Transistor
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Website: transistor.fm
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- Aug 19: Transistor has added an MCP server, to allow you to connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants. Co-founder Justin Jackson has produced a video explaining how it works, with three demos - he suggests that Claude discovered that his podcast's numbers started increasing when he added a third co-host.
- Jul 10: The Sound Off Podcast this week has Justin Jackson, the co-founder of Transistor, on as a guest.
- May 6: What effect does adding video on Apple Podcasts have on your show's consumption? According to this case study from Transistor and Primary Technology from Stephen Robles... it doubles your plays in Apple Podcasts; and has no effect on your YouTube audience. There are downsides, though - no chapters, no read-along transcripts, and - worse of all - no video at all for users who are paid subscribers. Ouch.
- May 4:
HLS video podcasting using alternate enclosures are supported by Transistor, Fountain, Disctopia, RSS
.com, Flightcast, and PeerTube. Playback is supported by apps like Fountain, Podcast Guru, Podcast Addict and Truefans. - Apr 2: Eddy Cue from Apple spoke with technology podcast TBPN, and the interview is in video in the show on Apple Podcasts. TBPN’s podcast host, Transistor, has posted about the show - and has used an embedded video from Apple Podcasts in its blog, which we didn’t realise you could do. Until now.
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