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Currently the best option is to use the desktop app which can be installed via the <a href="https://play.pocketcasts.com/settings/apps">Pocket Casts web player.</a></p> <p class="has-text-align-left">An alternative option is to enable insecure content to be played through Pocket Casts temporarily:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Click the certificate icon <img decoding="async" title="" width="11" height="12" data-original-src="https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-11-03-04-09-15-1801e4.png" class="wiki-image frameless" src="https://user-media-prod-cdn.itsre-sumo.mozilla.net/uploads/gallery/images/2019-11-03-04-09-15-1801e4.png" alt="Fx70GreyPadlock"> next to the website location</li> <li>Click site settings</li> <li>Change ‘Insecure content’ to allow</li> </ol> <p class="has-text-align-left">Some error messages you may receive and their meanings are:</p> <p><strong>A network error occurred, your internet connection may be unstable, or the episode may have been removed by the author</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>The episode may have been removed by the podcast author.</li> <li>There may be a problem with the podcast server or your internet connection.</li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><strong>Your browser is unable to play this episode. 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