“Wherever you get your podcasts” is a radical statement (www.anildash.com)
from ray@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.ml on 13 Feb 2024 10:06
https://lemmy.ml/post/11848598

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PoliticalCustard@lemmygrad.ml on 13 Feb 2024 10:35 next collapse

AntennaPod on Android or Kasts on Linux and always RSS! I was very happy to see Spotify has failed in its attempt to grab the podcast market.

ray@lemmy.ml on 13 Feb 2024 14:10 next collapse

Yes you can pretty easily selfhost sync for AntennaPod and Kasts with github.com/bohwaz/micro-gpodder-server (there are more official options that are heaver)

PoliticalCustard@lemmygrad.ml on 13 Feb 2024 14:49 collapse

Thanks, good to know. At the moment I’m just plugging my phone into my computer and passing .opml files around which feels fine for the moment… and very secure.

lambda@programming.dev on 13 Feb 2024 20:40 collapse

Does AntennaPod do podcasting 2.0?

PoliticalCustard@lemmygrad.ml on 13 Feb 2024 21:31 next collapse

It’s a listed app here, so I guess so: podcasting2.org/apps

lambda@programming.dev on 14 Feb 2024 01:48 collapse

I didn’t know that existed. I just downloaded the app that, whatever podcast I was watching at the time, suggested. Thanks!

neo@lemmy.comfysnug.space on 14 Feb 2024 12:48 collapse

what is podcasting 2.0?

lambda@programming.dev on 14 Feb 2024 13:55 collapse

It adds some features like chapters and a system that helps people donate to creators.

9to5mac.com/2022/06/26/podcasting-2-0/

Dasnap@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2024 10:50 next collapse

There are still platform exclusive podcasts, like on Spotify, but they don’t seem too prevalent. Podcasters seem to make most of their dough either through advertising sections, or having supporter exclusive feeds.

I wonder if podcast piracy is a thing.

mipadaitu@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2024 11:23 next collapse

Universe Today, a space news podcast and website, gets almost all their funding through patreon, and without many “exclusive” feeds. Mostly it’s personal Q&As and an ad free feed.

It’s a bit of a rare beast, but their goal is to completely end advertising, and go all listener funding, and they claim they’re close.

niktemadur@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2024 14:19 next collapse

The same goes for a lot of YouTube channels.
In fact, I opened a Patreon account just to show a little monthly support for an excellent, criminally underrated creator of videos on astronomy and its’ history, ParallaxNick.

Among other topics, the guy recently finished a four-part series on Galileo, a two-parter on Kepler before that, a single on Copernicus before that. By my calculations, I’m guessing a six-part masterpiece on Newton is right around the corner.

mipadaitu@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2024 16:40 collapse

YouTube is an entirely different beast. Even if they personally don’t have ads, the platform itself runs ads and provides money to the creators based on those ads (or YouTube Premium subscription fees).

Podcasts don’t usually have a “platform” that supports them, many of them are self-hosted, and the podcast app is just an aggregator with no middleman inserting ads or passing the listener data on to anyone else.

Heck, the fact that RSS feeds in general still exist is amazing and a wonderful way to get an unfiltered source of news, information, and entertainment.

niktemadur@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2024 17:26 next collapse

I gotcha, I was just thinking how Patreon has been vital for nurturing a vast digital ecosystem of content creators who are in it as a labor of love.

EDIT: typo

mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works on 14 Feb 2024 03:38 collapse

YouTube is an entirely different beast. Even if they personally don’t have ads, the platform itself runs ads and provides money to the creators based on those ads (or YouTube Premium subscription fees).

This could be fixed if everyone hopped onto Peertube, but that’s unfortunately not happening anytume soon

Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works on 13 Feb 2024 16:00 next collapse

They’re my favourite podcast. I support them heavily on Patreon. So much solid content.

ShepherdPie@midwest.social on 13 Feb 2024 18:11 next collapse

QAnonAnonymous is also the same. I’ve been listening for 3-4 years now and never once heard an ad. They get their funding from patreon too

OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works on 13 Feb 2024 18:19 next collapse

I mean, the only podcasts I’ve ever supported through patreon were small operations, most of them already didn’t have ads, and their paid feeds were mostly just them bullshitting on microphone.

jeena@jemmy.jeena.net on 13 Feb 2024 23:33 collapse

The german podcast landscape is basically compleatly donation based, almost no advertisement.

queermunist@lemmy.ml on 13 Feb 2024 13:13 next collapse

In fact, exclusive podcasts have been performing really badly recently. That’s why there have been a ton of layoffs in media - it turns out people won’t voluntarily trap themselves in walled gardens.

kugiyasan@lemmy.one on 13 Feb 2024 13:27 collapse

If Apple users could read, they would be mad!

DrRatso@lemmy.ml on 15 Feb 2024 10:52 collapse

I don’t know if this counts, but I have the Waking Up podcast subscriber RSS feed, just googled for it. That said, Im pretty sure if you write an email to Harris stating you can’t afford it right now but would like to listen anyway, you will get it free anyway. At least the app is like that, but IIRC that has been his method for the podcast too.

Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee on 13 Feb 2024 21:50 next collapse

Pocket Casts did some update I didn’t like so I switched to Podcast Republic and haven’t looked back. I do have Spotify Premium aswell but that is and always will be for music only.

Symphonic@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2024 04:10 next collapse

What did they change that you didn’t like? I have used it for years. I’m not looking to switch but I’m curious to know what made you switch.

Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee on 14 Feb 2024 04:14 next collapse

I don’t honestly even remember. Most likely had something to do with the UI

Iamnotyourbroom@lemmy.ml on 15 Feb 2024 18:34 collapse

i stopped using pocket casts when they started adding pay for features into the main UI but disabled. i’d bought pocket casts but up until that point i was glad it was made free as it was the best podcast app for android, now i use antennapod, and it’s fine.

QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 2024 13:25 collapse

Probably putting Apple Watch and file features behind a sub. That happened ages ago but they really haven’t change the UI since I’ve been using it for a decade (or so).

QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 21 Feb 2024 13:27 collapse

What does this have to do with the article? Maybe I missed something reading it?

Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee on 21 Feb 2024 13:46 collapse

Just an illustration of what the article is talking about; I can switch to another app and still get the same podcasts. Not the case with Netflix, Spotify, HBO and so on.

QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 22 Feb 2024 02:14 collapse

Ah, that makes sense now. Definitely didn’t pick that up at 6a this morning. 😉

Baahb@feddit.nl on 14 Feb 2024 14:06 collapse

Y’all y’all check it, I just found the new revolutionary radical technology! They’re called jpegs! No one company can control them, they’re too powerful! /s

What a load of shit…