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Most of my media content is podcasts, and I still consume all of my podcasts via RSS feeds. I have yet to run into a podcast where this did not work. RSS isn't

Most of my media content is podcasts, and I still consume all of my podcasts via RSS feeds. I have yet to run into a podcast where this did not work. RSS isn't the past, it's the future, and painting it as dead is an odd characterization in my view when it's alive and well.

Gormo 2y ago
> and I still consume all of my podcasts via RSS feeds. Considering that a podcast is an RSS feed, it's not like there's any other option. People using fancy modern podcast apps might not be interacting with the RSS feed directly, but the software they're using certainly is.
- orhmeh09 2y ago
  The world's most popular podcast is the Joe Rogan Experience. Which part of Spotify is using an RSS feed for that?
  - giantrobot 2y ago
    Spotify exclusive "podcasts" aren't really podcasts any longer. They're Spotify Exclusive Content calling themselves something that's no longer valid. The same is true of any platform exclusive content.
  - Gormo 2y ago
    The world's most popular podcast used to be The Joe Rogan Experience, but since Spotify acquired exclusive rights to it, it is no longer distributed as a podcast, and is only available as a Spotify channel. Despite continuing to call it a "podcast", it isn't actually a podcast anymore.
    - Gormo 2y ago
      UPDATE: Just found out that earlier this year, Spotify abandoned its exclusive content strategy, and Joe Rogan is once again distributed as a podcast: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT1412515089 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT1412515089 Looks like Megaphone is a real, honest-to-goodness podcast hosting service that's owned and operated by Spotify, with proper RSS feeds and everything.
  - trekz 2y ago
    https://openrss.org/open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk https://openrss.org/open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2Irywz...
    - Gormo 2y ago
      OpenRSS is a service that creates RSS feeds using web scraping. Unfortunately, it can't create enclosure links for audio content that's sitting behind Spotify's paywall, so this isn't a podcast feed. JRE simply isn't a podcast anymore. It's just a Spotify channel.

Gormo 2y ago

> and I still consume all of my podcasts via RSS feeds. Considering that a podcast is an RSS feed, it's not like there's any other option. People using fancy modern podcast apps might not be interacting with the RSS feed directly, but the software they're using certainly is.

orhmeh09 2y ago
The world's most popular podcast is the Joe Rogan Experience. Which part of Spotify is using an RSS feed for that?
- giantrobot 2y ago
  Spotify exclusive "podcasts" aren't really podcasts any longer. They're Spotify Exclusive Content calling themselves something that's no longer valid. The same is true of any platform exclusive content.
- Gormo 2y ago
  The world's most popular podcast used to be The Joe Rogan Experience, but since Spotify acquired exclusive rights to it, it is no longer distributed as a podcast, and is only available as a Spotify channel. Despite continuing to call it a "podcast", it isn't actually a podcast anymore.
  - Gormo 2y ago
    UPDATE: Just found out that earlier this year, Spotify abandoned its exclusive content strategy, and Joe Rogan is once again distributed as a podcast: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT1412515089 https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT1412515089 Looks like Megaphone is a real, honest-to-goodness podcast hosting service that's owned and operated by Spotify, with proper RSS feeds and everything.
- trekz 2y ago
  https://openrss.org/open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk https://openrss.org/open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2Irywz...
  - Gormo 2y ago
    OpenRSS is a service that creates RSS feeds using web scraping. Unfortunately, it can't create enclosure links for audio content that's sitting behind Spotify's paywall, so this isn't a podcast feed. JRE simply isn't a podcast anymore. It's just a Spotify channel.