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Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by wolframhempel »

swal_ wrote: post #50

I love the idea and monetization model, trawling through the rest of a subreddit to find the thread for a recent episode can be tedious. Congrats on the launch, I have a couple of questions. Is it only for discussions around recent episodes? Or is it just that the specific podcasts i've searched for don't list all episodes?

It really depends on the podcast. We run it of the podcast's RSS feed, some of which include the entire archive, some just a number of recent episodes. Some podcast players create their own archive to patch this which is something we might need to do as well.

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by Shadonototra »

the only audio oriented comment system that i appreciate was the one from soundcloud

you select the exact time, and you put your comment

everyone listening to that music could see what people say about that very specific moment, as they listen

encouraging podcast creators to time their podcast would allow platforms to offer precise comment system that users can consume and contribute to consistently

but nobody cares, because the people who build the platforms are not users, it's not built organically, therefore they don't understand these kind of special things

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by okr »

Shadonototra wrote: post #73

the only audio oriented comment system that i appreciate was the one from soundcloud you select the exact time, and you put your comment everyone listening to that music could see what people say about that very specific moment, as they listen encouraging podcast creators to time their podcast would allow platforms to offer precise comment system that users can consume and contribute to consistently but nobody cares,…

yep, soundcloud popped up in my head immediately. Another missed chance by soundcloud.

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by CharlesW »

pvg wrote: post #69
CharlesW wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Setting aside the first sentence, I think this is valuable feedback for Wolfram. Podcasters will need to meet listeners where they hang out (Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) regardless of whether they can also be persuaded to use this additional niche social media site. Any podcaster who would use this service will have already created a multi-channel social media presence for their show, so instead of "do…

You can make the argument any feedback is 'valuable' sort of like people contrive to defend entirely offtopic or incomprehensible comments as 'relevant'. But HN discussions have additional standards and not being a terse, dismissive jerk, especially about the work of others is one of the important ones.

Fair enough! Hopefully you found my comment kinder and more useful than the OP’s.

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by waylandsmithers »

costcofries wrote: post #72

I wish your homepage made it easier to more quickly engage in podcast discussion. Right now, my feedback is that it takes too long to get to proof of value, your UI is confusing and it's not clear to me what, or how, I can get to 'discussing podcasts'.

My thoughts exactly... I'm not sure if you can call it a reddit for podcasts if there's no logged out view

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by wolframhempel »

waylandsmithers wrote: post #76
costcofries wrote: post #72

I wish your homepage made it easier to more quickly engage in podcast discussion. Right now, my feedback is that it takes too long to get to proof of value, your UI is confusing and it's not clear to me what, or how, I can get to 'discussing podcasts'.

My thoughts exactly... I'm not sure if you can call it a reddit for podcasts if there's no logged out view

I'm not sure I'm following. You can jump into any podcast discussion via the homepage, either by clicking a comment or by searching for a podcast. You don't need an account to see discussion boards and you can even comment anonymously.

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by CaptainJustin »

So glad to see this. There is a real opportunity to create a decent space for these discussions. Allowing the podcast host to determine the governance model could get interesting and the possibility of allowing podcasts to monetize their /r/ could make it attractive to them

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by atentaten »

ushakov wrote: post #38

you can never grow a project like this if you demand money for entry as much as i hate ads, i'd say that for this type of project it's better to leave it free but show some relevant podcast ads

>you can never grow a project like this if you demand money for entry

How are you categorizing this project? What about it makes you think demanding money for entry is not feasible for growth?

Re: Show HN: A Reddit style site to discuss podcast episodes

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Post by giarc »

wolframhempel wrote: post #77
waylandsmithers wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My thoughts exactly... I'm not sure if you can call it a reddit for podcasts if there's no logged out view

I'm not sure I'm following. You can jump into any podcast discussion via the homepage, either by clicking a comment or by searching for a podcast. You don't need an account to see discussion boards and you can even comment anonymously.

You are referring to those comments in the top right of the page? If so, that isn't obvious, it looks like a demo image.
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