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  • Covered by Podnews in February, Metacast has launched v1.0 of its podcast app for Android users, which offers transcripts for every podcast.

    • We spoke to the team: it uses the Apple Podcasts directory for initial listing; and is working on supporting creator-produced transcripts (though doesn’t yet). The website mentions “easy ad-skipping” - it’s only easy because the transcript helps you read the ads and skip forward if you choose.
  • PodLP has migrated to use The Podcast Index, rather than its own scrapers and tools. “Four years after launch, maintaining an affordable, up-to-date index without inadvertently dropping podcasts, displaying duplicates, or going out-of-sync has proven challenging.” It means the popular flip-phone podcast app now has more than 4mn shows available.

  • Podcasting 2.0 player TrueFans has made the process of “streaming sats” easier, avoiding the hassle of having to buy complex cryptocurrency on other services (which isn’t very easy in some countries). Now, you can just use your regular credit card to top up your balance in TrueFans, to help pay podcasters for the shows you like.

  • Article2Audio is this week’s “turn a webpage into a podcast” code - they’re everywhere! This one uses OpenAI.

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