Friends on a sofa, one wearing a headset, watching a video podcast on a giant floating screen
The Pods in VR

Your pods.
In your room.

Open The Pods in Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro and any episode becomes a giant floating screen. No app store, no account. Free.

Open a podWatch together

A screen the size of a wall.

Theater mode turns on by itself in headset browsers: black room, the video as big as your field of view, controls you can hit with a controller or a glance.

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Open a podBest pods
🎬Theater modeAutomatic on Quest and TV browsers; one tap (or the T key) anywhere else. Remembers your choice.
▶️Previous / NextBig buttons under the video and Alt + ← / →, so you never hunt for the next episode.
👁️Made for controllers and eyesA thick focus ring follows whatever is selected, so you always know where your pointer or gaze is.
📱Install as an appQuest: Install app in the browser menu. Vision Pro: Add to Home View. Opens full-screen on the homepage.
👥Watch togetherInvite friends with a link; same moment, live chat and reactions. Headset to phone to laptop, all in one room.
💬Subtitles, speed, chaptersCC in the player; 1×–2× speed, chapters, sleep timer and your queue on audio pods.
📚Hosts & guestsWho is in the episode, with photos and a short bio, without leaving the player.
📈Rankings & reviewsTop 10 per category and what listeners say, readable at headset text sizes.
A woman wearing a headset watches an interview on a floating window in a loft at dusk

Apple Vision Pro

A floating window you resize with a pinch. Full screen sends the video into an Environment.

  1. Open Safari, go to thepodatlas.com, pinch the window edge to make it as big as you like.
  2. Open an episode and press Theater (or T).
  3. Tap full screen on the video to watch it in an Environment on the native player.
  4. Share → Add to Home View to keep The Pods as an app.
Floating windowEnvironmentsAdd to Home ViewEye-tracking focus ring
A mixed-reality headset and a pair of smart glasses on a studio surface

Meta Quest

Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro. Theater mode starts the moment you open an episode.

  1. Open the Quest browser and go to thepodatlas.com.
  2. Open a pod, tap an episode.
  3. Browser menu → Install app to keep The Pods in your library.
  4. ‹ Previous / Next › under the video, or the episode list beside it.
Theater mode autoInstall to libraryController focus ringWatch together

Ray-Ban Meta glasses, earbuds, car

Audio pods play through the glasses. Tap to play or pause, double-tap for the next episode; title and artwork on your lock screen.

Lock-screen controlsPlay / pause / next from the glassesQueue & sleep timer

Options at a glance

FeatureMeta QuestApple Vision ProRay-Ban Meta glassesSmart TV browser
Video pods on a giant screenYesYesAudio onlyYes
Theater modeAutomaticButton / T key—Automatic
Install as an appInstall appAdd to Home ViewVia your phoneBookmark
Previous / next episodeYesYesDouble-tap (audio)Yes
SubtitlesCCCC—CC
Watch togetherYesYes—Yes
Audio pods with lock-screen controlsYesYesYesYes
Hosts & guests, reviews, rankingsYesYes—Yes
Immersive 3D cinema roomComing next: a shared virtual cinema for Watch together

YouTube video pods play through YouTube's own player, so the glasses' tap controls work for audio pods only.

Coming next: the cinema.

A shared room in VR where you and your friends sit in front of the same screen and react live.

Try Watch together today

Meta Quest and Ray-Ban Meta are trademarks of Meta Platforms, Inc.; Apple Vision Pro is a trademark of Apple Inc. The Pods is not affiliated with either company. Images are illustrations.