Google Podcasts users unable to unsubscribe from 'NPR News Now' podcast (keeps re-subscribing), issue being looked into

If you are someone who loves listening to Podcasts, you must be familiar with services such as Spotify and Amazon Music. That said, Google also recently entered the competition with its own Podcast app.

Released in June of 2018, it is available on several devices such as Android, iOS, and Windows.

But as is the case with the majority of Google services, users often face technical bugs and glitches such as the app not playing the next episode in the queue and podcasts marked as completed when disconnecting from Bluetooth.

Having said that, Google Podcasts users are now reporting that they are unable to unsubscribe from NPR News Now podcast (1,2,3).

Many say whenever they click on the unsubscribe button, it automatically switches back. Others say they automatically got subscribed to the podcast.

Some tried unsubscribing to the podcast from the web version, reinstalling the app, and re-logging into their account but nothing seems to help. Here are a few reports from Google Podcasts users who are unable to unsubscribe from NPR News Now.

Can’t unsubscribe from podcast. When I unsubscribe, it immediately resubscribes. This is driving me nuts because this particular podcast has several episodes a day! It’s the NPR News podcast. I tried on a web browser too with no luck.
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Cannot unsubscribe from an unwanted Podcast (NPR News Now). Since yesterday this Podcast appears on my subscription list. I cannot unsubscribe from this (via App or Browser), the Button keeps flipping back to “Subscribed”. This is an hourly refreshing News Podcast, so it keeps appearing on top of my List of latest episodes, this is really annoying. Any ideas to get rid of this?
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Thankfully, a Gold Product Expert shed some light on the matter and said they have forwarded the issue to the concerned team for further investigation. But there is no ETA of when it will be resolved.

It looks like NPR is also aware of the bug and said they are currently investigating the problem.

Thanks all – our podcast team is aware of the issue and taking a closer look. We appreciate your patience while we investigate – in the meantime, you should still be able to access the audio via http://npr.org or other podcast apps.
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We hope the developers soon fix the Google Podcasts issue where users are unable to unsubscribe to NPR News Now. Until then, we will be keeping an eye out for more information and update this space as and when required so make sure you stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.

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