Castopod @Castopod@podlibre.social

I'm concerned that our lack of progress on cross-app comments is going to leave more developers to build on top of third-party-owned platforms, like Bluesky.

Besides the ownership and control of third-party platforms, Bluesky specifically is an extremely problematic platform.

Instead, we need cross-app comments to be portable, platform-agnostic, and give the moderation control to the podcaster, not the platform.

Which Free and Open Source Software do you use and/or recommend for podcasting? (OS, DAW, planning, remote recording, transcription, plugins, player…)
👇 Give your answers here 👇

I have to admit @Castopod is really slick for self-hosting your podcast. Now if your podcast gets uber popular you might want to think about a professional host, but for stuff that is for a particular audience, Castopod might be just right.

#podcasting #FediversePodcasting @podcastmastery Check out the trailer.

#Podcasting20 hosting/Apps adoption of new tags may be slower than we like, but this is a (not complete) summary of the las 9 month additions:

- @Podnews Directory (@james) : Person tag
- Sovereign Feeds (@StevenB) : Alternate Enclosure, Podroll
- PodRocket Directory (new) : Search Episode
- Taddy Podcast API : Transcript Chapters

Apps with new tags:
- @AntennaPod : Transcript
- Podcast Guru @podcastguru : Podroll tag
- Pocket Casts : Podping Transcript
- FocusPodcast : F-droid
- Castamatic @francosolerio : Alternate Enclosure
- overhaulfm : Transcript
- PodLP: Search Podping GUID Images Season
- PodcastAI : Transcript, Alternate Enclosure, Episode, GUID, Trailer

Apps that started supporting 2.0:
- PlaydioCast Podcast Radio (ios/MacOS) : Search
- Digilore (Player ios/MacOS): Transcript Funding Chapters Search Value Live Video
- Podcatcher (Player ios/web) : Chapters Episode Search Transcript
- Pinepods (Player web/FLOSS): Person Transcript Search Funding Chapters
- *unde (player Android/ios) : Search

Hostings:
- Castgarden : Episode Location Podroll Season Txt, Update Frequency, Video
- Buzzspout : Podroll
- @transistor : Podroll
- Spreaker : Podping
- RSS.com (@alberto @Ben) : Podroll GUID

Hostings that started supporting 2.0:
- Pods-Blitz : Funding GUID Locked Transcript Chapters Episode Season
- PodToo (@russell) : Podping Locked Transcript Txt Location Person Images, Alternate Enclosure, Update Frequency, Social Interact
- alitu : Transcript Season Episode Person Locked
- iono.fm : GUID Transcript Chapters Podroll Locked Podping Update Frequency Person Season Episode, Alternate Enclosure, Funding OP3

We also have a FLOSS podcast prefix analytics service committed to open data and listener privacy like #OP3's @js

And all these projects integrate with Mastodon/Fediverse:
- @Castopod #PodcastIndex (@dave @adam @ericpp) @peertube #TrueFans (@samsethi) #CastGarden

So thanks to all the community that makes this possible and keeps #Podcasting improving.

I would love to see a DevRoom dedicated to Podcasting at @fosdem 2026!
Would you?

Here is the recording of my and @benjaminbellamy’s demo at FOSDEM.

We implemented the Web Monetization Activity Streams specification into @Castopod and @Mastodon (branch) to enable people to automatically and passively pay content creators they spend time with.

The Web Monetization browser extension and first regulated financial institutions to support the Interledger Protocol will launch this year.

Video: https://podlibre.video/videos/watch/8b5b96b6-d57a-4b5f-9a26-46e70423c92a

Links: https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2025/talk/review/ZMPAF7CHYJZMWQGZWLZBNRLXATUYFJV7

#FOSDEM #WebMonetization

Demo of Castopod and Mastodon with Web Monetization support (FOSDEM 2025) https://podlibre.video/videos/watch/8b5b96b6-d57a-4b5f-9a26-46e70423c92a

Celebrating Open Standards: How Podcasting 2.0 Shaped the Future of Podcasting (FOSDEM 2025) https://podlibre.video/videos/watch/b67e498c-f929-4eb1-8df2-21fb092e370b

🥳 I had the pleasure of celebrating Podcasting 2.0 at @fosdem 2025 last Saturday. 🥳

✊ Why it matters?
✅ Podcasting should remain open, interoperable, and sustainable. 🌏
✅ The transcript tag is now embraced by 63 platforms—including Apple Podcasts! 🍎
✅ The best is yet to come. 🚀

🙏 Thank you @adam, @dave, and everyone who believes in Podcasting 2.0.
You guys rock. 😍

📺 Full talk here: https://podlibre.video/videos/watch/b67e498c-f929-4eb1-8df2-21fb092e370b

Next we have @benjaminbellamy and @Jeremiah presenting @Castopod!

Some more slides from @Castopod about Web Monetization

Want to be a part of Podcasting 2.0? 🥳
👉 Join us today at @fosdem !
11am, BOF track A, room AW1.121
Everyone is welcome! 🤝
🗓️ https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6833-private-podcast-listening-statistics-for-end-user-recommendations-advertisers-podcasters

🥳 I will be talking about Podcasting tomorrow from 15h50 to 16h05 at @fosdem (room h2215):
Celebrating Open Standards:
How Podcasting 2.0 Shaped the Future of Podcasting

Two years ago at FOSDEM, I gave a talk titled “How Podcasting 2.0 Will Save the Open Internet”.
I’ll be honest—it was partly a bluff.
But it turns out I was right.
Today, we are here to celebrate the victory of open standards in podcasting.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if podcast fans could support their favorite shows without managing a bajillion subscriptions?

Wouldn’t it be awesome if federated social networks had a federated, global payment network of regulated financial institutions for micropayments?

Get a preview of what @benjaminbellamy is building into @Castopod and what @Interledger is building for the social web at the FOSDEM Social Web BOF on Sunday.

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6617-social-web-bof/

#fosdem2025 #SocialWebFOSDEM #WebMonetization

In 2020, Podcasting 2.0 introduced the transcript tag after Apple had declined any changes for 15 years.

However, in 2024, Apple finally adopted the Podcasting 2.0 transcript tag for Apple Podcasts.

Beyond being a commendable and fair move by Apple, this marks a significant victory for open ecosystems, for podcasting as a whole, and for the Podcasting 2.0 initiative.

It is our duty to celebrate this achievement, and it is my honor to do so at FOSDEM 2025.

Wow! The #fediverse compatible and #selfhosted #podcasting platform #castopod has it's own index which will allow you to follow/comment/be alerted to new episodes from right here:)

*please boost for reach!

https://index.castopod.org/top50.html

Find a show, follow and enter your #mastodon or other fedi account and voila you will be alerted every time they post an episode. Thanks to #activitypub you can also interact! #feditips

https://castopod.com/en

https://blog.castopod.org/exploring-podcasting-2-0-made-easy-introducing-castopod-index/

@Castopod@podlibre.social
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🚀✨ Castopod Demo Server is here! ✨🚀

Check out https://demo.castopod.org/, showcasing the next version (v2) of Castopod, now with plugin support! 🎉

⚠️ Please Note: This is a demo server running a non-final version, so you might encounter a few bugs or glitches.

♻️ Data resets daily at 5:00 AM UTC.

🥳 Explore, experiment, and have fun!

Whether you’re a podcasting pro or just starting out, Castopod empowers creators.

🎙️ GO PODCASTING!