We are starting to share bits of what we’re working on — a podcast app! The main topic of today’s episode is podcast listening apps and the things they suck at. Also in the episode: some backstory of how we decided to work together, golden handcuffs of a big tech, the working backwards approach, and importance of checklists.

👉 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/027-why-podcast-apps-suck

Segments:

[01:34] RSS feeds, the backbone of podcasting

[04:37] Why are we doing a podcast about podcasting?

[06:28] Why are we building yet another podcast app?

[10:56] Podcasts vs. YouTube videos

[15:04] Podcasts as a library of content

[17:17] Sharing content from podcasts with friends

[19:11] Taking notes while listening to podcasts

[23:56] Why podcast apps suck

[24:54] Working backwards and prioritization

[29:49] A prophetic screenshot from 4 years ago

[36:20] Golden handcuffs

[39:25] Going back to Amazon (hypothetically)

[40:53] Next episode spoiler

[42:55] The importance of checklists

[44:04] Call for inputs for our product

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