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HN Podcast #1: Kickstarter, Raspberry Pi, And Instagram
- swlkr 15y agoThis podcast is amazing. Exactly the type of news I want to hear. Just in case you don't check hn every day (or even every couple of days) this podcast has you covered.
- devinfoley 15y agoThanks for doing this. I'll be a regular listener.
- olalonde 15y agoFeature request: could you upload the podcasts as videos with a still image on YouTube? It would improve the UX and help with discoverability. Google gives some easy ways to do it: http://www.google.com.hk/m/search?q=mp3%20to%20youtube&client=mobile-360 http://www.google.com.hk/m/search?q=mp3%20to%20youtube&c...
- RegEx 15y agoTruth be told, I use YouTube to listen more than I do to watch.
- pestaa 15y agoSame here. I often take advantage of the playlist feature and listen to songs, at least those not monetized upon yet.
- AlexMuir 15y agoI'm on it.
- AlexMuir 15y agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXiUzqQYm6M&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXiUzqQYm6M&feature=youtu...
- akh 15y agoThanks Alex. I guess you're planning on uploading it as 3x 10min clips on YouTube?
- AlexMuir 15y agoSo sorry. I've tried uploading the full version but Youtube rejects it as too long. I'm going to have to give up as it's taking a lot of my resource and I've got to get to bed - flight in a few hours. I will get on top of Youtube for next week. Anyone's welcome to upload this week's if they have an account that can post longer than 10mins.
- K2h 15y agoDoes Vimeo not have the 10 min time restriction?
- akh 15y agoVimeo doesn't have a time restriction, their free version has a 500MB/week upload limit (1 video/week), which should be more than enough for this: http://vimeo.com/join http://vimeo.com/join
- taralx 15y agoYou can get the limit lifted: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=71673 http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&an...
- jazzychad 15y agoc.f. Alex's idea to start this podcast 3 days ago - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3848892 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3848892 A big thanks to Alex for getting this together so fast and for hosting a great first show. It was a lot of fun to be on.
- AlexMuir 15y agoThanks Chad. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it'll be a pleasure to have you back on a future show.
- johnrob 15y agoGreat idea. Not only does this make for good audio content while I work, it's a godsend for when I'm driving. Thank you.
- K2h 15y agoI had previously registered for the email notification, and I received the notification at 9:28 PDT this morning. It's inspiring to see how fast you took this from idea to implementation. Well done.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoDespite this not being in iTunes yet, you can still subscribe by going to "Advanced" -> "Subscribe to Podcast" and pasting the RSS feed: http://www.hnpod.com/episodes.rss http://www.hnpod.com/episodes.rss
- ZanderEarth32 15y agoAwesome! I was browsing Downcast to see if this was up yet but no luck, but now subscribed manually.
- iamdann 15y agoThanks!
- cameronv 15y agoAny chance of a write-up on how you managed to get this together so fast? Id especially like to know the software used and how you managed to get organise the guest speakers as the time zone difference must have been a challenge. 3 days for this an impressive feat and I will definitely be a regular listener.
- AlexMuir 15y agoAbsolutely, I'll write something up this weekend.
- alexgaribay 15y agoI would like to see that as well. Your idea came to life very quickly and I thoroughly enjoyed the first show.
- mmahemoff 15y agoAs one of the guests, I have to say I was equally impressed with Alex's quick work. I'll leave it to Alex to explain the process.
- ismarc 15y agoI was one of the guests as well and everything went amazingly smooth and took almost no time at all outside of the time talking.
- AlexMuir 15y agoI've had the iTunes link approved. It's now on the site, but for anyone who missed it: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hnpod/id521083409# http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hnpod/id521083409#
- spoiledtechie 15y agoCan you please post on the Zune Market place as well?
- AlexMuir 15y agoSorry, I've tried. I found nothing searching for Zune Marketplace. Then I searched around and found this page - http://social.zune.net/podcasts/ http://social.zune.net/podcasts/ but it says "Sorry, the requested page is not available in your region." I clicked 'Sign in' and tried to create an account but it's just redirecting me in an endless loop. Feel free to submit the RSS through your own account if that's possible.
- blntechie 15y agoIf you've still trouble with it, I've submitted the RSS. Usually it's reviewed and appears in marketplace after few days. Still then users can just add the RSS in the podcasts section of the Zune player.
- helipad 15y agoKudos on getting decent audio. Are you using a Rode Podcaster? I'd love to try one. I've had to unsubscribe to countless podcasts with decent content just because they didn't invest the £100-200 on a decent microphone & pop filter. As you can probably tell yourself, it's harder when the guests don't have decent mics, but a good first effort.
- ismarc 15y agoI'd like to apologize for the echo from my side. I have a quality mic, but had to change rooms at the last second and didn't realize the acoustics were that bad or I would have tweaked the sensitivity or grabbed a more forgiving mic.
