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gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by thpx86 »

specialist wrote: post #27

I'm desperate to find a podcatcher suitable for binging. macOS or iOS. Like chewing thru the 400 episodes of the (OG) History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps. I've tried every iOS app I could find. They're all turrible for this use case. Yes, even Overcast. [1] I truly wonder if anybody making the apps ever used their own apps. I just tried gPodder. Alas, the UI is 1/4 size. [1] Overcast shows played episodes in the u…

About the 1/4 size UI, see this as a workaround: https://github.com/gpodder/gpodder/issues/1348#issuecomment-...

Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by jbj »

binarynate wrote: post #9

It's desktop only (no Android or iOS support) which makes me wonder: what percentage of overall podcast listening occurs on a desktop computer? Polls on this are all over the place, but I would guess maybe 10-15%? For me, podcast listening has always been an inherently mobile activity, and it would drive me nuts if I had podcatchers on multiple devices that were out of sync with each other.

gPodded is pretty neat, I have tried it on Sailfish (and likely also long time ago on N800 with maemo)

I just discovered podverse from browsing f-droid a few days ago, has some similarities with pocket cast which I have been using since before they were sold the first time.

You can also use the news app for nextcloud to show podcasts along with rss news stories, if you are looking for something along those lines.

I actually just submitted the podverse link for discussion here just a few mins ago, so I am pasting a link:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32922268

Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by ephbit »

Been using it for years, still using it.

My favourite feature: The extension that lets you reencode the files. I use that to reencode all audio files to opus @ 20 kbit/s.

If you want to keep thousands of episodes forever that really saves space.

Most podcasts just offer ridiculously unnecessary high bitrates.

Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by totetsu »

bscphil wrote: post #8
411111111111111 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Get sponsor block if you want to get rid of these pesky sponsorship messages in YouTube videos too

There was some discussion about integrating SponsorBlock into AntennaPod (a popular open source podcast app) a while back, but it didn't go anywhere. Ajay (developer of SB) was very open to the idea, so anyone interested in developing ad skipping technology for podcasts should probably get in touch with them. I think getting a proof of concept podcast app that skips ads should not be all that difficult.

When I learned about tune finger printing, I was running that to identify the little motif that a podcast I listened to often, would play before and after their 'mid roll' of ads.. I thought that could be a good way to automate such things, but then they just seemed to change that tune every few months.

Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by totetsu »

mimimi31 wrote: post #14
bscphil wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There was some discussion about integrating SponsorBlock into AntennaPod (a popular open source podcast app) a while back, but it didn't go anywhere. Ajay (developer of SB) was very open to the idea, so anyone interested in developing ad skipping technology for podcasts should probably get in touch with them. I think getting a proof of concept podcast app that skips ads should not be all that difficult.

I wonder if you could train some machine learning model using the data from SponsorBlock and achieve good results on podcasts as well. That way you wouldn't be dependent on a crowdsourced online database for your offline listening. Alternatively, even creating a transscript using something like [1] and scanning for words like "sponsor", "ad" or specific company names might already be a good enough heuristic. [1] http…

Website hosting company. Mattress company. Ingredients Home delivery company.

Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by weberer »

paulryanrogers wrote: post #21
xnx wrote: post #5

I'd immediately switch to any podcast app that automatically skips ads like the Youtube Ad Skipper Chrome extension.

Might I humbly suggest supporting creators who offer paid, ad-free feeds? Full disclosure, my employer facilitates offering paid private feeds to podcast audiences.

How would I find these feeds?

Re: gPodder: A simple, open-source podcast client

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Post by weberer »

steve_adams_86 wrote: post #32
paulryanrogers wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Might I humbly suggest supporting creators who offer paid, ad-free feeds? Full disclosure, my employer facilitates offering paid private feeds to podcast audiences.

I love paying for content like that (when the content is good of course). It’s one of the few mediums where some creators allow me to be in control of how they monetize my viewership. It drives me crazy that on YouTube I pay for premium and still need to sidestep ads. It makes sense; the creators don’t get paid directly from my membership and if they did it would be fractions of pennies. But that’s the problem; I wan…

I don't know why this comment is grey. It's a reasonable idea.
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