<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Podcasting 2.0 April 3rd 2026 Episode 256: "Master of Disaster"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ShowNotes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Index API Under Bot Attack&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"Lyra" bots destroying API. OpenClaw scrapers (creator hired by OpenAI). Steno.fm 500 req/min. Dave: "Now I'm just angry."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcastindex.social/@dave/116336120269176890" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;@dave on Lyra bots&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcastindex.social/@dave/116336148008002908" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;@dave on reflypod/OpenClaw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;OpenClaw Drama&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Podping Alpha - Dave 6 Releases This Week&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;v0.4.0-v0.4.5: swarm health metrics, peer announcements, gossip-listener hang fix. @suorcd contributing PRs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podping.alpha/releases" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Podping alpha releases&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"Dave did SIX podping releases this week. At this rate, podping will be at version 47 by Christmas. Still in alpha."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Buzzsprout Free Transcripts&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Free auto transcripts for paid plans. Speaker ID (unlike Apple). Chapters integration. Fanmail reply + voicemail.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podnews.net/update/buzzsprout-transcripts-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Podnews: Buzzsprout transcripts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Criddler on PC20 Complicated Community&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Transcript Format Debate - Deep Research&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOT - Podcast Portals Land Grab (Beehiiv, Speakeasy, Substack)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Three hosting launches in one week. Do ANY support namespace tags, V4V, or Podping?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/beehiiv-expands-into-podcasts-taking-aim-at-patreon-substack-newsletters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Beehiiv launches podcast hosting - no revenue cut, IAB analytics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/speakeasy" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Speakeasy (Red Seat/Fox Corp) - invitation-only, Backtracks ad-tech&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi/116341338967119221" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;@samsethi: "Podcast portals offering hosting as ancillary service"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode 256: Master of Disaster

Podcasting 2.0 April 3rd 2026 Episode 256: "Master of Disaster"
<div>&nbsp;</div>
ShowNotes
<div>
Index API Under Bot Attack
<div>&nbsp;</div>
"Lyra" bots destroying API. OpenClaw scrapers (creator hired by OpenAI). Steno.fm 500 req/min. Dave: "Now I'm just angry."
<a href="https://podcastindex.social/@dave/116336120269176890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@dave on Lyra bots</a>
<a href="https://podcastindex.social/@dave/116336148008002908" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@dave on reflypod/OpenClaw</a>
</div>
OpenClaw Drama
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Podping Alpha - Dave 6 Releases This Week
v0.4.0-v0.4.5: swarm health metrics, peer announcements, gossip-listener hang fix. @suorcd contributing PRs.
<a href="https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podping.alpha/releases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podping alpha releases</a>
"Dave did SIX podping releases this week. At this rate, podping will be at version 47 by Christmas. Still in alpha."
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buzzsprout Free Transcripts
Free auto transcripts for paid plans. Speaker ID (unlike Apple). Chapters integration. Fanmail reply + voicemail.
<a href="https://podnews.net/update/buzzsprout-transcripts-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podnews: Buzzsprout transcripts</a>
The Criddler on PC20 Complicated Community
Transcript Format Debate - Deep Research
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HOT - Podcast Portals Land Grab (Beehiiv, Speakeasy, Substack)
<div>&nbsp;</div>
Three hosting launches in one week. Do ANY support namespace tags, V4V, or Podping?
<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/beehiiv-expands-into-podcasts-taking-aim-at-patreon-substack-newsletters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beehiiv launches podcast hosting - no revenue cut, IAB analytics</a>
<a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/speakeasy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speakeasy (Red Seat/Fox Corp) - invitation-only, Backtracks ad-tech</a>
<a href="https://podcastindex.social/@samsethi/116341338967119221" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@samsethi: "Podcast portals offering hosting as ancillary service"</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Podcasting 2.0 March 27th 2026 Episode 255: "Snark Week"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adam &amp;amp; Dave Are joined by Nathan Gathright to discuss his latest project and writing&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre&gt;Nathan Gathright
	Pod.Link
	&lt;a href="https://mignano.medium.com/the-standards-innovation-paradox-e14cab521391"&gt;The Standards Innovation Paradox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;</description>

Episode 255: Snark Week

Podcasting 2.0 March 27th 2026 Episode 255: "Snark Week"
Adam &amp; Dave Are joined by Nathan Gathright to discuss his latest project and writing
<pre>Nathan Gathright
	Pod.Link
	<a href="https://mignano.medium.com/the-standards-innovation-paradox-e14cab521391">The Standards Innovation Paradox</a></pre>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Podcasting 2.0 March 20th 2026 Episode 254: "Pop a TTermy!"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adam &amp;amp; Dave discuss chapter formats, who controls the final creative output and we dodge The Criddler!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ShowNotes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-faces-potential-class-action-lawsuit-over-how-it-handles-takedown-requests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;We are LIT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;opencode&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;currycaster&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;rodecaster pipewire&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Booking code - Alex Sanfillipo - podmatch.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Transcript format reduction&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://transcript-search.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Transcript Search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Value4Value&lt;/strong&gt;? - Read all about it at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://value4value.info/"&gt;Value4Value.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://stats.podcastindex.org/v4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;V4V Stats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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Episode 254: Pop a TTermy!

