Nathan Gathright

Creator of https://pod.link (acquired 2020) ✦ Building @stenofm ✦ Full of information. Some of it’s actually useful. ✦ Searchable via #tfr

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2024-06-07 16:46:26

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 I’d love any feedback on what I need to do to get `podcast:follow` into the next phase. I was hoping that 5 hosts expressing interest would suffice.

2024-04-23 21:12:45

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@npub1tmc…zavv Looks like that Apple ID isn’t in the PodcastIndex associated with any feed. Might need someone with the relevant access to fix that.

2024-04-19 19:38:15

@npub10fp…qqev Is this tab related to live events and is there a proposal somewhere for it? I had some suggestions for a broader tag that would cover live event ticketing and merch.
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/299/100/758/348/993/original/085db7940cf2263a.png

2024-04-12 21:50:34

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 Sorry, there’s no secret formula just yet, but I’m working on it! Gotta handle fallbacks for the 14/30 apps that require an Apple ID to link to them.

2024-04-01 19:28:30

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Does anyone know why the Podcast Index apps page has filters for both “Value Time Split" and "Wallet Switching”? Is there a meaningful distinction between the two that I’m unaware of?

2024-04-01 19:12:51

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Does anyone know why gpodder.ORG and gpodder.NET have 2 separate listings on https://podcastindex.org/apps?

2024-04-01 18:26:04

I’m working on a pull request to fix some minor annoyances on the https://podcastindex.org/apps page. Any last-minute requests?
https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/web-ui/pull/350

2024-03-22 17:55:08

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@npub1tmc…zavv @npub1fal…llpd oh nice! Happy to be your overflow option. If my logo confuses people, feel free to relabel that button “Elsewhere”.
You can also link to
`episodes.fm/launch?showId=<appleID>&platform=<platformslug>` to point to any individual platform I support!

2024-03-21 23:24:20

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@npub12y5…6e36 that seems easy enough when a publisher’s child feeds all share the same medium. A dedicated V4V music app could choose to ignore non medium=music child feeds.

2024-03-21 21:40:37

Inspired by @npub1vpk…092y, here are some mockups of what an artist page could look like powered by publisher feeds for a hypothetical V4V music app.
Walkthrough Video: https://share.descript.com/view/7xm84E4lY0h
Figma File: https://www.figma.com/file/PU988uiGHyvaSmyk0eN5AF/LNArtists?type=design&node-id=0%3A1&mode=design&t=BDPrYbNSOmqva9fk-1

2024-03-18 21:28:32

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@npub1df6…ns3a Right now, it’s pulling from the Podcast Index API, but I’ll look into using podping directly.

2024-03-18 21:22:17

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@npub1tmc…zavv thanks!

2024-03-15 18:13:23

I launched Podlink in 2018 to make sharing podcasts easier. Today, I’m excited to announce an early preview of @npub1fal…llpd
https://nathangathright.com/introducing-episodesfm/ https://nathangathright.com/introducing-episodesfm/

2024-03-15 16:14:44

@npub1ln5…xyw6 When you post that the show is live today, I’ve got a new link for you to share https://episodes.fm/1584274529/live 👀

2024-03-14 03:25:42

@npub1ln5…xyw6 I’m looking at the liveItems in the `/episodes/byfeedid` endpoint, and the `contentLink` key is present but empty in all of them. Is that expected behavior?

2024-03-13 15:58:39

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@npub1zyl…mw3t very cool! Minor CSS suggestion to handle long strings causing horizontal scrolling:
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/112/088/967/324/507/810/original/20064279b85ef213.mp4

2024-02-24 06:17:57

@npub1cn3…h02a tackles iOS 17’s changes to Apple Podcasts:
“Contracts we signed a year ago don't take into account the changes that these platforms have made…If you can help us out, you can go and subscribe to SciShow Tangents…l love it a lot, and currently, we are not meeting our guaranteed ad impressions. So if you could download it and check it out, that would be super.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnktQrpXHrQ

2024-02-24 00:53:49

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@npub1pa0…pfyr @npub1ln5…xyw6 I spent a lot of time researching this back when I implemented it in @npub17jv…lwd7. There’s a whole W3C spec that everyone ignores. https://www.w3.org/TR/media-frags/
But no, I haven’t documented podcast apps that support timestamped links, but I’d be happy to!

2024-02-23 18:12:03

One fringe benefit of publisher feeds I just realized is simplifying claiming multiple feeds. If hosts support feed verification (txt or verifyOwnership) within publisher feeds, then services could authorize that user to claim all the shows in that publisher feed present and future.
I’m working on a new service that involves claiming multiple feeds and am interested in supporting this. If any hosts would like to discuss this further, please get in touch with me.
https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/discussions/579#discussioncomment-8570777

2024-02-18 18:01:25

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@npub1jtm…rxtn I really wish they’d support a URL method to import RSS feeds (à la Google Podcasts’s `subscribe-by-rss-feed?feed=<base64_feedURL>`

2024-02-15 21:03:30

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 I’m happy to write a first draft! I imagine the goal is mentioning the hosts and guests in the AP Bridge? Would `activitypub=“${accountId}”` suffice?

