{"id":2293582,"date":"2026-02-22T07:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2293582"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:54:07","slug":"netflix-keeps-trying-to-recommend-video-podcasts-to-me-and-i-hate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-keeps-trying-to-recommend-video-podcasts-to-me-and-i-hate-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix keeps trying to recommend video podcasts to me \u2014 and I hate it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"1ffca28c-e9aa-4040-9496-820eb652affc\">I&#8217;m not usually in the business of moaning about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/entertainment\/streaming\/netflix\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/entertainment\/streaming\/netflix\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/entertainment\/streaming\/netflix\">Netflix <\/a>and the features it offers. We already rank it as one of the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/best-streaming-video-services,review-2625.html\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/best-streaming-video-services,review-2625.html\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/us\/best-streaming-video-services,review-2625.html\"> best streaming services<\/a> in the business, and I think its interface offers one of the better user experiences among all the streamers I frequent.<\/p>\n<p>That said, over the last couple of weeks, I&#8217;ve seen podcast trailers appear on my homepage <em>just enough <\/em>to make me want to vent about it on the internet. So, I&#8217;m offering a humble plea to Ted Sarandos and everyone at Netflix: <em><strong>Please, stop trying to get me to<\/strong><\/em><em> <\/em><em><strong>watch video podcasts on my streaming service: I do not care. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"1ffca28c-e9aa-4040-9496-820eb652affc-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Functionally, I know <em>why <\/em>this is happening. Netflix has continued to expand into other content areas beyond film and TV in recent years, and the app has become home to games, talk shows, events, and, of course, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8900245\/type\/dlg\/sid\/tomsguide-us-4876753863121876215\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\/genre\/82696818\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\/genre\/82696818\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8900245\/type\/dlg\/sid\/hawk-custom-tracking\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/browse\/genre\/82696818\" data-merchant-name=\"Netflix\" data-merchant-id=\"1070\" data-merchant-network=\"CJ\" data-merchant-url=\"netflix.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">a reasonable range of video podcasts<\/a>, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8900245\/type\/dlg\/sid\/tomsguide-us-6654181090197747098\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/netflix-barstool-sports-video-podcast-partnership\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/netflix-barstool-sports-video-podcast-partnership\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/8900245\/type\/dlg\/sid\/hawk-custom-tracking\/https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/netflix-barstool-sports-video-podcast-partnership\" data-merchant-name=\"Netflix\" data-merchant-id=\"1070\" data-merchant-network=\"CJ\" data-merchant-url=\"netflix.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">selections from Barstool Sports<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-10-14\/netflix-partnership-the-ringer-spotify-studios-video-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-10-14\/netflix-partnership-the-ringer-spotify-studios-video-podcasts\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Spotify Studios\/The Ringer.<\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\">\n<span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">I recognize that this is all a &#8220;me problem,&#8221; and <em>such <\/em>an inconsequential one to moan about at that, but I&#8217;m genuinely sick of opening the page and seeing a big splashy ad featuring people gathered around mics at the top of my home page. Even when it&#8217;s an ad for something I already listen to, like &#8220;The Big Picture,&#8221; I&#8217;d much rather see that spot taken up by a show or movie I&#8217;d genuinely be interested in adding to my watchlist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"17fe0819-9fef-42d0-b62b-136d489aa8c9\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1424px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.18%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jf7aSp9cSCfVdRacTagagK-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jf7aSp9cSCfVdRacTagagK-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jf7aSp9cSCfVdRacTagagK-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jf7aSp9cSCfVdRacTagagK-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jf7aSp9cSCfVdRacTagagK-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jf7aSp9cSCfVdRacTagagK-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Netflix\/The Ringer)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"c90e3402-4af5-4b60-8fc7-7cc5c758a5c0\">This isn&#8217;t just that they don&#8217;t offer podcasts that resonate with me, either. Netflix does offer a range of pods that include comedy, true crime, pop culture and live sports, including some that I already listen to, but I can&#8217;t ever see Netflix eclipsing somewhere like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/tag\/apple\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/tag\/apple\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/tag\/apple\">Apple <\/a>Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube as the place I go to for my podcasting needs.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, if this is meant to encourage me or other users to use Netflix for &#8220;second screen&#8221; entertainment or background listening, that&#8217;s why I <em>listen <\/em>to a podcast; unless I can&#8217;t get my preferred pods elsewhere, why would I make the switch from the platform I already use?<\/p>\n<p>Granted, I&#8217;m also probably not the target audience; I&#8217;ve never really gotten on board with video podcasts in general. When I&#8217;m listening to &#8220;The Big Picture,&#8221; for example, chances are I&#8217;m either mid-commute, running errands or getting on top of some chores.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5gf27np9FWGvFrJqH6qgth\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-5gf27np9FWGvFrJqH6qgth slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>My personal confusion about the video podcasting trend aside, though, the fact remains that I&#8217;ve been a Netflix subscriber for well over a decade and I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve ever once thought the streamer&#8217;s massive content library would be better if it was bolstered by video podcast feeds; I&#8217;ve opened the app hundreds of times, and that thought&#8217;s never crossed my mind.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d legitimately be interested to learn whether or not this is a super unpopular opinion. Anecdotally, the chatter I&#8217;ve seen on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/podcasts\/comments\/1qk53o2\/netflix_takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/podcasts\/comments\/1qk53o2\/netflix_takeover\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Reddit<\/a> tells me fellow Netflix subscribers\/podcast listeners also aren&#8217;t that interested, but if you do see this as a big benefit, please do tell me why below.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, to wrap up, I&#8217;ll simply bring my petty rant full circle and reiterate my point one last time in the vain hope it gets through to someone at Netflix HQ. Please, Netflix, never try to get me to watch a video podcast trailer again \u2014 <em>I&#8217;m not interested. <\/em><\/p>\n<hr id=\"2fdac5c3-cc9e-4390-81a9-36a2c43bedb9\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"46f17965-0e6a-4fef-8bab-47bce87159c8\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure pull-right inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:676px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-676-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-676-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-676-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\" alt=\"Google News\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-676-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-676-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-676-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\" class=\"pull-right\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"6f9274f2-82da-4bb0-ba9b-11d43fda241a\"><em>Follow <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJ2YlhObmRXbGtaUzVqYjIwb0FBUAE\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Tom&#8217;s Guide on Google News<\/em><\/a> and<em> <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tomsguide.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tomsguide.com\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>add us as a preferred source<\/em><\/a><em> to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. <\/em><\/p>\n<hr id=\"6d9ce7ec-52d9-498d-abda-30a43a91e6f7\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-more-from-tom-s-guide\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-more-from-tom-s-guide\"><span>More from Tom&#8217;s Guide<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.tomsguide.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not usually in the business of moaning about Netflix and the features it offers. We already rank it as one of the best streaming services in the business, and I think its interface offers one of the better user experiences among all the streamers I frequent. That said, over the last couple of weeks, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2293583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2293582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Netflix-keeps-trying-to-recommend-video-podcasts-to-me-\u2014.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2293584,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293582\/revisions\/2293584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}