Podcasting 2.0 March 20th 2026 Episode 254: "Pop a TTermy!"
Adam &amp; Dave discuss chapter formats, who controls the final creative output and we dodge The Criddler!
<div>
ShowNotes
<a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-faces-potential-class-action-lawsuit-over-how-it-handles-takedown-requests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We are LIT</a>
opencode
currycaster
rodecaster pipewire
Booking code - Alex Sanfillipo - podmatch.com
Transcript format reduction
<a href="https://transcript-search.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transcript Search</a>
What is&nbsp;Value4Value? - Read all about it at&nbsp;<a href="https://value4value.info/">Value4Value.info</a>
<a href="https://stats.podcastindex.org/v4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">V4V Stats</a>
&nbsp;
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Podcasting 2.0 March 13th 2026 Episode 253: "Dirty Fix"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adam &amp;amp; Dave are joined by Brendan from Podpage and they firs up the new podping gossip watcher&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ShowNotes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-faces-potential-class-action-lawsuit-over-how-it-handles-takedown-requests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;We are LIT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brendan Mulligan - Podpage&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;open-claw sucks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Running the podping gossip listener&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://transcript-search.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Transcript Search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Value4Value&lt;/strong&gt;? - Read all about it at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://value4value.info/"&gt;Value4Value.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://stats.podcastindex.org/v4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;V4V Stats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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Episode 253: Dirty Fix

Podcasting 2.0 March 13th 2026 Episode 253: "Dirty Fix"
Adam &amp; Dave are joined by Brendan from Podpage and they firs up the new podping gossip watcher
<div>
ShowNotes
<a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-faces-potential-class-action-lawsuit-over-how-it-handles-takedown-requests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We are LIT</a>
Brendan Mulligan - Podpage
open-claw sucks
Running the podping gossip listener
<a href="https://transcript-search.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transcript Search</a>
What is&nbsp;Value4Value? - Read all about it at&nbsp;<a href="https://value4value.info/">Value4Value.info</a>
<a href="https://stats.podcastindex.org/v4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">V4V Stats</a>
</div>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Podcasting 2.0 March 6th 2026 Episode 252: "Joy Robber"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adam &amp;amp; Dave say one man's slop is another man's pr0n. A discussion ensues&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ShowNotes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-faces-potential-class-action-lawsuit-over-how-it-handles-takedown-requests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;We are LIT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AI Tag - rss.com&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-launches-ai-transparency-tags-but-only-if-labels-and-distributors-choose-to-declare-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Apple Music launches AI transparency tags &amp;mdash; but only if labels and distributors declare them&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://issues.chromium.org/issues/435623334#comment32" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Investigate deprecation and removal of XSLT [435623334] - Chromium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://transcript-search.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Transcript Search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Value4Value&lt;/strong&gt;? - Read all about it at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://value4value.info/"&gt;Value4Value.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://stats.podcastindex.org/v4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;V4V Stats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
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Episode 252: Joy Robber

Podcasting 2.0 March 6th 2026 Episode 252: "Joy Robber"
Adam &amp; Dave say one man's slop is another man's pr0n. A discussion ensues
<div>
ShowNotes
<a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/distrokid-faces-potential-class-action-lawsuit-over-how-it-handles-takedown-requests/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We are LIT</a>
AI Tag - rss.com
<a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/apple-music-launches-ai-transparency-tags-but-only-if-labels-and-distributors-choose-to-declare-them/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Music launches AI transparency tags &mdash; but only if labels and distributors declare them</a>
<a href="https://issues.chromium.org/issues/435623334#comment32" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Investigate deprecation and removal of XSLT [435623334] - Chromium</a>
<a href="https://transcript-search.vercel.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transcript Search</a>
What is&nbsp;Value4Value? - Read all about it at&nbsp;<a href="https://value4value.info/">Value4Value.info</a>
<a href="https://stats.podcastindex.org/v4v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">V4V Stats</a>
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