<description>&lt;p&gt;In 2004, I had a feed and a blog. I had been trying to encourage other people to do these audio blog things. What I didn't get then is that I had to go first. The Tom Sawyer and the whitewash fence predicament. They're going to steal your ideas for sure. You just have to get them to steal the *right* ones. And this was probably the biggest thing I ever launched on my blog. But it took some steps, patience and constant beating of the drum. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One person, a laptop, a little software and a popular blog. And something to say. :-) &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those are the basic ingredients of a podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I went through all the steps, and out the other end came a podcast.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Except we didn't know they were called podcasts yet. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This was the first one that started all the rest of them. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is called a bootstrap, and if you stick with it through the end of the year, you will see the bootstrap happening right before your ears. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All you have to do is listen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twenty years later, and..&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Still diggin!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

DW's Podcast0 feed

Dave Winer

My first podcast ever

JUN 11, 2004-1 MIN
DW's Podcast0 feed

My first podcast ever

JUN 11, 2004-1 MIN

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<p>In 2004, I had a feed and a blog. I had been trying to encourage other people to do these audio blog things. What I didn't get then is that I had to go first. The Tom Sawyer and the whitewash fence predicament. They're going to steal your ideas for sure. You just have to get them to steal the *right* ones. And this was probably the biggest thing I ever launched on my blog. But it took some steps, patience and constant beating of the drum. </p><p>One person, a laptop, a little software and a popular blog. And something to say. :-) </p><p>Those are the basic ingredients of a podcast.</p><p>I went through all the steps, and out the other end came a podcast.</p><p>Except we didn't know they were called podcasts yet. </p><p>This was the first one that started all the rest of them. </p><p>This is called a bootstrap, and if you stick with it through the end of the year, you will see the bootstrap happening right before your ears. </p><p>All you have to do is listen.</p><p>Twenty years later, and..</p><p>Still diggin!</p>