FIR #522: Is Podcasting 2.0 The Future of Podcasting?
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The episode discusses Podcasting 2.0 and its potential impact on the podcasting ecosystem.
Podcasting 2.0 is the open-source movement launched by Adam Curry and Dave Jones to preserve and extend podcasting’s open, RSS-based ecosystem. In this episode, Shel and Neville explore the initiative’s core features — including the Podcast Index, enhanced RSS metadata, transcripts, chapters, podrolls, live notifications, and listener-supported “Value for Value” payments — while weighing its potential to reduce dependence on dominant platforms such as Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and YouTube. The discussion also addresses obstacles to adoption, including limited awareness, uneven support across hosting providers and apps, added complexity, and the need to demonstrate clear benefits to listeners. For communicators, the larger implications involve channel ownership, accessibility, content reuse, AI discoverability, resilience, and the risk of building audiences entirely on rented platforms. Links from this episode: Podcasting 2.0 — Making Podcasts Better for Everyone What Is Podcasting 2.0? And Why Should I Care? Podcasting 2.0 What Is Podcasting 2.0? What You Need to Know About Podcasting 2.0 The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, July 27. We host a…
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