2024-02-15 19:20:46

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 Host meaning the individuals appearing on the episode? Seems like the person tag should just accept an array of links per person, no?

2024-02-15 04:27:47

“we're excited to bring these shows to you with the help of Dynamic Ad Insertion…with ads being a mix of programmatic ads and soon we will include DAI ads directly from Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent. ”
https://twit.tv/posts/inside-twit/club-shows-now-open-everyone

2024-02-01 00:04:48

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1dft…ta3d @npub1dzn…4dfn
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/853/061/915/386/711/original/e28b511db1ed5172.png

2024-01-31 00:04:20

Just posted some example use cases of podcasters/hosts/apps/services could take advantage of my proposed expansion of the `podcast:contentLink` tag. Feedback welcome!
https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/discussions/589#discussioncomment-8312187

2024-01-29 22:34:47

Jo Moh, the founder of poddin.io, just launched a new transcription service: Noma
Noma can fetch episodes from your RSS feed, transcribe them with AssemblyAI (which includes auto-chapters and speaker diarization), and then you can download the transcript or publish it to a Noma-hosted webpage.
https://nomahq.com/

2024-01-29 03:43:56

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@npub1jtm…rxtn I’m curious if any of the 2.0 apps are going to follow Apple’s lead regarding word-by-word alignment and managing dynamically inserted content.

2024-01-29 01:11:26

What Podcasting 2.0 feature would you bet Apple implements next? (even if it takes them 1-2 years)

2024-01-29 01:05:23

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@npub1pa0…pfyr It looks like almost all the LiveItem-supporting apps can play an HLS stream in a normal <item> except Podcast Addict. (Couldn’t test that feed on TrueFans)
Kinda surprised Apple doesn’t support the format they developed in Apple Podcasts.
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/836/313/519/164/440/original/6f81c79b3274887b.png

2024-01-28 23:33:27

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@npub1pa0…pfyr Thanks! Do you happen to know which apps support it within a regular <item> tag?

2024-01-28 23:12:42

Does anyone know which podcast apps support HLS streams (.m3u8 urls) in the enclosure tag? Alternately, does anyone have an example feed that I could test on my own?

2024-01-28 02:37:20

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@npub17lj…x7hw Scroll down this FAQ to “Can we show transcripts using WebVTT in a web player?”
https://podnews.net/article/apple-podcasts-transcriptions-faq

2024-01-27 02:36:07

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@npub1jtm…rxtn At this point, I feel like I’m going to end up building my own version of MDN for podcasting. 😓

2024-01-27 00:35:57

@npub10fp…qqev @npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1jtm…rxtn A spec shouldn’t imply the existence of guardrails where none exist. I think it’s important for our tags to be resilient to misuse or at least provide a clear way for developers to handle misuse. (e.g. if there’s two `podcast:guid` tags, only respect the first one)
If misuse isn’t accounted for, then each developer will handle edge cases differently (usually with no documentation.)

2024-01-27 00:12:01

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@npub19v7…al4a lol, same. More excited for it to be higher on Pocket Casts’ roadmap than actually using it in Apple Podcasts. 😅

2024-01-26 01:21:26

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@npub1jtm…rxtn @npub1ln5…xyw6 @npub1df6…ns3a They’re touting word-by-word highlighting, but it’s unclear if that’s just their auto-generated transcripts. Did it seem like they’d be applying "forced alignment" to podcaster-provided VTT/SRT files?

2024-01-25 23:23:41

Apple’s added support for transcripts! And surprisingly, it’s not just their own auto-generated transcripts They’re also supporting the `<podcast:transcript>` tag!
https://podcasters.apple.com/support/5316-transcripts-on-apple-podcasts
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/818/926/728/925/216/original/9c95b30efcc3ffc0.png

2024-01-23 22:42:28

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@npub1jv5…e22d looks interesting! I hope Artifact’s “Rewrite clickbait headlines” feature eventually makes its way into Bulletin.
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/807/440/002/398/634/original/78eb53163c91d1f4.jpeg

2024-01-16 02:20:14

@npub1jtm…rxtn Would any of the feed validators care if PodToo put an unexpected attribute on a known tag? Any tradeoff at all that I’m not understaning? I’m so confused why he cares if the icon attribute makes it into the namespace.

2024-01-15 06:37:24

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@npub1vpk…092y looks nice! I took a stab at tracing a vector version for you: https://gist.github.com/nathangathright/f14e2d11a1ddc83cb1d4c6549060b543

2024-01-14 15:52:21

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 The downside of this approach is that anyone else who wants to deploy an AP bridge is SOL

2024-01-14 15:45:57

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 A redirect could work. It could even take advantage of the localStorage token we save for comments.
1. User visits AP Bridge in a browser, get redirected to a Podcastindex.org page with a query parameter like `?redirect=activitypub`
2. With that query param, PodcastIndex.org immediately checks localStorage.
2a. If there’s a saved value, redirect the user to `https://${homeserver}/authorize_interaction?uri=${apURI}`
2b. If not, prompt the user for their home instance and then redirect.

