27. Why podcast apps suck, the "why" behind our company

We are starting to share bits of what we’re working on — a podcast app! The main topic of today’s episode is podcast listening apps and the things they suck at. Also in the episode: some backstory of how we decided to work together, golden handcuffs of a big tech, the working backwards approach, and importance of checklists. Chapters 01:34 - RSS feeds, the backbone of podcasting 04:37 - Why are we doing a podcast about podcasting? 06:28 - Why are we building yet another podcast app? 10:56 - Podcasts vs. YouTube videos 15:04 - Podcasts as a library of content 17:17 - Sharing content from podcasts with friends 19:11 - Taking notes while listening to podcasts 23:56 - Why podcast apps suck 24:54 - Working backwards and prioritization 29:49 - A prophetic screenshot from 4 years ago 36:20 - Golden handcuffs 39:25 - Going back to Amazon (hypothetically) 40:53 - Next episode spoiler 42:55 - The importance of checklists 44:04 - Call for inputs for our product Show notes Podcasts Huberman Lab Josh Waitzkin on The Tim Ferriss Show Arnold Schwarzenegger on The Tim Ferriss Show Paul Rosolie on Lex Fridman Podcast #369 Internet History Podcast Books Mother of God by Paul Rosolie Videos Story of being attacked by a tribe in the Amazon -- Paul Rosolie and Lex Fridman 👉 Full show notes with links: https://www.metacastpodcast.com/p/027-why-podcast-apps-suck Download the Metacast podcast app for free iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/metacast/id6462012536 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.metacast.podcast.player Get in touch Contact us: [email protected] Ilya's LinkedIn Arnab's LinkedIn