<s>
Overcast	B-Application
is	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
by	O
Marco	O
Arment	O
which	O
downloads	O
and	O
plays	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
by	O
several	O
journalists	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Verge	O
and	O
The	O
Sweet	O
Setup	O
both	O
naming	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
listening	O
app	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
and	O
subsequent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overcast	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
XOXO	O
festival	O
in	O
2013	O
during	O
a	O
talk	O
by	O
Arment	O
on	O
competition	O
and	O
the	O
risks	O
and	O
benefits	O
of	O
how	O
crowded	O
a	O
creative	O
field	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unique	O
listening	O
features	O
include	O
"	O
Smart	O
Speed	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
shortens	O
quiet	O
gaps	O
in	O
the	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
"	O
Voice	O
Boost	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
balances	O
out	O
the	O
EQ	O
across	O
all	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
"	O
so	O
every	O
show	O
is	O
loud	O
,	O
clear	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
volume.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Overcast	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
clips	O
from	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
to	O
social	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Overcast	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
skip	O
the	O
intros	O
and	O
outros	O
of	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
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