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Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by Aqwis » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

atom-morgan wrote: post #9

Aqwis wrote: post #4

So how do people get added to this site?

I'm already on it. iTunes/Sticher/libsyn. The only places that have access to mine.

I understand that you pull the podcasts from those sites, but I was specifically asking about the people.

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by brndn » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 5:57 PM UTC

I would love a way to browse through podcast categories. From the homepage, I was looking for a 'tech' link or something to find some that would interest me. Great start though. Good luck.

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by Dobbs » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 5:58 PM UTC

Its missing bikeshed.fm and I don't see a way to add things.

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by hijp » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:00 PM UTC

Aqwis wrote: post #31

atom-morgan wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm already on it. iTunes/Sticher/libsyn. The only places that have access to mine.

I understand that you pull the podcasts from those sites, but I was specifically asking about the people.

I got a bunch of names from network sites and a bunch more I entered manually. If you host a podcast you can use the contact form and I'll add you to the system!

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by Splendor » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:03 PM UTC

MichaelApproved wrote: post #10

Great idea and something that's missing with podcasts. I took a look at some names and noticed you have missing data. For example, Christian Finnegan is a regular on Keith and The Girl podcast but he's only listed twice https://www.podcat.com/people/zXNOK2 Here's his profile for our podcast http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guest/40/christian-finnegan You can scrape our guest list here http://www.keithandthegirl.com/gue…

I noticed a similar issue with Comedy Bang Bang. The host (Scott Aukerman) and the main guest (Paul F. Tompkins) are missing from the most recent episode.

https://www.podcat.com/podcasts/QAgBjs-comedy-bang-bang-the-...

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by tsyd » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:05 PM UTC

I like how the people behind the podcasts, the hosts and frequent guests are catalogued. It's an interesting way to browse for episodes and podcasts that I haven't seen done anywhere else.

Shameless plug: I've been working on a similar project (https://podcast.party/) that also lets you subscribe to podcasts to keep track of which episodes you have played/unplayed.

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by hijp » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:11 PM UTC

Splendor wrote: post #35

MichaelApproved wrote: post #10

Great idea and something that's missing with podcasts. I took a look at some names and noticed you have missing data. For example, Christian Finnegan is a regular on Keith and The Girl podcast but he's only listed twice https://www.podcat.com/people/zXNOK2 Here's his profile for our podcast http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guest/40/christian-finnegan You can scrape our guest list here http://www.keithandthegirl.com/gue…

I noticed a similar issue with Comedy Bang Bang. The host (Scott Aukerman) and the main guest (Paul F. Tompkins) are missing from the most recent episode. https://www.podcat.com/podcasts/QAgBjs-comedy-bang-bang-the-...

whoops, i'll take a look.

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by masukomi » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:14 PM UTC

hijp wrote: post #28

creator here: I'd love to speak to anyone that has their own podcast to find out what you need. feel free to email me at podcastcatalog@gmail.com thank you for all the feedback and support!

simple marketing 101 Use an email address at your domain... you can easily have it forward to gmail behind the scenes, and replies will look as if they're coming from your domain. Can you imagine people at IMBD having email addresses on the gmail domain?

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by Splendor » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:16 PM UTC

hijp wrote: post #37

Splendor wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I noticed a similar issue with Comedy Bang Bang. The host (Scott Aukerman) and the main guest (Paul F. Tompkins) are missing from the most recent episode. https://www.podcat.com/podcasts/QAgBjs-comedy-bang-bang-the-...

whoops, i'll take a look.

BTW, as a big fan of podcasts I love the idea and I hope you keep up development on it.

Re: Show HN: Podcat – Imdb for podcasts

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Post by fluxquanta » Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 6:16 PM UTC

MichaelApproved wrote: post #10

Great idea and something that's missing with podcasts. I took a look at some names and noticed you have missing data. For example, Christian Finnegan is a regular on Keith and The Girl podcast but he's only listed twice https://www.podcat.com/people/zXNOK2 Here's his profile for our podcast http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guest/40/christian-finnegan You can scrape our guest list here http://www.keithandthegirl.com/gue…

Off topic, but it's interesting to see that you're active on HN, as I certainly remember you on the forums and on the show. I used to be a big fan of KATG from about 2008 to 2012 but fell off the bandwagon.

As far as podcast communities go, however, it always did seem like you guys had a good handle on using the web for interacting with fans and established a decent setup for monetizing the product which a lot of other podcasts lack. So...good job.