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If you have trouble making these instructions work, try troubleshooting here: https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/troubleshooting-getting-paywalled-episodes/

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1. Click the "Library" button along the bottom and then click the "..." button on the top right (in prior versions of the app, "Edit"). Choose "Add a Show by URL." (In the Podcasts app on a Laptop or Desktop, use "File>Add a Show by URL." In iTunes, use "File>Subscribe to Podcast").

2. Enter the URL https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/feed/citizen/ (make sure to include the final backslash) and after you see a popup with "Sign-In Required," enter your Citizen username and password, and hit "Sign In." After about 10 seconds, a box should appear saying "subscribed." (If this doesn't work, please upgrade your Podcasts app).

In the summer of 2021, Apple made it possible to subscribe through podcasts within its app. If you do that, you don't need to use the instructions above, which assume that you subscribed through our site rather than directly via Apple's app. Although setting up your own feed is less convenient than subscribing through Apple, we recommend registering through our site and then following the instructions above, since Apple gives us no way to keep in touch with subscribers or offer other benefits.

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Tap on the "+" symbol in the upper right to open the add podcast screen. Then tap on "Add URL" at the top right, and then enter the URL https://username:password@partiallyexaminedlife.com/feed/citizen/ (substituting your username and password into the feed).

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You can change the login/password at any time by long pressing on the podcast, then selecting ‘Custom Settings’ and finally ‘Edit podcast url.’

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You'll find some video instructions on adding feeds manually here.

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