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Thanks to our value4value model, all participants in the ecosystem are in the value flow. offers a rich API that 58 apps and services today are building on. When Dave Jones and I started this open project with an open source policy and transparency of mission, we uncorked over a decade of pent up creative energy from app developers, hosting companies and podcasters. I’d love to see every company transition to Podcast Index. We need Apple to commit to protecting the open ecosystem by switching the Podcat Index. Podcasting is based on the RSS protocol just like email apps are based on open IMAP/SMTP standard. I would love to see Apple adopt it in the future as their default directory and promote the independence of podcasts as a technology. Podcast Index is an open directory with a promise to remain open as it’s crowdfunded. Today, we’ve got a directory from Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon, etc. An Open Directory is behind Podcasting 2.0įans of podcasting got lucky that Apple kept an open directory for years. To combat the closed nature trend of podcasts, he developed the Podcast Index to preserve, protect, and extend the open, independent podcasting ecosystem. Adam Curry wasn’t satisfied with where the industry was headed.

The open nature was somewhat still there, but show by show, it was going away. Spotify signed exclusive partnerships, as did Amazon, Apple, and others. Over time, other companies got involved and certain shows became siloed to specific platforms/apps. What remained was an open protocol (RSS) that allowed anyone to subscribe to any show in any app.

Apple’s podcast directory had an API, so it became the default for third-party apps as they came on the market in the years ahead.Īpple did a nice job keeping a hands-off approach to the market and letting third-party apps innovate where they could. When Apple launched the iTunes podcast directory, it became the default directory going forward. I used an app called iPodder X to sideload MP3 files onto iTunes to sync to my iPod. I’ve been listening to podcasts since before it was ever integrated into iTunes. Read on to learn about Podcasting 2.0, Podcast Index, Satoshi streaming, and the future of RSS-based audio. The creator of the standard, Adam Curry (The Podfather) is back with Podcasting 2.0, which returns podcasts to their open nature built on protocols with new tricks and features (Value4Value, etc.) to take the industry to the next level while returning to its open nature. A true podcast is based on an open protocol (RSS) that any player can use to subscribe to any show. You might be wondering: Did it ever leave? Yes, it did.