How To Remove Podcasts From Your Spotify Home Page
Spotify has become one of the most popular platforms for streaming music and podcasts. With its massive library of content, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by recommendations on your home page. Podcasts in particular can clutter your home page, especially if Spotify starts suggesting ones you don’t listen to. This blog post is all about how to remove podcasts from your Spotify home page
Fortunately, Spotify offers an easy way to remove podcasts from your home page and customize your experience. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps on how to remove podcasts from your Spotify home page. Whether you want to see more music recommendations, clear away podcasts you tried once but don’t like, or simply declutter your home page, you can take control.
Here’s what I’ll cover:
- Why you might want to remove podcasts from your Spotify home page
- How Spotify’s algorithm recommends podcasts and content
- Step-by-step instructions to remove podcasts
- Additional tips for customizing your Spotify home screen
By the end, you’ll have a Spotify home page free of unwanted podcasts, tailored to your listening preferences. Let’s dive in!
Why Remove Podcasts from Your Home Page?
Before going into the how, let’s look at some reasons why you might want to remove podcasts from your Spotify home page:
- Your home page feels cluttered with too many podcast recommendations
- Podcasts you listened to once are showing up but you don’t want to follow them
- You simply want to see more music on your home page
- Specific podcasts genres like sports or comedy are recommended but you aren’t interested
- You want more control over the content Spotify recommends to you
Taking a few minutes to remove podcasts helps fine-tune your home page so it better matches your preferences.
How Spotify’s Algorithm Works
To understand how to remove podcasts, it helps to know how Spotify’s algorithm makes recommendations in the first place.
Spotify’s home page suggestions are personalized based on:
- Your listening history – Spotify tracks all content you listen to
- Playlists and albums you recently saved
- New releases from artists you follow
- Podcasts you follow or have listened to recently
Based on these signals, Spotify’s algorithm recommends a mix of content on your home page. This automated system is great for discovering new music and podcasts, but sometimes the suggestions miss.
By removing certain podcasts, you’re giving Spotify feedback to alter its recommendations. Over time, the home page will adjust to highlight content you actually enjoy.
Now let’s dive into exactly how to remove those unwanted podcasts.
Step 1 – Find the Podcast on Your Home Page
First, scroll through your Spotify home page to find the podcast you want gone.
For each podcast tile:
- Mouse over the podcast episode title
- Click on the 3 dots that appear in the upper right corner
This opens a dropdown menu.
Step 2 – Select “Remove from Your Home”
In the dropdown menu, choose the option labeled “Remove from Your Home.”
This tells Spotify you don’t want to see that specific podcast on your home page anymore.
Step 3 – Confirm Removal
A pop-up will appear asking “Are you sure you want to remove this from your home?” Click “Remove” to confirm.
The podcast will immediately disappear from your home page. Spotify will adjust its algorithm to recommend something else instead.
Repeat these 3 steps for any other podcasts you want removed. It only takes a second per podcast!
Pro Tip: You can also remove a podcast from the Spotify mobile app. Tap and hold a podcast tile, then select “Remove from Home” in the menu.
Additional Customization Options
Removing unwanted podcasts is a great start to tailoring your Spotify home page. But you can further customize your experience with these tips:
- Follow artists and playlists related to your favorite music genres to see more relevant songs.
- On desktop, arrange your home page sections however you like by clicking and dragging. Move the sections with the content you care about most to the top.
- Don’t hesitate to keep removing podcasts as they appear. The more feedback you give, the better the recommendations will become.
- Browse Spotify’s thousands of public playlists to find ones that match your tastes. Follow them to get those songs and artists on your home page.
- Take advantage of Spotify’s advanced search filters to find new music and playlists to follow. You can filter by genre, mood, instruments, and more.
- Still seeing podcasts you removed? You may need to unfollow them from your Library as well. Removing them from your home is the first step.
Decluttering Your Home with Spotify
With over 80 million tracks and 3 million podcasts, Spotify has so much to offer. But when your home page gets overrun with mismatched recommendations, it feels cluttered.
By taking a few minutes to remove podcasts from your Spotify home screen, you can enjoy a more tailored experience. Follow these steps the next time Spotify suggests podcasts you don’t like. With your feedback, Spotify’s algorithm will improve the recommendations over time.
The freedom to customize your Spotify home page is at your fingertips. Remove those unwanted podcasts today and enjoy a Spotify home space catered to your listening tastes.
