Has Podcasting 2.0 Failed?

About this episode

The episode discusses the struggles and challenges faced by the Podcasting 2.0 initiative since its inception in 2020.

The Podcasting 2.0 initiative has been around since 2020, and is a way for the traditional RSS feed to be more interactive both for podcasters and listeners. This means offering features like transcripts, chapters, credits for talent on podcasters, funding your favourite shows, and more. It's also meant to keep the RSS system open and "protect" it from the walled garden approach of Spotify, YouTube, and - to a lesser degree - Apple Podcasts. Bit despite being the brainchild of the podcast OG Adam Curry, and lots of vocal support from certain parts of the industry, it seems that Podcasting 2.0 is still struggling to gain a real foothold. So why hasn't Podcasting 2.0 taken off, and has the boat sailed for this initiative? Join regular hosts Mark and Danny, with guest co-host Claire Waite Brown, as they dive into this much-vaunted but sometimes equally-maligned topic. This week's guest co-host: Claire Waite Brown Indie podcaster - Creativity Found, 2020 to present; Podcasting 2.0 in Practice Jan 2025 to present Creativity Found podcast inspired me to build a directory of creative activities for adults, all taught by independent small business owners who are members of the Creativity…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark, Danny

Guest: Claire Waite Brown

Topics covered

• Podcasting 2.0
• RSS feed
• podcasting features
• indie podcasters
• industry challenges

Keywords

• Podcasting 2.0
• RSS
• interactive podcasting
• transcripts
• podcast features
• indie podcasters
• Adam Curry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podcasting 2.0, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts

Books & works: Creativity Found

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