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

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

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

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V4V Stats

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

Podcasting 2.0 February 27th 2026 Episode 251: "Pod Snuggle"

Adam & Dave Discuss the future of Broadcast vs Podcasting, Apple Video and a new PodPing Architecture

ShowNotes

We are LIT

Podcast apps doing promos and previews

Apple Video - Curse or Blessing for RSS?

Podcasts Lead AM/FM in Spoken-Word Listening, Marking a First - Edison Research at SSRS

GitHub - n0-computer/iroh-docs

Chris LAS TWIB - NOT our decision! Builder matter

Runway from James

Transcript Search

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V4V Stats

Podcasting 2.0 February 13th 2026 Episode 250: "Dopaminergic"

Adam & Dave discuss the latest podcast index stats dashboard, slop identifier and cool new recording software

The Only Boardroom that won't stop for slop

I'm Adam Curry in the Heart of the Texas Hill Country

And in Alabama- the man who is using AI to fight AI... Say hello to my Friend on the other End - Dave Jones!

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Positioning

Boost Bait

Boostagrams numerology

Curiocaster social data

ShowNotes

We are LIT

Podcast Index - New Feeds Report (Last 24 Hours)

Playout System improved

Clip-Dr

Runway from James

Transcript Search

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V4V Stats

Podcasting 2.0 January 30th 2026 Episode 249: "Put More Cheese On It!"

Adam & Dave Try out the new Linux based podcast rig Needs work :-)

ShowNotes

We are LIT

Vibe Coding the playout system for Rodecaster

Rodecaster Pipewire config

Rodecaster integration

The Playout System

Clawdbot

PI-Monitor

Congrats to Sam on closing his funding round

Transcript Search

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V4V Stats

Podcasting 2.0 January 23d 2026 Episode 248: "Thingamajigger"

Adam & Dave talk re-decentralization, MCP's and Slop

ShowNotes

We are LIT

Vibe Coding the playout system for Rodecaster

Rodecaster integration

The Playout System

PI-Monitor

Congrats to Sam on closing his funding round

James' podcast comments

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V4V Stats

Podcasting 2.0 January 9th 2026 Episode 247: "Aggy5"

Adam & Dave Discuss the V4V model for the PodcastIndex and launch the brand new PI-Monitor app!

ShowNotes

We are LIT

Video in the iHeartRadio app will use the power of open RSS

V4V to Keep this running

PSP 14 members $700/month

The Road to Cairo

Alt Enclosure

Podcast Verified through PCI

Transcript Search

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V4V Stats