Google Search can now play podcasts directly from results

Over the years, Google has been improving search results to give users less reason to navigate away from Google just to find simple answers to their questions.

Those range from snippets presented in answer boxes to even video clip previews.

On Android, it may even present more information or more controls that remove the need to switch an app.

Now Google is doing the same for podcasts by letting users not only search for relevant podcasts but even start listening to them right then and there within the search results page.

Google’s podcast-centric announcement actually has two levels.

The most immediately visible feature for users is the ability to start playing podcast episodes within search results, be it on the browser or on mobile.