Podcasting 2.0

We exist to protect, preserve and extend the open podcasting ecosystem.

The hottest Substack posts of Podcasting 2.0

And their main takeaways

The Open Road

98 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Podcasting Apps Features
  1. Podcasting is experiencing a winter phase, with struggles in monetization and platform acquisitions.
  2. Apple's embrace of RSS-based podcasting with features like episode transcripts signals a commitment to open collaboration.
  3. Podcasting 2.0 focuses on enhancing RSS feeds with new features in an open and community-driven manner.

Podcasting 2.0 is just a vision, and the standards to realize it.

294 implied HN points • 05 Apr 22
  1. Podcasting 2.0 is a vision for the future of podcasting
  2. It involves creating free, open source standards to make the vision reality
  3. The project aims to enhance podcasting experiences using only RSS and open source technologies

It's not really about RSS

157 implied HN points • 13 Jun 22
  1. RSS is just a data delivery format, not a technology or platform.
  2. The podcast ecosystem relies on a variety of formats and protocols.
  3. RSS enables innovation in podcasting through extensions like transcripts, soundbites, and more.

Podping

1 HN point • 09 Nov 21
  1. Podping is a system that simplifies discovering new podcast episodes without the need for constant server checks.
  2. WebSub helps by notifying when an RSS feed file changes, but requires constant resubscriptions, especially at scale.
  3. Podping uses a public blockchain to record podcast updates in a decentralized way, eliminating the need for subscriptions and ensuring notifications are never missed.