[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":621},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-18055668":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":45,"post_text":48,"what":49,"said":87,"maker_in_thread":252,"shape":263,"grid":268,"attempts":583,"same_week":584,"maker_shows":46,"maker_hidden":614,"reader_version":615,"card":616},"18055668","Podflix","Like Netflix for Podcasts","title","Show HN: Podflix – Like Netflix for Podcasts","https:\u002F\u002Fpodflix.app","podflix.app","shrikar",1537773616,2018,154,126,260,2155,13,"notable","productivity","podcast discovery","web_app",[21,24,25,26],"podcast search","podcast recommendations","podcast directory","roasted",-0.4,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":30,"critical":32},5,21,37,68,{"idea":35,"design":38,"performance":41,"execution":43,"pricing":44},{"positive":36,"critical":37},3,15,{"positive":39,"critical":40},1,7,{"positive":42,"critical":42},0,{"positive":42,"critical":37},{"positive":42,"critical":42},[39,39,42,39,39,39,36,36,39,42,42,39,39,39,30,39,36,39,39,46,30,39,39,36,39,39,39,47,39,39,39,30,36,39,39,39,39,36,36,42],2,4,null,{"problem":50,"audience":48,"pricing":64,"motivation":48,"time_to_build":48,"stack":72,"openness":85,"stage":86,"team_size":85},{"value":51,"source":52,"evidence":53},"Finding podcasts and episodes to listen to","inferred",[54,57,60],{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},"18063940","Hi Bastijn: 1) I think recommendation play a critical role in any customer-facing app. It's also powerful when we can start recommending episode instead of a podcast 2) The…",{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},"18063955","When you build a recommendation engine at episode level",{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},"18063825","bastijn","The reason why netflix became big so fast is not because of their suggestion service or categories but because they made accessible content that was otherwise not available to…",{"value":65,"source":52,"evidence":66},"Free to browse",[67,71],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"18067253","MistahKoala","I've never used Netflix, so I've no idea what the comparison means. I'm assuming there isn't a subscription fee to access free podcasts, though.",{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},[73],{"value":74,"source":75,"evidence":76},"Vue.js","commenter",[77,81],{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},"18063691","russian_bot","Pedantically - would rename \"best\" to \"most popular\". Also, your favicon needs to be changed from the Vue.js Great product, best of luck",{"id":82,"by":83,"text":84},"18063495","kranner","You should probably change the favicon from the default Vue favicon.","unknown","launched",{"praise":88,"objections":108,"requests":164,"questions":197,"alternatives":218},[89,100],{"value":90,"source":75,"evidence":91},"Simple, clean design",[92,96],{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},"18066175","jaequery","I have a strong appreciation for these types of uber simple designs",{"id":97,"by":98,"text":99},"18065702","mxuribe","Congrats on the launch! After many, many years of my not being into podcasts, I recently returned, and am loving podcasts. The challenge has been both in finding a decent…",{"value":101,"source":75,"evidence":102},"Useful for podcast discovery",[103,104],{"id":97,"by":98,"text":99},{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"18064373","daniel_iversen","Personalised recommendations would be outta this world! Even if it changes my perception and make me try new podcasts :-)",[109,120,134,149],{"value":110,"source":75,"evidence":111},"Unclear what problem it solves versus existing apps",[112,113,116],{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},{"id":114,"by":62,"text":115},"18066982","I'm not criticizing the current state. Sorry if it felt that way. I'm suggesting to change the communication of what the product is about and have a good thought about what is…",{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"18065858","Torakfirenze","But I don't want another service :\u002F I get podcasts on Spotify or Apple Music already. Why should I open another app to get another audio form?",{"value":121,"source":75,"evidence":122},"Netflix comparison misleading since podcasts are free",[123,127,130],{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},"18063850","loteck","Clicked through hoping to find a company that is going all out spending big on a vast array of podcast creators and content with hopes to dominate the space through sheer numbers…",{"id":128,"by":62,"text":129},"18066523","I'm not denying that proper suggestions is a great service. I am questioning if it is enough to build a product around. Especially when people do not yet know they have an issue…",{"id":131,"by":132,"text":133},"18067663","jonnytran","You realize that \"flix\" is a synonym for \"movies\", right? Have you heard of a chick flick? That's why \"Netflix\" makes so much sense. 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I can never get to page 2 of specific podcasts.",{"id":157,"by":158,"text":159},"18063788","QML","Podcast lists don't load in Safari and in Chrome -- issue for anyone else?",{"id":161,"by":162,"text":163},"18064080","trqx","Every page comes up empty? Terms, Privacy, Categories...",[165,175,190],{"value":166,"source":75,"evidence":167},"Save and history features",[168,172],{"id":169,"by":170,"text":171},"18063426","feniv","Congrats of launching! Some suggestions: Would be useful to see the descriptions for each episodes. The save feature you mentioned, as well as some basic history of which…",{"id":173,"by":11,"text":174},"18063518","Yes, I am planning to add the save feature. Also would love to know what you think about the recommendation aspect of it",{"value":176,"source":75,"evidence":177},"More categories and subtopics",[178,182,186],{"id":179,"by":180,"text":181},"18066173","donohoe","The lack of Categories beyond whats on the main page is the big issue I have. I want to find podcasts for my kids and there is no way to do that other than search - but that…",{"id":183,"by":184,"text":185},"18063920","em-bee","to be the netflix of podcasts the selection surprisingly lacks any fiction podcasts. i wouldn't sign up to netflix for news but for movies and tv series, and likewise i expected…",{"id":187,"by":188,"text":189},"18064863","werber","I wish there was a way to navigate to weirdly specific categories and have 6+ podcasts on screen at once. Great idea!",{"value":191,"source":75,"evidence":192},"Ad-free content",[193],{"id":194,"by":195,"text":196},"18065550","drewg123","The feature that I'm looking for in a podcast service (especially one that calls itself \"Like Netflix\") is ad-free content. I'd be happy to pay a monthly fee not to hear yet…",[198,208],{"value":199,"source":75,"evidence":200},"Where do podcasts come from and is YouTube included",[201,205],{"id":202,"by":203,"text":204},"18064035","anonytrary","How do you source the podcasts? Do you consider YouTube interviews as podcasts? A lot of great content on YouTube is functionally equivalent to Podcasts (two people talking,…",{"id":206,"by":11,"text":207},"18064044","Not looking at youtube. But if that something people want I can look into adding that as well. Currently there are crawled on itunes, spotify and soundcloud.",{"value":209,"source":75,"evidence":210},"Where do review counts and ratings come from",[211,215],{"id":212,"by":213,"text":214},"18063996","Karliss","Where does review count and rating come from? I didn't see any way of rating or adding a comment.",{"id":216,"by":11,"text":217},"18064024","Currently, its being fetched from Itunes. 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I just find interesting episodes and add to playlist — like…",{"id":235,"by":232,"text":236},"18066818","Try this: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.listennotes.com",{"value":238,"source":75,"evidence":239},"Stitcher Premium",[240,244],{"id":241,"by":242,"text":243},"18066745","tsuresh","There is Stitcher Premium[0] that does exactly this. 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