- littledude 15y agoanyone got another link? server down for me
- AlexMuir 15y agoI broke it. redeploying now.
- nextparadigms 15y agoI'd prefer a video podcast, even if there's just talking involved. I can't just listen to something anymore, because I'd have to do something else in the same time, and then I won't be able to focus on listening. With video I can just watch it.
- rcfox 15y agoTry working on a spatial problem. I can't listen to podcasts while writing code, but I can while laying out a PCB. Drawing or doing a jigsaw puzzle might work too.
- AlexMuir 15y agoOr cleaning. On the rare occasion when I clean the house, I find a podcast lets me drift right off.
- MartinCron 15y agoPodcasts make cooking and cleaning and yardwork so much more bearable for me. Sometimes I get completely engrossed and wind up doing a far deeper clean than necessary just to have an excuse to continue listening. But I absolutely can't code while listening to people speaking, my brain is just too old for that.
- azundo 15y agoAgree especially on the drawing. I've been working on improving my drawing/design skills and find it works extremely well to listen to podcasts and sketch at the same time.
- saturdaysaint 15y agoTry speeding it up. For information-centric podcasts where comic timing isn't central, I find speeding up actually increases my retention, even when doing something else (I like to walk and do chores). Works like a charm for audiobooks too.
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- jgmmo 15y agoHonestly I think TechZingLive is way better. They talk startups, tech, and every week talk about some of the biggest HN stories.
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- johns 15y agoNeedless comparison. There's no limit on the number of podcasts there can be. It's the first one. Give it a chance to find its legs.
- jgmmo 15y agoThere is, however, a limit to the number of podcast I can listen to. I simply wanted to voice my opinion that I choose a different podcast over this one for the same subject area - and I thought this was worth say publicly because there are others out there that maybe don't know about the other podcast and could benefit from my mentioning them. That is all.
- gruseom 15y agoYou could mention the other podcast without dissing this one on the first day of its existence. The thing barely exists yet.
- AlexMuir 15y agoI'll have a listen to their show and see if I can pick up a few pointers. Thanks!
- cicloid 15y agoHad a fuzzy feeling when I started playing it and Orbital is playing as the intro for the podcast. And suddenly I was in the 90's, seeing Angelina Jolie during the movie Hackers. Subtle touch at least on the nostalgic side.
- Epicmaster 15y agoYes! This is what we needed this whole time! thanks!
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- ndubya 15y agoAnyway you can add this to Stitcher?
- johanl 15y agoIt would be nice if one could listen directly in the browser, maybe using the <audio>-tag and an .ogg version?
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- mcrider 15y agoI've added it to Flapcast, in case anyone uses it: http://flapcast.com/index.php/podcasts/podcastInfo/4592 http://flapcast.com/index.php/podcasts/podcastInfo/4592
- AlexMuir 15y agoThanks, I had no idea there were so many outlets!
- mey 15y agoAdded to PocketCast on my phone. (Highly recommend that app for both video and audio casts. All I had to do was do a search for HNPod and it quickly found the stream and added it to my subscriptions.) (For the lazy http://pocketcasts.com/ http://pocketcasts.com/)
- AlexMuir 15y agoThe French startup I referred to as a forerunner to Kickstarter is Crowdspirit - http://www.crunchbase.com/company/crowdspirit http://www.crunchbase.com/company/crowdspirit
- ChrisNorstrom 15y ago"Can you bear my Northern English accent?" Your Northern English Accent sounds very professional. Like a BBC news correspondent. Don't ever worry about it. Accents in general stand out and make a person very memorable.
- MartinCron 15y agoI find it very helpful when the voice talent of a podcast consists of different accents, or at least very different voices so you can tell the speakers apart and get a sense of distinct personalities. One of my favorite thing about the Tested.com podcast is Gary Whitta's Southern English accent.
- mise 15y agoGood point. I listened to several episodes of This Developer's Life before realising there were two presenters involved. Maybe I'm just slow :P
- fromhet 15y agoThis is a nice idea, and I'm sorry for being so negative, but: isn't this just a summary of HN news & comments, but in audio and we can't vote and most of us will already know the subjects (since we have read the links on HN)?
- tambourine_man 15y agoGreat initiative, looking forward to new shows. PS: the site is broken on my iPhone, the absolutely positioned bottom links cover the top ones.
- MartinCron 15y agoAnyone with an iOS device who is new to listening to Podcasts, I strongly suggest buying the Podcaster app. It's just a few bucks and about 100 times nicer than using iTunes on the phone or on the desktop. Yes, I know that "better than iTunes" damning with faint praise.
- jcurbo 15y agoJust about anything is better than the built in. I use Instacast myself.
- ddw 15y agoI really enjoyed this. It's short and doesn't meander with stupid jokes or idle chatter. Good work, especially by the moderator. Can't wait for the next one.