In this week’s episode, the resident MetaPod hype beasts try to get into Clubhouse. But what’s Clubhouse anyways? And is it podcasting? Matthew and Henry touch on these questions and more, before handing it over to Vic who takes us from the early days of Patreon to the firm’s entry into paid podcasting.

The MetaPod team is back with a new episode looking at how digital streaming platforms are changing their tech experience to support podcasting. From user interface to better audio compression tools, the podcast hype isn’t all about original content after all. And to wrap it up, Vic takes up back to the early days of podcast acquisitions, and a poorly timed — but visionary — acquisition from French DSP Deezer.

In episode 1, we dive right in to defining what podcasts are, through a short history of the medium from downloaded episodes loaded onto an iPod to big-ticket streaming shows on our phones. We look at what Spotify’s been up to with the acquisition of Anchor, a podcast-editing platform — and what It might mean for the next page of podcasting’s history. And finally, we take a quick detour through an important day in podcasting.

Hosted by Matthew Justin, Henry Goury-Laffont and Victor Goury-Laffont. Recorded and edited by Matthew Justin.