Some observations about podcasting in 2025

[bishma@discuss.tchncs.de]

For sure.

[pls@lemmy.plaureano.nohost.me]

Really love podcasting. Last one I created was a decade ago, give or take, gotta do another soon.

But I think you pretty much nailed the current state of affairs.

[djdarren@thelemmy.club]

As someone who's made a number of podcasts on and off over the years since 2007, much of this post resonates.

However, I take solace in thinking that a podcast is just an extension of a broadcast; where a broadcast is, well, broad, a podcast is a self contained...cast. In a pod. Broadcasting covers audio and video, so it figures that podcasting would as well.

With that in mind, my own style of podcasting, and my preferred format is personal stories. I love podcasts that are by people in their bedrooms talking about their lives, or by journalists who talk to regular folk. Regardless of what Spotify do, that style will always be out there, available on an RSS feed.

I don't use Spotify, I don't use YouTube. If I can't get it in my app then I don't listen to it. And that's OK.

I really need to get back into it though. I used to love making them.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Regardless of what Spotify do, that style will always be out there, available on an RSS feed.

Will it though? What if your favorite creator decides they want to use Spotify to host because of their popularity and free hosting, but then they decide they don't want to support RSS anymore?

[sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

They would lose a lot of listeners doing that. I've stopped listening to plenty of podcasts that moved to Spotify -- and I already subscribe to Spotify. Just out of principle. I will never listen to a podcast on Spotify.

[sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Does Spotify have video podcasts? I thought it was audio only

[djdarren@thelemmy.club]

I've lost a couple of podcasts to Spotify. Life goes on. I don't begrudge anyone wanting to earn money, but I won't support Spotify's practices.

There's such a wonderfully low barrier to entry these days that there'll soon be something else coming down the pipe.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

They would lose a lot of listeners doing that.

They would lose some and gain many others. They wouldn't be the first platform to gain from exclusivity.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Sure but the more market share they gain, the more podcasts you'll lose. We're only lucky that YouTube and Apple still give them a run for their money.

[sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Why overnight? I would just switch to radio then. If average people switch to Spotify then there's nothing I can do about that. But I don't have to listen to it.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Why overnight?

Why not?

there's nothing I can do

I'm not asking you to do anything except recognize the threat that Spotify and YouTube pose to the entire industry.

[sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

It doesn't seem likely that it will happen overnight, if at all, that's why.