Luminary and the podcast wars to come, with Nick Quah and Ashley Carman
The Vergecast ›48:02 | Apr 30th, 2019
The Podcast Wars are coming. After Luminary’s troubled launch, The Verge’s Nilay Patel and Ashley Carman sit-down with podcast expert Nick Quah of Hot Pod to discuss if Luminary or anyone could be “th...Show More
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olofl recommended:Apr 30th, 2019
As a podcast freak, listening to a podcast episode about a future podcast war is just great. Digs deep in the ecosystems of free podcasts and where we go from here.
mmApr 30th, 2019
What did you think of this @olofl? I have so many feelings! Anything that stood out for you? The thought about how the masses will define what podcasting will be was an interesting point.
jspinelleMay 2nd, 2019
I agree with Nick’s comment that Luminary had the opportunity to add value as a paid podcast platform by giving an outlet for short-run shows to monetize without needing to depend on advertisers, who tend to favor shows on a more consistent release schedule.
mmMay 8th, 2019
@jspinelle Definitely a botched release. Will be interesting to see what happens long term.
mm recommended:Apr 30th, 2019
Is podcasting the technology or community? What is the future of the "open podcasting" ecosystem? How do you solve the problem of being able to create "breakout podcast stars"? So many good questions about what the Luminary has brought into the spotlight in terms of the future of podcasting.