Behind a good podcast... is good podcast tech.
When we started Code Story in 2019, I had no idea about the podcasting world and what went it to it. Though it is not rocket science, there are a number of things that are required…. a good mic, headphones, a quiet room – and of course, good podcast technology, specifically partners around hosting, publishing, streaming, discovery, etc. Enjoy our podcast related episodes, from the great tech visionaries in the space.
S2 E2: Fixing Bad Remote Audio: How SquadCast Revolutionized Podcast Tech with Zach Moreno (Co-founder & CTO of Squadcast)
Zach Moreno found that the conventional remote audio recording tools didn't produce a good quality recording... so much so, that he decided to build SquadCast.fm.
S3 E11: Engineering Dynamic Ad Insertion: How RedCircle Scaled Podcast Monetization with Mike Kadin
Mike Kadin started hacking on a side project on nights and weekends, learning the Go programming language, and creating a unique way to stitch together podcast episodes.
S1 E8: Bootstrapping a Modern Podcast Hosting Platform | Jon Buda (Transistor.fm)
While working at Cards Against Humanity, Jon Buda created his second podcast hosting solution in time to host a very popular pod. This solution would come to be known as Transistor.fm.
S3 E2: The Spotify Acquisition: How Chartable Built the Ultimate Podcast Analytics Engine with Dave Zohrob
Dave Zohrob has been a podcast listener for a long time, but never really thought about what was under the hood. After considering a few different avenues, he decided to focus on deep podcast analytics, which would eventually become Chartable.
S3 E1: Building the IMDb of Podcasts: Solving Audio Discovery with Cole Raven of Podchaser
Cole Raven and his team figured out that podcast discovery is terrible. After some community polling, they set out to build Podchaser - the IMDB for podcasts.