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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 regul

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 https://www.podcat.com/people/zXNOK2 Here's his profile for our podcast http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guest/40/christian-finnegan http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guest/40/christian-finnegan You can scrape our guest list here http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guests/ http://www.keithandthegirl.com/guests/ or you can use our API endpoints to pull json content. Here's the doc but I can make tweaks, if you need https://github.com/KeithAndTheGirl/API/wiki/Keith-and-The-Girl-API-Version-2 https://github.com/KeithAndTheGirl/API/wiki/Keith-and-The-Gi...

hijp 11y ago
Wow super cool! Thanks!
Splendor 11y ago
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-podcast/episodes/quvJbs-407-paul-f-tompkins-dan-ahdoot-drew-tarver-mandell-maughan-ryan-gaul-tawny-newsome-tim-baltz https://www.podcat.com/podcasts/QAgBjs-comedy-bang-bang-the-...
- hijp 11y ago
  whoops, i'll take a look.
  - Splendor 11y ago
    BTW, as a big fan of podcasts I love the idea and I hope you keep up development on it.
fluxquanta 11y ago
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.
- MichaelApproved 11y ago
  That's awesome to hear, thanks =D From a technical perspective, I've been working on streaming live shows via YouTube and having that automatically embed on the homepage and throughout the site. It's displaying 4 cameras in a 2x2 layout similar to this NSFW clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqRSwyqnU1WEECXxN3uN08G24h34EQOko&v=BydOLSkCLSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqRSwyqnU1WEECXxN3uN08G2... I'm also working on a new app that uses Cordova/Ionic Framework that'll make it easier to listen for regular fans and premium VIP members. In the spirit of staying connected with the fans, I've been posting updates on that progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C219o_6tzNk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C219o_6tzNk As far as using the web for interacting with fans, it's been a challenge, so it's great to hear your compliment. Initially, we just had our own forums where fans would participate. Now, our community interaction is fragmented along Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and our forums. Of course, all those platforms allow us to stay in front of more fans but it's a challenge to keep posting across those platforms without just repeating the same exact thing on each site.
  - fluxquanta 11y ago
    All very cool stuff. Let's just say that the reasons why I stopped listening to KATG were not tech related. There was a point when I was beginning discussions with a former KATG guest to develop an app for his podcast, but that didn't work out. Similar to your work it would've involved going much further beyond simple RSS feeds and I would've needed to write an API, provision servers, and write a front end (I was looking at possibly Meteor/PhoneGap), and we didn't see eye-to-eye on time frame and compensation/profit sharing for such a project. My point is that it does appear that there's a market for podcasts that can go beyond the simple RSS/iTunes feed, and I wonder if there's any developers doing any serious work on this front. Like a "podcast community as a service", where the fractured elements you noted are all combined in one ecosystem.

hijp 11y ago

Wow super cool! Thanks!

Splendor 11y ago

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-podcast/episodes/quvJbs-407-paul-f-tompkins-dan-ahdoot-drew-tarver-mandell-maughan-ryan-gaul-tawny-newsome-tim-baltz https://www.podcat.com/podcasts/QAgBjs-comedy-bang-bang-the-...

hijp 11y ago
whoops, i'll take a look.
- Splendor 11y ago
  BTW, as a big fan of podcasts I love the idea and I hope you keep up development on it.

fluxquanta 11y ago

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.

MichaelApproved 11y ago
That's awesome to hear, thanks =D From a technical perspective, I've been working on streaming live shows via YouTube and having that automatically embed on the homepage and throughout the site. It's displaying 4 cameras in a 2x2 layout similar to this NSFW clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqRSwyqnU1WEECXxN3uN08G24h34EQOko&v=BydOLSkCLSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLqRSwyqnU1WEECXxN3uN08G2... I'm also working on a new app that uses Cordova/Ionic Framework that'll make it easier to listen for regular fans and premium VIP members. In the spirit of staying connected with the fans, I've been posting updates on that progress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C219o_6tzNk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C219o_6tzNk As far as using the web for interacting with fans, it's been a challenge, so it's great to hear your compliment. Initially, we just had our own forums where fans would participate. Now, our community interaction is fragmented along Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and our forums. Of course, all those platforms allow us to stay in front of more fans but it's a challenge to keep posting across those platforms without just repeating the same exact thing on each site.
- fluxquanta 11y ago
  All very cool stuff. Let's just say that the reasons why I stopped listening to KATG were not tech related. There was a point when I was beginning discussions with a former KATG guest to develop an app for his podcast, but that didn't work out. Similar to your work it would've involved going much further beyond simple RSS feeds and I would've needed to write an API, provision servers, and write a front end (I was looking at possibly Meteor/PhoneGap), and we didn't see eye-to-eye on time frame and compensation/profit sharing for such a project. My point is that it does appear that there's a market for podcasts that can go beyond the simple RSS/iTunes feed, and I wonder if there's any developers doing any serious work on this front. Like a "podcast community as a service", where the fractured elements you noted are all combined in one ecosystem.