What Smart Skip actually does, and what it doesn't
22 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Smart Skip auto-skips the parts of an episode most listeners skip anyway: intros, recaps, and asides. Here's how it works and where it doesn't.
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Podverse: the open-source podcast app worth trying
21 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podverse is a fully open-source, cross-platform podcast app that ships Podcasting 2.0 features first. Here's what makes it distinctive and who it's for.
How to share a specific moment from a podcast episode
20 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
You heard something great in a podcast and want to share just that moment. Here's how, across every major podcast app, plus what doesn't work.
The complete guide to taking notes on podcasts (2026)
17 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podcast note-taking is broken. Here's a practical 2026 guide to capturing what you hear, using timestamps, transcripts, and Smart Topics.
Why value-for-value is the quiet revolution in podcasting
16 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Value-for-value is podcasting's quiet payment revolution. What boostagrams, streaming sats and Podcasting 2.0 mean for listeners, in plain English.
What podcast charts actually measure, and why they mislead
15 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podcast charts don't rank what's most listened to. Here's what Apple and Spotify actually measure, and better ways to find shows worth your time.
7 serialized podcasts worth starting from episode 1
14 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Seven serialized podcast series worth listening to from episode 1, Serial to Slow Burn, with what to expect and where to start.
How to listen to a podcast series in chronological order
13 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podcast apps default to newest-first, which is wrong for stories. Here's how to listen to a series in chronological order across any app.
Jump to Video: the best way to listen to podcasts in the era of video
12 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Audio-first is great until the host shows something on camera. Jump to Video links each show to its YouTube version so you can see it, then keep listening.
The complete guide to podcast audio quality (2026)
9 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Everything that determines how a podcast sounds — Bluetooth codecs, DSP, earbud choice, streaming vs downloaded — and what actually matters for spoken word.
AntennaPod — the podcast app quietly proving open podcasting works
8 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
AntennaPod is a free, open-source, Android-first podcast app maintained by volunteers for over a decade. Here's what it does, why it matters, and where it sits.
Why the 3x podcast listening arms race misses the point
7 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
3x podcast listening is a vanity metric — it distorts voices, hurts retention, and doesn't solve the actual problem. The useful lever is silence removal + triage.
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