Podcast Index
The Podcast Index is here to preserve, protect and extend the open, independent podcasting ecosystem.
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Latest news
- Jun 5: Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, which was removed from Spotify after he called for Dr Anthony Fauci’s beheading, is back on the platform after an almost five year ban. The show had remained on Apple Podcasts and the Podcast Index. It self-hosts. (Apple is now able to remove specific episodes from its directory; it wasn’t in 2020).
- Apr 15: Aaron McQuade writes: “PWAs dont get enough love, so I created a little web app for installing any podcast as an app on your phone.” The code is open source and uses Podcast Index.
- Mar 18: Michelle Obama’s new podcast is called IMO. EurWeb reports on a UK podcast called In My Opinion, the hosts of which are grumpy at the same name being used. They have trademarked the name - but only in the UK. The Podcast Index has 261 shows called “my opinion”, 75 shows called “in my opinion”, and 30 called “IMO”.
- Jan 31: PodcastOne is to switch hosting to Amazon’s ART19. It had been using the relatively unknown Nox Solutions as a podcast host. The Podcast Index suggests Nox Solutions hosts around 1,277 shows - 1,077 of which are with PodcastOne and Launchpadone.
- Jan 29: PodToo has added the Podcast Index “live item tag”, allowing live podcasting, and has introduced a way for its radio clients to achieve greater control over release dates and times for its podcasts.
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