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Show HN: Hacker Daily, a daily podcast for Hacker News readers
- dzohrob 8y agoHi HN, We got a great response to our initial post about Hacker Daily last week, and we're back with our first episodes. Everything is a work-in-progress... we're calling it the "minimum viable podcast." We hope to make it better every day, with your help. We'd love to hear your feedback. Thanks!
- lamby 8y agoThank you so much for this podcast. My only feedback at this point is that the less editorial you add the better IMHO and you seem to be adding more as the days go on. :) It's fine when prefixed with "personally" or "I wonder if..." etc. Indeed, those bits are quite interesting, but without that it comes across as a little lecturing or even patronising. I usually agree with your politics, but I like to make my own mind up. It's very easy to get people's opinions on the news, etc. on that whole Twitter thing.
- lamby 8y ago(Compare to, for example, http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/. http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/.. literally zero editorial.)
- timvdalen 8y agoLooks interesting, but how do I subscribe? I'm used to just adding the feed URL to my podcast app (Pocket Casts). Clicking the Google Play button opens Play Music with a message saying that the podcast isn't available.
- dzohrob 8y agoSorry about that! The feed is here: https://rss.simplecast.com/podcasts/5271/rss https://rss.simplecast.com/podcasts/5271/rss [EDIT] Updated the site w/ the RSS feed link in the header. Thanks for pointing this out.
- timvdalen 8y agoThanks! I've subscribed!
- arrythur 8y agoJust letting you know I'm using Pocket Casts and it's available now.
- _tomasz 8y agoman, I hate being that guy, but no https? Super interested in this podcast though
- smock 8y agosorry! we're still working out the logistics of running the podcast but we'll switch the site over to https as soon as possible
- _tomasz 8y agoNo worries, Let's Encrypt makes it really easy if you haven't used them before. Since you have input forms and links to app stores it might be a good idea.
- berg01 8y agoThese are the people that I will allocate time to listen to, while they "perfect" their "minimum viabable podcast".
- dang 8y agoWe've banned this account for repeatedly violating the site guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
- movedx 8y agoHost it on Netlify if you're capable of working with a static website system - it's free to host, free to bring a custom domain, and they do the Let's Encrypt integration for you... for free :-) If you need help, let me know. I'll gladly offer some time to help with a project like this: mc [at] sent.com
- darkstar999 8y agoWhat kind of mic are you using? It sounds a bit echoey, maybe too far from your face.
- dzohrob 8y agoThanks for the feedback— the setup we have is less than ideal. We’re both using a Blue Snowball mic, and I’m recording in the supply closet of my shared office (finding quiet space in NYC is hard, especially with kids at home!) Going to try switching to a dynamic mic with a tighter pickup pattern, but the one I tried on Amazon from CAD was faulty (crazy buzzing around 1khz), so waiting for the next delivery...
- WesleyLivesay 8y agoI suggest, if you are having echo problems and are recording in a closet with a bunch of reflective surfaces to take a bed sheet in with you and drape it over your head and mic (like a ghost!). Back before I had a better recording space it greatly reduced the amount of echo I got in my recordings.
- dzohrob 8y agoThanks for the suggestion! I put some towels up on the walls but I haven't tried the blanket trick yet...
- eropple 8y agoFor what you're doing, a dynamic is a good call--they'll eat the bounce off the walls. Don't worry about a tight pickup pattern so long as it is generally cardioid; with dynamic mics' general falloff, a wide cardioid pattern is not going to hurt you much. Consider the AT2005USB or ATR2100USB; both microphones are USB/XLR so later on you don't have to dump them if you want to get fancier and they sound very good for the price. Feel free to e-mail me if you'd like to chat about this; I do a little bit of audio wizardry on the side (and I'm building an open-source podcast serving platform at the moment, as it happens, so I've spent time in the weeds--maybe it'd be a good option for your hosting).
- intull 8y agoThis is great! It'll really help to catch up and get a summary. I like that there's a sound in between two items. That's thoughtful. I'd appreciate if the description links back to articles/discussions on HN or elsewhere.
- _audakel 8y agoReddit world news has a bot that does like a 5-7 sentence summary of articles. Would be cool if you could run that on the articles and read it. Nice to hear a human voice.
- discussedbefore 8y agoIf it takes off, you could do a free 5 minute intro feed + a paid 1 hr detailed feed (which might be enough to satisfy the HN craving while commuting/doing chores/etc.). I'd recommend trying out assigning numbers to the stories (eg. 1 of 10) as they are introduced to give more separation between stories / comments. Or maybe one voice does the story summary and the other the comments. Without paying close attention it seems to all blend together.
- latexr 8y agoTo give a listen before deciding to subscribe: https://hackerdaily.simplecast.fm/ https://hackerdaily.simplecast.fm/
- mackwerk 8y agoThank you for this. I was looking for a way to listen without subscribing or downloading some new app or using itunes :)
- johnxie 8y agoSubscribed! Good luck with the project.
