As a Citizen, you get every paywalled, ad-free episode in the podcast app of your choice. How you set it up depends on where your membership is:
- You joined on Patreon: follow the Patreon steps just below.
- You joined on this website: follow the website steps further down.
Not a Citizen yet? Join on this website or on Patreon ($7 a month or $70 a year). Having trouble? Contact us.
If you joined on Patreon
Patreon makes a private feed link just for you. You copy that link once and paste it into your podcast app. It’s easiest in a web browser (Safari, Chrome) rather than the Patreon app.
Step 1: Copy your private feed link
- Log in at patreon.com/partiallyexaminedlife.
- Click the Collections tab and open the Citizen Feed podcast.
- Click Add to podcast app (on some screens, Listen in app) and choose Other podcast apps.
- Click Copy. The link is now on your clipboard.
The same link is also on the Membership tab, under Listen in other podcast apps: choose Other podcast apps and click Copy. In the Patreon phone app, tap the … menu on our page and choose Add to podcast app.
Copy the link before you open your podcast app. The Apple Podcasts button on the Membership tab can open Apple Podcasts and ask for a URL. If it does, paste the link you copied.
Step 2: Paste it into your podcast app
- Apple Podcasts (iPhone or iPad): open the Library tab, tap the … button at the top right, choose Follow a Show by URL, paste the link and tap Follow.
- Apple Podcasts (Mac): in the File menu, choose Follow a Show by URL, paste the link and click Follow.
- Overcast: tap + at the top right, then Add URL, and paste the link.
- Spotify: Spotify can’t take a private link. If you see a Spotify option under Listen in other podcast apps, click it and then Connect to Spotify.
- Other apps: look for “Add by URL”, “Add podcast manually” or a + button, and paste the link.
Good to know
- The link is tied to your Patreon account, so please don’t share it. If your membership ends, the feed stops updating.
- If you moved to Patreon from a website membership, delete the old “Citizen Feed” from your app first, so you don’t end up with two copies.
- If an app says the feed can’t be found, copy the link again; a cut-off link is the usual cause. If it still fails, try another app.
If you joined on this website
Your feed is https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/feed/citizen/ (include the final slash). It asks for the username and password you use on this site.
- Apple Podcasts: Library tab, … at the top right, Follow a Show by URL (on a Mac: File > Follow a Show by URL). Enter the feed address. When “Sign-In Required” appears, enter your username and password and tap Sign In.
- Overcast: tap +, then Add URL, and enter https://username:password@partiallyexaminedlife.com/feed/citizen/ with your own username and password filled in.
- Podcast Addict: tap +, choose RSS feed, enter the feed address, tick Authentication Required and enter your username and password.
- Other apps: add the feed “by URL” and enter your username and password when asked. If the app never asks, use the username:password form shown under Overcast.
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