@leo Better yet, let’s start calling these proprietary podcasts what they are - shows. Joe Rogan has a Spotify show, not a podcast. It’s no different than if he had a show on NBC, ABC, CBS, etc.

@leo So not Apple podcasts?

@leo this is the impending doom I've been warning indie podcasters about.

@leo AntennaPod is open source. I really enjoy it.

@leo is there a federated podcast … well, hub or however you name it

@leo Hey folks, Pocket Casts is not only free and open source, but a killer of a podcast app.

@leo I will continue to support twit podcasts and other independents as long as they are available.

@leo I use Google Podcasts. Does that count?

@leo as any centralized silo is fragile, whether it is one of the big CDNs, or a single user hosted store, I really would like to see more options for distributed hosting as well. Perhaps something like rss feeds that update to multiple locations, and content hosted in something like a torrent based file system. One advantage to this could be that a nomad Podcaster wouldn't have to have a persistent online presence.

@leo That's a really good point--thanks!

@leo
im still going old school my podcasts download to a computer running itunes. i then listen via home share on my other devices and take my ipod mini with 128GB upgrade for on the go

@leo @MonikaCorrea Can you give an example of one? I’ve been using a couple different aggregators.

@leo Every word of this. Absolutely.

@leo This is why I have been using Overcast since 2016.
Several of the podcasts have gone to a closed-platform, namely "Ici Ohdio" and no longer pulbish over RSS. Oh well, their loss. #Podcast #OpenPlatform

@leo yea i use a gentoo linux server and gPodder

@leo I refuse to listen to podcasts on any platform other than RSS through my Pocket Casts app and web interface. I subscribe to Spotify, Audible, Amazon, YouTube Premium, but will never use them to listen to podcasts.

@leo Overcast for life!, The smart speed up feature is the only way I can listen

@leo twit on @funkwhale? 😇 :fediverse:

@leo Pocket Casts forever.

@leo So important! Thanks for putting the word out.

@leo Would any of the independent podcasting apps/podcasts be interested in advertising on the network? Or a how-to about how to use the RSS based apps?

@leo Such a great point! If all our podcasts end up owned by a few big companies (billionaires) it'll make earning a living impossible for the smaller independent podcasters...looking for an RSS player now!

@leo Also self host if you run your own podcast. Some small web hosting isn't expensive and there's a lot of software that'll run the podcast for you.

@leo Pocketcasts is great! It supports cross platform/device sync, supports purchase once use everywhere (with account login), and has been a pleasure for me personally to use for years.

@leo If the recording is not openly accessible without subscribing to a service, is it really a podcast?

@leo this is why i refuse to call audio that goes to an exclusive platform "podcasts." They're not. They're proprietary exclusive audio content.

@leo
Related to your point:
there are federated podcast publishing apps, such as Castopod (https://castopod.org), and more general audio apps, such as Funkwhale (https://funkwhale.audio) , which allow podcast creators to publish to the Fediverse, making it possible to follow them from one's Fediverse (e.g., Mastodon) account.

@leo I was just thinking about this yesterday. How podcasts are the one usecase of rss that kept having widespread adoption, then the big podcast hosts, like Spotify, chipped away at that. Ideally I should still be able to download a text file, then as many audio files as I need and not have to "stream" it from a proprietary service.

@leo Good point! I'm using Kasts (#KDE player on my laptop). I follow over 400 podcasts there. I'll investigate where the podcasts are being downloaded from.

@leo nerd that I am, I use podget on a raspberry pi to download my fave podcasts and play them using @moodeaudio

@leo Great resource https://podcastindex.org/

Apps list -
https://podcastindex.org/apps

Big fan of https://www.fountain.fm/ myself.

@leo I've been using #PocketCasts for years. It's an excellent #podcast app on Android, with good support. And you can easily switch to their web portal when needed.

@leo Agreed! I won’t listen to a podcast on a closed platform and have told podcasts that move so. I understand people need to make a living but there are other ways to earn income. And yes I do financially support some independent podcasts.

@leo I refuse to listen to episodes on Spotify. Existing RSS syndication works great. No need to change, imho.

@leo How bad is Apple Podcasts in your opinion? Yes, there are proprietary shows, but underneath it all it's still a basic RSS-based podcast app.

@leo Podcast Addict on Android is quite good!

@leo Exactly. I use Apple Podcasts on my iPhone and Mac, but it operates on the RSS protocol and I refuse to go to a silo to listen to podcasts.

@leo I really love @AntennaPod (for Android) and how the newer versions have worked out!

@leo Many replies asking about decentralized podcast-listening apps. There's a bunch listed at http://newpodcastapps.com/

@leo so true

@leo I’m a big fan of and believer in @marcoarment’s @overcast app.

@leo Not enough *Amen* to say here. When Amazon came calling for podcasts to put on their site I honestly thought "nah, get your own content".

@leo I am currently moving away from Podkicker Pro since it's minorly buggy and making horrible UI decisions and adding ads despite the fact I've paid for it and moving to @AntennaPod since it seems to be solid and doesn't have ads or crypto bullshit