Anyone subscribe to the premium version of “Serious Trouble?”

September 1, 2023 8:30 PM

I’ve been thinking of subscribing to the “Serious Trouble” podcast, the follow-on to “All the President’s Lawyers,” but I can’t figure out the delivery mechanism and there seems to be no information online about it.

I’ve tried contacting someone but Substack makes it easy to give them money and impossible to contact a human. My question: is it some half-baked thing where I have to use some browser-based kludge to listen if I’m a subscriber, or can I just use my podcatcher app (Overcast)? I assume some MF-ers must be subscribers.

Also, writing this, I realize I could just subscribe for a month for $6. Oh well, not the first dumb thing I’ve asked. Even the free version of the podcast is pretty great. I love Ken White and Josh Barrow is pretty terrific too.

Thanks for any insights.

posted by Gilgamesh's Chauffeur to Computers & Internet (2 answers total)

Yup, I’m a premium subscriber to Serious Trouble, and it’ll work fine in Overcast.

What happens is: once you’ve subscribed, your subscription page will give you a private podcast feed URL that you can stuff into any podcast app and get your premium feed. There should be also be a one-click “subscribe in Overcast” button, but even if that doesn’t work you can always manually copy that private feed URL.
posted by dorothy hawk at 9:13 PM on September 1, 2023

Another subscriber here. Dorothy hawk's description is spot on. I now listen to the podcast in the Apple Podcasts app using the URL that was provided once I subscribed.
posted by Johnny Assay at 4:44 AM on September 2, 2023