Podcasting 2.0

Podcasting 2.0 April 3rd 2026 Episode 256: "Master of Disaster"



ShowNotes

Index API Under Bot Attack



"Lyra" bots destroying API. OpenClaw scrapers (creator hired by OpenAI). Steno.fm 500 req/min. Dave: "Now I'm just angry."

@dave on Lyra bots

@dave on reflypod/OpenClaw

OpenClaw Drama

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Podping Alpha - Dave 6 Releases This Week

v0.4.0-v0.4.5: swarm health metrics, peer announcements, gossip-listener hang fix. @suorcd contributing PRs.

Podping alpha releases

"Dave did SIX podping releases this week. At this rate, podping will be at version 47 by Christmas. Still in alpha."

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Buzzsprout Free Transcripts

Free auto transcripts for paid plans. Speaker ID (unlike Apple). Chapters integration. Fanmail reply + voicemail.

Podnews: Buzzsprout transcripts

The Criddler on PC20 Complicated Community

Transcript Format Debate - Deep Research

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HOT - Podcast Portals Land Grab (Beehiiv, Speakeasy, Substack)



Three hosting launches in one week. Do ANY support namespace tags, V4V, or Podping?

Beehiiv launches podcast hosting - no revenue cut, IAB analytics

Speakeasy (Red Seat/Fox Corp) - invitation-only, Backtracks ad-tech

@samsethi: "Podcast portals offering hosting as ancillary service"

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Podcasting 2.0 March 27th 2026 Episode 255: "Snark Week"

Adam & Dave Are joined by Nathan Gathright to discuss his latest project and writing

Nathan Gathright
Pod.Link
The Standards Innovation Paradox

Podcasting 2.0 March 20th 2026 Episode 254: "Pop a TTermy!"

Adam & Dave discuss chapter formats, who controls the final creative output and we dodge The Criddler!

ShowNotes

We are LIT

opencode

currycaster

rodecaster pipewire

Booking code - Alex Sanfillipo - podmatch.com

Transcript format reduction

Transcript Search

What is Value4Value? - Read all about it at Value4Value.info

V4V Stats



Last Modified 03/20/2026 14:16:52 by Freedom Controller

Podcasting 2.0 March 13th 2026 Episode 253: "Dirty Fix"

Adam & Dave are joined by Brendan from Podpage and they firs up the new podping gossip watcher

ShowNotes

We are LIT

Brendan Mulligan - Podpage

open-claw sucks

Running the podping gossip listener

Transcript Search

What is Value4Value? - Read all about it at Value4Value.info

V4V Stats

Last Modified 03/13/2026 14:20:09 by Freedom Controller

Podcasting 2.0 March 6th 2026 Episode 252: "Joy Robber"

Adam & Dave say one man's slop is another man's pr0n. A discussion ensues

ShowNotes

We are LIT

AI Tag - rss.com

Apple Music launches AI transparency tags — but only if labels and distributors declare them

Investigate deprecation and removal of XSLT [435623334] - Chromium

Transcript Search

What is Value4Value? - Read all about it at Value4Value.info

V4V Stats

Last Modified 03/06/2026 14:19:19 by Freedom Controller