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Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#81

Post by exhilaration » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 6:19 PM UTC

jchendy wrote: post #67

Mahn wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now you have me intrigued, I didn't even know there was another type of podcast.

Here are some popular and excellent podcasts that have great production value: https://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/ http://www.thisamericanlife.org/ http://freakonomics.com/archive/

My favorite podcasts:

  Excellent:
  This American Life
  99% Invisible

  Very good:
  Planet Money
  The Memory Palace [historical narratives] 
  The Moth 
  On the Media 
  Snap Judgement

  Good:
  Freakonomics 
  Radio Lab 
  Radio Diaries

  Occasionally good:
  The Truth [fictional radio dramas] 
  Criminal

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#82

Post by magpi3 » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 6:21 PM UTC

I think the large header takes up valuable screen space. The thin headers on Hacker News and Reddit are the right way to go IMO.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#83

Post by podcastrank » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 6:23 PM UTC

magpi3 wrote: post #82

I think the large header takes up valuable screen space. The thin headers on Hacker News and Reddit are the right way to go IMO.

I agree, the ui needs more work!

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#84

Post by jobigoud » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 6:53 PM UTC

diimdeep wrote: post #48

This is neat idea, killer feature would be RSS for all sections, so we can subscribe to it in podcast app. Wow. Meta podcast, user aggregated.

An RSS feed would be killer indeed.

Something like this maybe: anytime an entry pass a certain threshold of votes for the first time, add it to the feed. Each user can define the threshold in his account and get the feed from there.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#85

Post by drcode » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 7:03 PM UTC

deftnerd wrote: post #80

podcastrank wrote: post #52

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I agree, It's easy to waste a lot of time on these podcasts. I hope that over time with the voting, the best stuff rises to the top

Might be enough to just tag certain podcasts as "amateur"

I don't think that is such a great idea- Sometimes very professional people who are amateurs at audio production and amateurs at public speaking make awesome podcasts- The tag would need to be a lot more specific.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#86

Post by solipsism » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 7:25 PM UTC

exhilaration wrote: post #81

jchendy wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here are some popular and excellent podcasts that have great production value: https://gimletmedia.com/show/reply-all/ http://www.thisamericanlife.org/ http://freakonomics.com/archive/

My favorite podcasts: Excellent: This American Life 99% Invisible Very good: Planet Money The Memory Palace [historical narratives] The Moth On the Media Snap Judgement Good: Freakonomics Radio Lab Radio Diaries Occasionally good: The Truth [fictional radio dramas] Criminal

Really good list! I'd move On The Media to Excellent, it's really cream of the crop. And I'd throw Skeptic's Guide to the Universe in there too, for anyone who likes science. If you like ancient history, add Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

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Post by alexandercrohde » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 7:33 PM UTC

Um, it's not fair to liken yourself to hacker news when you refuse to give me a podcast without entering my email. And appear to be full of ads.

{Edit: Intensify discontent after trying to use)

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#88

Post by solipsism » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 7:36 PM UTC

I like this idea, but there's no interactivity (AFAICT) with my podcast app. I use the Pocket Casts app exclusively for all my podcast listening. I'd love if clicking one of these links could open the podcast in the app for me. I have no interest in browsing some podcaster's blog or listening through my browser.

Obviously I could look up specific episodes in my app after seeing it on your site, but that's annoying enough that I don't think I would keep it up.

An alternative idea is to build an app from this idea. I know that's a lot of work, but I might pay for that if it is a really good podcasting app. Look to Pocket Casts for inspiration.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#89

Post by solipsism » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 7:41 PM UTC

jere wrote: post #45

Very cool idea. I often struggle to think of a podcast when I really need one. One of the challenges here is that, apparently, podcasts don't have very descriptive names. Maybe it's because HN has the same regular topics floating through, but I feel like I get a lot more of a preview from titles on HN than I do by things like... "The Archers" "Hello Internet #60: The Beautiful Game" "Harmontown" I suppose there's an…

I used to have this problem. It's solved 100% with a good podcasting app. You spend the time now and then to look for podcasts (not episodes) that might interest you. When you actually want to listen, they're already downloaded to your phone and ready to be browsed and listened to.

Re: Show HN: I made a Hacker News for podcasts

#90

Post by AdmiralAsshat » Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 7:48 PM UTC

personlurking wrote: post #49

I'm half-joking, but I could use a "not just two guys joking around" tag. There's so many podcasts out there where I check them out because the topic sounds interesting but most of the episode time is given to 'two guys joking around'.

While we're at it, some kind of "Does not interrupt the speaker" tag would be great. It absolutely drives me nuts, listening to stuff like This American Life or Radio Lab, where the person being interviewed never gets more than half a sentence out before the narrator overdubs themselves correcting or summarizing what the speaker is trying to say.

I find it incredibly obnoxious. You brought this person on to tell a story: let them tell their story, goddammit!