Evidence Mounts of Google's YouTube Podcast Page Tests

The idea first leaked in April in an 84-page business plan for Google

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This week, more evidence emerged of Google‘s plans for a homepage dedicated to podcasts. Reports from 9to5 Google found links displaying video content, including popular podcasts or podcast-adjacent content, on the platform.

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The tech giant first teased the idea of the homepage in April, when an 84-page document leaked detailing the company’s future plans for the video-sharing platform. The link shows the site is a separate entity from Google Podcasts.

According to Podnews, the homepage is only available to YouYube users in the U.S.

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