- dzohrob 8y agoThank you! We'd love to hear your feedback as we go. :)
- Simulacra 8y agoGood luck with this! My morning commute is hungry for more podcasts!
- dzohrob 8y agoThanks! We'd love to hear your feedback as we go. :)
- simonebrunozzi 8y agoThis is fantastic! A couple of years ago I wanted to start a "summary" service for Hacker News submissions (and comments!), but I never found enough time to build something meaningful. At least, the podcast is some (better?) version of what I wanted to build. I'm so happy someone is doing it.
- dzohrob 8y agoThanks, we really appreciate it!
- _emacsomancer_ 8y agoThis looks great. Will you be offering any of your own commentary about the items?
- dzohrob 8y agoThanks! We're still experimenting with the format but we'll throw in some commentary here and there. If folks like it, we can certainly do more. :)
- Haemp 8y agoAmazing idea! I'll definitely be tuning in - good luck guys!
- dzohrob 8y agoThank you! We'd love to hear your feedback as we go.
- hackerbrother 8y agoDoes anyone remember Buzz Out Loud?
- therockhead 8y agoYeah, I loved that show. If your a fan of Tom Merrit, he has another daily show called DTNS (Daily Tech News Show) which is pretty good as well.
- SoulMan 8y agoThanks for doing this. Exactly what I wanted to make my long daily commute productive.
- neduma 8y agoI've been enjoying Tech meme podcast - https://news.techmeme.com/180306/podcast https://news.techmeme.com/180306/podcast
- alpb 8y agoFor those who don't have time for a 10 minute podcast every day, "Hacker News Daily" lists top 10 ranked stories from HN every day: http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/ http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/ Obviously, it will not be as curated or opinionated as the podcast.
- frankzinger 8y agoHave you checked https://news.ycombinator.com/front https://news.ycombinator.com/front? Compares pretty well with HN Daily with respect to content but also offers more articles (because it's HN, naturally). E.g., everything on HND for 16 April [1] can be found on the first pages of HN/front for 15 April [2] and 16 April [3]. [1] http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/2018-04-16.html http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/2018-04-16.html [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2018-04-15 https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2018-04-15 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2018-04-16 https://news.ycombinator.com/front?day=2018-04-16
- mikeyjk 8y agoAdded, awesome, definitely keen. Good luck and hopefully the inevitable negativity of the internet isn't too bitter!
- PostOnce 8y agoStick a play button or mp3 link for the latest podcast on the landing page; it might help your bounce rate. (instead of me having to subscribe via something or navigate the RSS)
- mcjiggerlog 8y agoYeah - I don't have a podcast app at the moment, I had to manually find the .mp3 link in your RSS to listen.
- dzohrob 8y agoGood suggestion. I think our podcast host lets us embed something... I'll update after we post today's episode.
- latexr 8y agoNo need to fuss about with embeds, you can just direct people to the page Simplecast provides you with: https://hackerdaily.simplecast.fm/ https://hackerdaily.simplecast.fm/
- thedevilslawyer 8y agoThis site is for growth-hacking and lead gen, so it's disrespectful link to the content directly where leads can be missed. You should remove this link and wait for them to add in the embed in the site itself, that way they are "paid" for their efforts with leads towards their services.
- latexr 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16852394 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16852394
- hs86 8y agoYou might be interest in the Podlove project: https://podlove.org/ https://podlove.org/ Here is an example that shows their player in action: http://omegataupodcast.net/279-microgravity-research-at-zarm-drop-tower/ http://omegataupodcast.net/279-microgravity-research-at-zarm...
- sevrex 8y agoI need this. I spend so much time a day driving that it would be perfect!
- gitgud 8y agoGreat work guys! I listened to the Friday episode and have some feedback for you. It's great that you guys treat it like a real news segment and have a neutral stance on each post. But don't be afraid to give your own opinion on the subject. Steve Gibson from the Security Now podcast is an outgoing character that is not afraid to speak up on new topics. To me, what the community writes in the discussion is generally more interesting than the article itself, this probably deserves more time. Tangents and arguments are always fun. Hope you guys keep making these, it's a monumental task to do a podcast everyday, but well worth it in the end!
- dzohrob 8y agoThanks, this is super-helpful feedback! We'll definitely keep it in mind as we get into the groove of doing these. :)
- lvoudour 8y agoIt's great that you guys treat it like a real news segment and have a neutral stance on each post. But don't be afraid to give your own opinion on the subject. +1 I'm not saying throw away the current format, I like the digest, it'd just be more interesting if I could hear your input. Here's an idea: how about you have an extra, slightly longer, weekly review and discuss between you the most important topics of the week? Anyway good effort, I'll be sure checking you daily
- t0mk 8y agothe background music in the Tuesday April 17th episode is way too loud, and a bit disturbing edit: ah, it's only in the intro.. Nice job!