You can use Spotify or Amazon Music for podcast playback ... it generally won't stop unless you say, "Alexa, stop" out loud. Although this is straightforward, you're unlikely to say it while ...

This is the year that the smart speaker phenomenon, popularized by Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo devices ... the Invoke can get very loud. And even at high volumes, louder than most home or ...

“I’m so impressed with my Alexa Echo ... “These devices can be loud but only have 10 steps of volume.” “It feels like it really pushes Amazon products,” added another.