macOS Sequoia 15.2 Podcasts app crashes on launch

On my 2019 MacBook Pro, the Podcasts app crashes every time I launch it. This is the Crashed Thread from the Problem Report:

PlatformContentSyncabilityController.updateSyncabilityQueue

The podcasts app works fine on my 2019 iMac with the same version of Sequoia. Any ideas on how to figure out what's causing this?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.2

Posted on Jan 23, 2025 9:42 AM

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ewayte Author

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Jan 27, 2025 12:48 PM in response to ewayte

I updated my MacBook Pro to Sequoia 15.3 and the Podcasts app still crashes on launch.

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