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Pandora: Music & Podcasts
Streaming, Radio, Podcasts
Launched way back in 2005, Pandora is a bona fide streaming rock star—especially now that you can personalize your radio stations more than ever.
Starting a Pandora station is still super-simple: Select your favorite artists, songs, and genres. Then vote the songs that come on up or down to help Pandora refine its recommendations. (Cool trick: This works with podcasts too.)
But now you can get more granular/specific/nerded out by using Pandora Modes to further customize what you hear. Pandora offers six: My Station, Crowd Faves, Deep Cuts, Discovery, Newly Released, and Artist Only.
Feeling adventurous? Discovery will sprinkle your station with new artists that normally wouldn’t appear there. Hosting a house party? Select Crowd Faves for maximum appeal. Want to really explore an artist’s full catalog? Select Deep Cuts to have Pandora dig into their album tracks, B sides, and live versions. Stream Pandora on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch, or through CarPlay. As always, it’s free to listen with commercials; a subscription unlocks ad-free listening, unlimited skips, and more.