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Podcasts are just platform independent .mp3 files. They're mp3 files referenced by an RSS feed. But apps like Stitcher and the Apple Podcast App read those feed

by ssharp 10y ago

Podcasts are just platform independent .mp3 files. They're mp3 files referenced by an RSS feed. But apps like Stitcher and the Apple Podcast App read those feeds, add good functionality, present a searchable database, etc.

aganders3 10y ago
Stitcher does more than that. They actually re-host and (I believe, from the difference in audio quality) re-compress the files.
- dublinben 10y ago
  Most egregiously, as mentioned in the article, they also add their own advertisements.