# Problems downloading podcasts?
**URL:** https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889
**Category:** Feedback
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889 "2021-04-22T17:32:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@tfeller3872](https://www.twit.community/u/tfeller3872)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889/1 "2021-04-22T17:32:29Z")
Pocket Casts on my Pixel 3a is able to download and listen to podcasts from several other sources including the following that are published daily:
SANS Internet Storm Center
Worldwide Exchange
I can’t download any of this week’s TWIT podcasts on Pocket Casts. I’m receiving a “Download Failed” error for these podcasts:
Windows Weekly
Security Now!
TWIG
all about Android
Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
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### Author:  [@big\_D](https://www.twit.community/u/big_D)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889/2 "2021-04-22T17:57:30Z")
Are you using any tracking blockers?
> [@NextDNS and Pocketcasts: Twit streams broken](https://www.twit.community/t/nextdns-and-pocketcasts-twit-streams-broken/9884):
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> Hello, I have NextDNS running and use Pocketcasts as my podcatcher. Starting yesterday, the Twit podcasts in Pocketcasts are not available anymore. Must be a NextDNS issue. If I disable NextDNS, all works perfectly. Anyone having the same experience?
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### Author:  [@tfeller3872](https://www.twit.community/u/tfeller3872)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889/3 "2021-04-22T19:46:13Z")
Yes, I had the same issue. I turned off NextDNS and it’s working now. I should have thought to try that solution earlier. How ironic! I heard about NextDNS from Leo while listening to Security Now!
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://www.twit.community/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889/4 "2021-04-22T23:08:43Z")
No need to turn off Next DNS - I have it turned on on my router at home.
You just need to whitelist the servers we use for redirects:
[twit.tv](http://twit.tv/) (TWiT)
[chtbl.com](http://chtbl.com/) (Chartable)
pdst.fm (Podsights)
traffic.megaphone.fm
From time to time various blocklists block these. You can choose the blocklist you use on NextDNS. Or just whitelist these URLs.
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### Author:  [@tfeller3872](https://www.twit.community/u/tfeller3872)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/problems-downloading-podcasts/9889/5 "2021-04-23T11:08:15Z")
Thanks Leo! That worked! I’ll need to add turning off NextDNS to my troubleshooting process if I have any issues with Podcasts in the future. Thanks for all the great podcasts on TWIT! They are very informative and entertaining.