Overcast, one of the best and most popular podcast apps for iOS, has a new update out that lets you send individual podcasts to the Apple Watch so you can listen to them even when you’re not in the vicinity of your phone. Apple’s own Podcasts app doesn’t let you do this, although you can send a playlist of audio files from the Music app.

The Apple Watch is the closest thing to an iPod that Apple really makes these days, so its lack of official support for podcasts has always been a little odd. And Apple is slowly making it more appealing to use the Watch away from your phone — AirPods are by far the most convenient earphone solution yet, and the Series 2 watches have features like GPS tracking and waterproofing that are designed for…

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