The Podcasting 2.0 initiative has been around since 2020, and is a way for the traditional RSS feed to be more interactive both for podcasters and listeners. This means offering features like transcripts, chapters, credits for talent on podcasters, funding your favourite shows, and more.

It's also meant to keep the RSS system open and "protect" it from the walled garden approach of Spotify, YouTube, and - to a lesser degree - Apple Podcasts.

Bit despite being the brainchild of the podcast OG Adam Curry, and lots of vocal support from certain parts of the industry, it seems that Podcasting 2.0 is still struggling to gain a real foothold. So why hasn't Podcasting 2.0 taken off, and has the boat sailed for this initiative?

Join regular hosts Mark and Danny, with guest co-host Claire Waite Brown, as they dive into this much-vaunted but sometimes equally-maligned topic.

This week's guest co-host: Claire Waite Brown

Indie podcaster - Creativity Found, 2020 to present; Podcasting 2.0 in Practice Jan 2025 to present

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Claire's Facebook page

@podcasting2.0inpractice on Instagram

Claire on YouTube

Claire's Website

Links to interesting things from this episode

• MIC's (virtual/in-person) Podcast Club for global podcasters
• Is Podcasting 2.0 Pointless? - In & Around Podcasting
• The Podfather launches a new, open podcast directory
• Best Host for Podcasting 2.0 - Find Out How! | Captivate
• Podcast Index Podcasting 2.0 Statistics, visualized
• Podcasting 2.0 V4V Stats Uptake
• Podcasting 2.0 Namespace Adoption
• Apps | Podcastindex.org
• Podcasting 2.0 - Making podcasts better for everyone!

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