- able speed, volume boost, streaming and backward and for- ward skipping. Pod- casts can be browsed by charts, networks and categories. The app stores subscriptions and playback and filter preferences in the cloud so they can stay synced across different devices. It can be set to refresh automatically for new episodes when you're connected to a WiFi signal so that they're waiting for you when you open the app. The app is avail- able for $3.99 on Android and iOS devices. Stitcher Stitcher's features include customizable playlists and pre-set stations from its edi- tors, such as Top 20 Comedy shows and Top 20 News & Poli- tics shows. The app also provides recom- mendations based on your listening history. Stitcher offers vari- able speed playback, automatic downloads and continuous playback. Outside of podcasts, Stitcher also offers radio shows, including live stations. Its car mode feature simplifies the interface and makes the buttons larger, en- abling easier control while driving. The app is avail- able for free on Android and iOS devices. Customizing audio content for the road DEANNE WINSLETT P odcasts may be the perfect entertainment option for truckers: They're mobile, they're free, and they're of- fered in as many genres as you find in periodicals, books and movies. Fans of audiobooks and talk radio will find plenty to like among the hundreds of thousands of podcasts. All you need is a podcast player app on your smartphone or tablet to play the programming through your truck's audio system. Any podcast app you use will allow you to set up your podcast subscrip- tions. Since episodes can be down- loaded in advance, no WiFi or data connection is required for playback.

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