Ep5: RSS Resuscitations

Podcasts 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.

Podcasts 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.

The Rise and Demise of RSS by Sinclair Target
Who owns your podcast? (Or, why you might want to rethink your show’s RSS feed) by Dan Misener
How Many of the 540,000 Podcasts Have "Podfaded?" by Amplifi Media
So Long Google Reader, and Thanks for the Memories By Austin Considine and Derek Mead
If RSS ain't broke... by Steve Gillmor
Elsie Escobar Twitter @TheElsieEscobar
Libsyn - podcast hosting platform
Brad Smith Twitter @brad
Simplecast - podcast hosting platform
Jason Scott Twitter @textfiles
Internet Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Creative Commons license
Dave Winer Twitter @davewiner
GitHub
Producer + host, Molly Schwartz Twitter @mollyfication
Archivist, Dana Gerber-Margie Twitter @theaudiosignal
Archivist, Mary Kidd Twitter @kiddarchivist
Project coordinator, Sarah Nguyen Twitter @snewyuen

Featuring music by:

Blue Dot Sessions
Breakmaster Cylinder
Dalton Harts