Can a subscription be set such that only the latest episode is flagged as new and downloaded, and when a newer one is put out, the previous one is deleted? For instance, I subscribe to an hourly news bulletin. When I have opportunity to listen I only want to listen to the latest episode.
Another low priority “nice to have”. Thanks for considering it or putting it on your “one day maybe list”!
I am increasing the priority of this request from my original “nice-to-have” (ie cosmetic) to low (ie an issue with a workaround). I request that it be seriously considered.
My Queue is filling with multiple episodes that are redundant, when only the latest is of value.
Similar issue brought up in “Auto delete old unplayed episodes” by @jbohn - I am not alone!
I have a far-from-perfect workaround.The podcast is an hourly news bulletin, which I normally listen to once a day at a specific time (ie when I take the dog out at noon!). Using “Episode Filter” I have only the episode with that time in the title downloaded. Works fine except if fills up “New Episodes” with the non-downloaded ones - and on the days I take the dog earlier or later!
Just noticed this in my ‘unread’ list on the forum 
You’re indeed not the only one to request this. There’s been an issue on GitHub for this for quite some time, with quite a few thumb-ups:
Thanks @keunes! Reading through the GitHub I see that the request is part of a much more involved issue involving download space, global settings, etc. and has been discussed (to death?) since 2016! I guess that means that I won’t hold my breath as it probably won’t be addressed in the next few releases. Nonetheless, in my specific case for news podcasts it would be very nice to have and perhaps would satisfy some of the various users demand.
It has, haha. I´m hoping this would be implemented at some point, also. But as a non-developer, there’s not much more I can do than hope and wait 
My main reason for this feature would be daily podcasts.
As stated in the issue thread, I implemented Added new cleanup option: when not favorited by spacecowboy · Pull Request #4693 · AntennaPod/AntennaPod · GitHub
which at least makes sure that AntennaPod keeps downloading the latest episode and deletes the older ones to make space.
Still a low priority (in my book) but would certainly like this to be addressed. In the case of news bulletins that are put out multiple times a day as a podcast, it would be great if an option existed that only the most recent was in the queue.
I would like this but with more control at the global and episode level. E.g. globally keep the latest 5 episodes (or whatever number) and then an override at podcast level to change to more or less (like Doggcatcher and others).
Globally, it could be a toggle to enable that control at a high level which then reveals the keep latest X option so those who prefer the existing regime can stick with it.
The lack of this feature is my main reason for not switching yet. If it would help, I’d make a donation.
This is what I miss from the Google podcast app.
I auto download hourly news updates and listen to them later during my commute.
If I didn’t listen to them, the Google app would prune the oldest.
I’d also chip in to sponsor this feature.
TIA
This conversation has been going for years and they still don’t have it? I’m glad to see Antennapod has come along in other areas - but this is absolutely ESSENTIAL for me and the podcasts I listen to regularly. It’s forcing me to switch back to Pocketcasts right now!
We’ll - we’re all volunteers doing this in our spare time, and autodownloads is a super complicated topic.
If it’s essential for you and you can’t contribute anything to get this actually implemented, you’re most welcome of course to use any other podcast app. No-one forces you to use AntennaPod.
Sorry - my tone was a bit harsh. I’ve been made Redundant from my old job, on edge since Trump was re-elected, and had to bury a beloved family cat all in the same week! Finding out I’d switched to the wrong podcast app (for my own purposes I admit) was the final straw in a week that felt like every single effort I made was futile.
Let me say I appreciate what the Open Source community have achieved in Antennapod so far - and love the ideals of FOSS. But one frustration I have is that it seems like there are so many different FOSS projects covering the same ground. I wish there was a way to generate a bit more cohesion and unit so that programmers did not keep reinventing the wheel.
But seriously - it’s a tidy app for FOSS - and I wish you guys all the best!
Hi @Eclipse_Now,
Thanks for your message & explanation - sorry to hear.
I hear you - I have that same feeling when I see forks of AntennaPod, or other Open Source projects which seem overlapping in their goal. But (talking from experience): collaborating is hard - especially if you’re doing stuff in your own spare time and for your own pleasure. And a bit of competition is healthy, also between open source apps (we do take inspiration from other projects that take different directions).
Anyway, let’s hope that the active AntennaPod contributors will find a way to make autodownload & keeping the latest episode downloaded possible. Maybe in a year or a few you might find in AntennaPod the perfect app 
Just a vote of confidence in the app and its developers, maintainers, supporters, contributors and users from the guy who started this issue almost 4 years ago.
I understand your frustration @Eclipse_Now . Your freedom to switch to another app for a feature that is important to you is a wonderful aspect about FOSS. I am especially impressed by you personally for sending the second message explaining the “harsh” tone of your first.
@keunes wrote an interesting explanation about the dynamics of supporting AntennaPod and of FOSS apps in general. Worth all of us to keep in mind and to appreciate those volunteers involved in this mostly thankless task - unsung heroes as it were - consider this a thank you!
BTW - I too still want this issue addressed - but to me it’s not as critical.
There is also the option of using an alternative app just for those podcasts where this feature would be useful. Though of course that means losing the convenience of having “one playlist to listen to them all” and having to manually switch apps as and when but of course that is already what many of us have to do to listen to platform exclusive content or to switch to listening to some music as a break from podcasts.
(now wondering if a clever Tasker routine could do the app switching once the user has set up their priorities for listening order etc)
I love the ideals of FOSS - but I also love the idea! It scratches the Sci-Fi part of my brain - in that it is the ‘unintended consequences’ of connecting up a bunch of computers - but in a good way. (Not so “Black Mirror” but more positive.)