DeepSummary
The episode starts with Adam Curry and Dave Jones welcoming Sam Sethi, CEO of TrueFans and co-host of Pod News Weekly Review, to the Boardroom. They discuss various topics related to podcasting 2.0, including the social interact tag for cross-app comments, the activity pub protocol for federated timelines, and the potential for AI-generated audio content.
Sam Sethi explains his role as the new head of the Podcast Standards Project (PSP) and his plans to promote podcasting 2.0 features among podcast apps and hosts. He also talks about using the 'medium' tag to extend podcast categories beyond just audio, enabling music, audiobooks, and other content types.
The conversation covers several ideas for monetization and value-for-value models, such as reverse 'sats' for advertising, one-click top-ups using Apple Pay, and the potential for AI-generated audio content like blogs read by synthetic voices. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from platforms like YouTube entering the podcasting space.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Sam Sethi, as the new head of the Podcast Standards Project, aims to promote the adoption of podcasting 2.0 features among podcast apps and hosts.
- The 'medium' tag can be used to expand podcast categories beyond just audio, enabling support for music, audiobooks, and other content types.
- The ActivityPub protocol and federated timelines are seen as crucial for enabling cross-app interoperability and a decentralized podcasting ecosystem.
- There is a growing momentum and collaborative efforts among developers to implement ActivityPub and federated timelines in podcasting 2.0 apps.
- Adam Curry firmly believes that video content should not be considered a podcast, asserting that a podcast is defined by an RSS feed with an enclosure.
- Monetization models like reverse 'sats' for advertising, one-click top-ups using Apple Pay, and value-for-value models for AI-generated audio content are discussed.
- The potential for AI-generated audio content, such as blogs read by synthetic voices, is explored as a way to expand the podcasting ecosystem.
- There is debate around the role of platforms like YouTube in the podcasting space, with concerns about their motivations and impact on the open RSS ecosystem.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Everybody's talking about video, and I have to take a stand. I got to say something.“ by Adam Curry
- “I think step one right now is, I think, well, okay, let me step back. I think all of us as apps, podcasting, two apps have to become eventually full activity pub clients. Right? We have to be part of the fediverse.“ by Sam Sethi
- “If the audience wants to call it that, fine. I'm still going to say that's not a podcast. And if the audience wants to call it that, fine. I'm still going to be a hardcore douchebag about it. Because a podcast is an RSS feed with an enclosure.“ by Adam Curry
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Episode Information
Podcasting 2.0
Podcast Index LLC
4/19/24
Podcasting 2.0 April 19th 2024 Episode 176: "Angel Number"
Adam & Dave welcome TrueFans CEO and Scissor Runner Sam Sethi to the Boardroom
ShowNotes
Sam Sethi
One click
Login issues
Negative sats = StasBack!
Social Interact - Cross App Comments
TLV records people!
Music Tags
GitHub - wavlake/genre-list: Genre list for Wavlake's music catalog
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Video Podcasts Debate
Follow Podcasts and Music feeds on the Fediverse
Alby NWC lightning?
Is a No-Equipment Podcast Feasible with Synthetic Voice Technology
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