Spotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to | The Verge

EntertainmentAINewsSpotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen toAn update to Spotify’s AI playlist generator lets Premium users create a custom Discover Weekly for podcast episodes.An update to Spotify’s AI playlist generator lets Premium users create a custom Discover Weekly for podcast episodes.by Stevie BonifieldApr 7, 2026, 8:13 PM UTCLinkShareGiftIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The VergeStevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to find new shows to listen to. Prompted Playlists were originally launched as a beta feature in December, but previously only worked for music. You can use the feature to effectively generate customized Discover Weekly playlists using text prompts to “steer the algorithm” toward specific genres or themes.Tuesday’s update allows you to do the same thing with playlists of podcast episodes. The feature is still in beta, though, and is currently only available in English for Premium users in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden.Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use natural language text prompts. Image: SpotifyWhen I tried out the updated feature, Spotify’s AI took several minutes to generate my podcast playlist (including a step it described as “ver...