2024-01-14 00:29:05

Fediverse clients know what to do with arbitrary handles in posts. Ideally, podcatchers would be able to parse show/episode links just as easily. Overcast hijacks Apple Podcasts links. The FastFollow proposal provided a standard way to indicate which arbitrary URLs could be similarly hijacked.
I saw plenty of QR codes, but did any apps start parsing show notes for FastFollow links, especially for episodes?
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/751/235/767/314/971/original/1a10801f6129e7fd.mp4

2024-01-14 00:00:58

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 If you do this as a popup, no one else will be able to link to their show/episode easily, which would be a real shame.
When visited from a web browser, the AP Bridge should serve a simple webpage copying the Mastodon Follow UX.
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/751/125/587/741/383/original/4b3e32a09f7395f6.png

2024-01-13 21:56:39

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 Will the AP Bridge accounts have web pages the way Mastodon accounts are accessible?

2024-01-13 17:42:20

@npub1vpk…092y Do you have a vector version of the CurioCaster icon or at least a hi-res image that you could share?
I’m trying to collect vector versions of podcast app icons, redrawing them if necessary. I can’t remember where I sourced the vector version I’m using now, but it’s the largest file-size SVG I have in the collection, and I’d like to see if there’s a better solution.
https://github.com/nathangathright/podcast-badges

2024-01-12 16:26:42

I want to follow more of my mutuals on Fountain. What’s everyone’s handle? https://fountain.fm/nathangathright

2024-01-07 04:04:56

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@npub1jtm…rxtn @npub1ln5…xyw6 Tangential to these efforts, do you know if the trailers in the existing episode endpoints include the `<podcast:trailer>` tag or is just representative of normal `<item>` elements with the relevant `<itunes:episodeType>`?

2023-11-28 23:53:19

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@npub1dzn…4dfn @npub1jtm…rxtn IMO, performance-driven brands know some amount of user-initiated ad skipping is priced-in to podcast CPMs and are more focused on their ROAS per camapign. But when apps enable skipping **by default**, there’s no plausible deniability for the podcaster to charge the brand for those impressions.
However, unlike TeeVo, hosts are more than capable of blocking specific user-agents or apps on a whim. (Are we assuming Auddia isn’t aware of this power dynamic?)

2023-09-06 22:56:24

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/top100_music/pull/2
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/111/020/195/435/095/116/original/a34e5a860af285f6.mp4

2023-09-04 01:33:34

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@npub1vpk…092y @npub1ln5…xyw6 Dave, is there a private repo you could add me to?

2023-08-18 04:06:40

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@npub19v7…al4a ATP’s been upwards of $5k/ad with 2-3 ad breaks for a few years now. So all 3 of them were sitting pretty while the ad dollars were flowing.

2023-08-03 18:18:34

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 I tried a lot of hacky ways, but was eventually forced to resort to running ffprobe in a serverless function to read the whole file.

2023-08-03 15:37:35

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@npub1ln5…xyw6 Thanks! It was a lot of moving parts to wrap my head around, but the hardest part was actually figuring out how to calculate audio duration server side.

2023-08-03 05:33:21

@npub1vpk…092y Transcribe.fm now has a working L402 API! Client apps just have to:
1. Submit an audioURL and receive an invoice
2. Pay the invoice (with webln or otherwise) and receive a transcript ID
3. Request a transcript file in your preferred format and receive the file as the payload
Detailed instructions and an example repo available on GitHub:
https://github.com/transcribefm

2023-07-14 02:58:26

@npub1vpk…092y Have you seen the upcoming L402 spec? @npub1u88…2zw0 drew my attention to it and it might be the perfect solution for SF × transcribefm
https://github.com/lightning/blips/blob/d2a8c19ec6f49677d942d1c03f3ab0a3362e7b39/blip-0026.md

2023-07-10 23:36:33

@npub1ln5…xyw6 A bunch of the links in the Podcast Namespace spec were broken by the new formatting. I just submitted a new PR fixing them, and only then did I see that @npub1n9j…nza0 beet me to it! Can we get one of these merged?

2023-07-04 06:39:24

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@npub1jtm…rxtn are you only pulling in appType=app and not podcast players? https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/web-ui/blob/e268985daed8f8f7dac95642a73de2048ae3af7d/server/data/apps.json#L2332

2023-06-28 15:58:46

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@npub1jtm…rxtn I’m not able to picture what you’re imagining. Is there another UI you can show me as an example and what would be the benefit of switching to that?

2023-06-28 15:48:23

Okay, https://transcribe.fm is *almost* ready to ship. I’ll DM a secret URL to whoever wants to kick the tires.
https://xoxo-media.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/110/622/137/877/322/749/original/4f7b13fd6f138404.mp4

2023-06-24 06:13:01

Can any Podcasting 2.0 people explain how conshax.app/support is handling splits?