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is there a way to find new podcasts, on either listennotes or anywhere else? i've tried seemingly everywhere, but no luck.

rahimnathwani 4y ago
Yes. You can buy access to Listen Notes' data: https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/solutions/ https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/solutions/
- djbusby 4y ago
  How much is that? Price is hidden behind quote form.
  - georgel 4y ago
    They don't list their prices for the full db, but I imagine it is very expensive based on their partial datasets on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=f51c44b8-a72c-425a-a963-6d6b0de2b347 https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=f51c44b...
  - rahimnathwani 4y ago
    I don't know. But if you've already "tried seemingly everywhere" then maybe it's worth another few minutes to fill out the form.
csallen 4y ago
If you're just looking to find podcasts to listen to that are new to you, I'd say word of mouth. For example, ask your friends and colleagues. Or ask around on Twitter, Reddit, HN, etc. Or search for conversations where people have shared recommendations. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34056715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34056715
- readonthegoapp 4y ago
  yeah, i should have been more explicit -- i want newly-created podcasts, which will probably be new to me.
nofreelunch 4y ago
Seemingly everywhere? When i search an existing podcast or even just a subject in my podcast app it typically suggests no less than 30 podcasts to me, most of which i have never heard of. I have found new ones that are quite good, as well as some stinkers and duds. Hard to believe it is that hard to find something vaguely interesting if you have used a modicum of effort.
- readonthegoapp 4y ago
  yeah, i should have been more explicit -- i want not only new-to-me podcasts, but actually-new/newly-created podcasts -- as in podcasts that were created in the last day, week, month, year, etc. but after all my searching, there are no new-to-me pods, unless i just can't find the newly-created pods, which is very possible, even likely.
  - nofreelunch 4y ago
    Ah my mistake. Maybe the answer lies in combining podcast searches with filtering options within your app? I've recently started using filters on my searches in various applications/file systems/etc and it has really improved my UX across the board. Switching from "sort by relevance" to "newest first" might be the move. I've also had a bit of luck trying out podcasts outside of my normal areas of interest. Good luck on your hunt.
dredmorbius 4y ago
My trick with podcasts (as with books and other content) is to be interest driven, and to seek out podcasts which address my interests. That might be searching for specific podcasts within a topic area, specific creators, or (and most usefully) searching by episode for a specific topic or interview subject. Occasionally there will be references within one podcast to another which I find useful as well, though ... this occurs far less often than such promotions are presented, most especially those which are commercial promotions rather than the more-organic spontaneous mentions of a host or guest. (Many of these are of course not entirely spontaneous, the best however are.) I've had a few good experiences with referrals from other people online, which may be how I came across the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast (absolutely excellent). Several other "History of..." series have mutually recommended one another, notably of Rome, Byzantium, and China. You're Not So Smart being another. Podcasts based on programmes I've known elsewhere (usually radio series) are also a source: CBC Ideas, On the Media, This American Life, and a few others. These ... can be good, though I'm finding some make the pod transition less gracefully than one might hope. Good podcast search tools are another challenge. The Podcast Republic app has a search over all episodes known to it. I don't use Apple iTunes, though suspect it may as well. There are a few Web-based podcast search sites, most have proved disappointing and/or annoying, and the most comprehensive one I've found has been throwing up CAPTCHAs incessantly, which rather entirely makes it useless. I believe that's ListenNotes. I'd really love to see a good podcast search option under DuckDuckGo, hint, hint...

rahimnathwani 4y ago

Yes. You can buy access to Listen Notes' data: https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/solutions/ https://www.listennotes.com/podcast-datasets/solutions/

djbusby 4y ago
How much is that? Price is hidden behind quote form.
- georgel 4y ago
  They don't list their prices for the full db, but I imagine it is very expensive based on their partial datasets on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=f51c44b8-a72c-425a-a963-6d6b0de2b347 https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=f51c44b...
- rahimnathwani 4y ago
  I don't know. But if you've already "tried seemingly everywhere" then maybe it's worth another few minutes to fill out the form.

csallen 4y ago

If you're just looking to find podcasts to listen to that are new to you, I'd say word of mouth. For example, ask your friends and colleagues. Or ask around on Twitter, Reddit, HN, etc. Or search for conversations where people have shared recommendations. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34056715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34056715

readonthegoapp 4y ago
yeah, i should have been more explicit -- i want newly-created podcasts, which will probably be new to me.

nofreelunch 4y ago

Seemingly everywhere? When i search an existing podcast or even just a subject in my podcast app it typically suggests no less than 30 podcasts to me, most of which i have never heard of. I have found new ones that are quite good, as well as some stinkers and duds. Hard to believe it is that hard to find something vaguely interesting if you have used a modicum of effort.

readonthegoapp 4y ago
yeah, i should have been more explicit -- i want not only new-to-me podcasts, but actually-new/newly-created podcasts -- as in podcasts that were created in the last day, week, month, year, etc. but after all my searching, there are no new-to-me pods, unless i just can't find the newly-created pods, which is very possible, even likely.
- nofreelunch 4y ago
  Ah my mistake. Maybe the answer lies in combining podcast searches with filtering options within your app? I've recently started using filters on my searches in various applications/file systems/etc and it has really improved my UX across the board. Switching from "sort by relevance" to "newest first" might be the move. I've also had a bit of luck trying out podcasts outside of my normal areas of interest. Good luck on your hunt.

dredmorbius 4y ago

My trick with podcasts (as with books and other content) is to be interest driven, and to seek out podcasts which address my interests. That might be searching for specific podcasts within a topic area, specific creators, or (and most usefully) searching by episode for a specific topic or interview subject. Occasionally there will be references within one podcast to another which I find useful as well, though ... this occurs far less often than such promotions are presented, most especially those which are commercial promotions rather than the more-organic spontaneous mentions of a host or guest. (Many of these are of course not entirely spontaneous, the best however are.) I've had a few good experiences with referrals from other people online, which may be how I came across the History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast (absolutely excellent). Several other "History of..." series have mutually recommended one another, notably of Rome, Byzantium, and China. You're Not So Smart being another. Podcasts based on programmes I've known elsewhere (usually radio series) are also a source: CBC Ideas, On the Media, This American Life, and a few others. These ... can be good, though I'm finding some make the pod transition less gracefully than one might hope. Good podcast search tools are another challenge. The Podcast Republic app has a search over all episodes known to it. I don't use Apple iTunes, though suspect it may as well. There are a few Web-based podcast search sites, most have proved disappointing and/or annoying, and the most comprehensive one I've found has been throwing up CAPTCHAs incessantly, which rather entirely makes it useless. I believe that's ListenNotes. I'd really love to see a good podcast search option under DuckDuckGo, hint, hint...