It’s still very customizeable. I have a different shell, a different set of icons, a different UI theme through gradience. I also have dynamic and day/night wallpapers. What else does one need to customize? I think that’s more than enough for me. I do have a couple of extensions installed, but it honestly covers all of what I need to customize. I’m a very happy camper. Even battery life has gotten better than before
Damn. Sorry you’re going through this. See if gnome’s podcasts works for ya? Btw, cpod works for me just fine on fedora. I actually just tried it. I got it as a flatpak, though Maybe try the flatpak app and see if that works? 🤞
Lol. That’s me trying to help my wife. She’s so invested in the “ecosystem”. She watches all these ads on YouTube and doesn’t let me touch her phone to help block that shit. So frustrating
I can think of three apps that I have used and liked (since you didn’t mention that you tried that them already) Cpod, Kasts and Vocal. See if any of them works for ya
“Protect the children” only from the things we deem bad. If they are homeless, hungry, live with parents who struggle to put food on the table? “Nah, they need to pull themselves by their bootstraps” I hate the GOP with a burning passion
If you have an android phone, you have plenty of options. There YouTube revanced, freetube, newpipe, music and plenty others. They all have recommendations and are front end of the YouTube app.