Preserve This Podcast
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsPreserve This Podcast is an Andrew W. Mellon grant-funded project hosted by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) to help podcasters protect their work against the threats of digital decay.
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Episodes
Episode 5: RSS Resuscitations
May 16, 2019 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.1 MBPodcasts rely on RSS feeds for distribution. But what happens when podcasters stop paying for RSS hosting? How can we keep podcasts accessible? In this episode, Molly Schwartz and Sarah Nguyen explore options for free self-hosting for the Preserve This Podcast podcast. Featuring Dave Winer, Jason Scott, Elsie Escobar, and Brad Smith. Find out more, download our zine, and RSVP to our traveling workshops at [preservethispodcast.org].
Ep5: RSS Resuscitations
May 16, 2019 07:03 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBPodcasts rely on RSS feeds for distribution. But what happens when podcasters stop paying for RSS hosting? How can we keep podcasts accessible? In this episode, Molly Schwartz and Sarah Nguyen explore options for free self-hosting for the Preserve This Podcast podcast. Featuring Dave Winer, Jason Scott, Elsie Escobar, and Brad Smith.
Ep4: Metadata Meta-awareness
May 02, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 26.7 MBMetadata makes podcast files accessible. Follow Kaytlin Bailey, host of the Oldest Profession podcast, as she tries to make little-known histories of sex work accessible, now and in the future. We will cover MP3 ID3 tags, episode descriptions, transcripts, and how machine learning will affect podcast discovery. Featuring host and producer Molly Schwartz, and archivists Dana Gerber-Margie and Mary Kidd. Find out more, download our zine (p.12), and RSVP to our traveling workshops at [preserveth...
Episode 3: Back it up
April 18, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 22.4 MBGet ready for the digital storage showdown! Nearly everyone has a hard drive horror story. If you listen to this podcast, you won’t be one of them. In this episode we work with Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Silver, two indie podcasters working with the Multitude production collective. We go over the best techniques for backing up files, from hard drives to RAIDs to cloud storage. Find out more, download our zine (p.10), and RSVP to our traveling workshops at [preservethispodcast.org].
Ep3: Back it up
April 18, 2019 07:01 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBGet ready for the digital storage showdown! Nearly everyone has a hard drive horror story. If you listen to this podcast, you won’t be one of them. In this episode we work with Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Silver, two indie podcasters working with the Multitude production collective. We go over the best techniques for backing up files, from hard drives to RAIDs to cloud storage. Find out more, download our zine, and RSVP to our workshops at preservethispodcast.org.
Episode 2: Get Organized
April 04, 2019 09:00 - 16 minutes - 16.1 MBThe first step in preserving a podcast is to get organized! For this episode we work with Dan Weissman, the producer of a podcast called An Arm and a Leg, on organizing his files. We cover folder structures, file naming conventions, and the challenges of navigating digital oceans of stuff. Find out more, download our zine, and RSVP to our traveling workshops at [preservethispodcast.org].
Ep2: Get Organized
April 04, 2019 07:01 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBThe first step in preserving a podcast is to get organized! For this episode we work with Dan Weissman, the producer of a podcast called An Arm and a Leg, on organizing his files. We cover folder structures, file naming conventions, and the challenges of navigating digital oceans of stuff. Find out more, download our zine, and RSVP to our workshops at preservethispodcast.org.
Episode 1: Time to Take Notice
March 21, 2019 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBAlice Y. Hom is an oral historian who is trying to turn the interviews she’s collected into a new podcast, called Historically Queer. But even though Alice has devoted her life to preserving overlooked pieces of history, she has no idea how to preserve her podcast. Find out more, download our zine, and RSVP to our workshops at [preservethispodcast.org].
Ep1: Time to Take Notice
March 21, 2019 07:01 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBAlice Y. Hom is an oral historian who is trying to turn the interviews she’s collected into a new podcast, called Historically Queer. But even though Alice has devoted her life to preserving overlooked pieces of history, she has no idea how to preserve her podcast. Find out more, download our zine, and RSVP to our workshops at [preservethispodcast.org].
Prologue: Podcasts are Disappearing
February 21, 2019 09:00 - 4 minutes - 10.9 MB“The Podsucker” is a machine that Jason Scott built in his basement 15 years ago. Jason was trying to capture all the podcasts -- before they disappear. Preserve This Podcast is a series about how podcasts are disappearing. And what podcasters can do to save them. Follow along with our podcast preservation exercises by downloading the zine at preservethispodcast.org.