Systems and methods for podcast playback

A playback system for audio content comprising a first playback device and a mobile device on a local network, the mobile device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
• capturing user input selecting an alarm function on a graphical user interface on the mobile device;
• capturing, on the graphical user interface on the mobile device, user input selecting a time for playing an alarm on the mobile device;
• capturing, on the graphical user interface on the mobile device, user input selecting an audio service, where the audio service is a podcast service;
• capturing, on the graphical user interface on the mobile device, user input selecting a podcast channel;
• updating the graphical user interface to reflect the selected podcast channel;
• capturing user input, while configuring the alarm, that specifies what order to play podcast episodes from the selected podcast service;
• starting playback of a first podcast episode on the mobile device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes by the captured user input specifying what order to play podcast episodes and the selected time for playing an alarm, where the specified order to play podcast episodes is associated with a particular podcast user profile in the selected podcast service;
• updating the specified order to play podcast episodes across at least the mobile device and the first playback device to include the second podcast episode without user input;
• continuing playback of a second podcast episode on the mobile device according to the specified order to play podcast episodes;
• and
• stopping playback of the second podcast episode on the mobile device and continuing playback of the second podcast episode on the first playback device.