Podnami
Consumer and social
podcast discovery
SHOW HN2020
340points
87comments
#113of 3,028 in 2020
Top 4%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 16 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Design: 1 for, 9 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good concept and clean design
From 2 comments
Love the concept. All of the descriptions are cut short and end with... As a user, that leads me to believe I can click on a cut description to see the full description. At least…
corysama on HNI love podcasts but lately I feel I've got too many to listen to. I unsubscribe only to find I missed an episode. That FOMO coupled with an almost obsessive need to reach podcast…
navs on HN
Useful for finding content
From 2 comments
I love podcasts and I'm glad for any service that helps me find useful content. That said, I'm not quite getting how I'm supposed to be using this. From a consumer viewpoint, I…
skinnyarms on HN>good content and discussions, they'll be timeless. It really depends on the topic. Something like 99 Percent Invisible is pretty evergreen. An interview about AI research?…
ghaff on HN
Objections
Episode titles and descriptions truncated too short
From 4 comments
Love the concept. All of the descriptions are cut short and end with... As a user, that leads me to believe I can click on a cut description to see the full description. At least…
corysama on HNI feel like the truncation is fine, but too short at the moment. On mobile at least, it’s 25 characters, which isn’t enough space for me to figure out what the episode is about…
angelmass on HNWhy do so many podcast apps or services cut off titles with ellipses. So annoying. Please stop!
moltar on HNMy initial feedback is to increase the truncation threshold for the Episode title. I couldn’t read half of them on my phone.
GrayTextIsTruth on HN
No episode dates, so old episodes look new
From 2 comments
Please show podcast date; I appreciate you need to bootstrap signups by having Sam Altman on your front page but the product is not just useless but actively wastes my time when…
dustingetz on HNBecause there is a strong chance that if "Sam Altman Interview" is interesting to me, I'd like to know if it's an old Interview I've already heard or a new one I've not yet…
Can_Not on HN
No RSS feed or podcast app subscription
From 2 comments
Mmm... Is there an RSS feed so I can add this to my podcast player? :)
awwaiid on HNSince there is relatively little information on the linked page, I'll put some questions I have here. 1. How does it work? It would appear the list is user curated. New…
ch on HN
Lacks JavaScript-free functionality and playback controls
From 2 comments
Looks great, but please make sure your site has at least basic functionality with JavaScript disabled (right now it loads just an empty page). This is really important for your…
buzzert on HNCool idea. Some points of frustration: * there's no way to get to the "home" of the podcast (so that I can explore episodes not listed on the site) * there's no indication of how…
mgsk on HN
Curation criteria unclear
From 2 comments
Unclear how it is best, according to who/what? Nearly all good podcasts I know aren’t there at all.
alpb on HNSince there is relatively little information on the linked page, I'll put some questions I have here. 1. How does it work? It would appear the list is user curated. New…
ch on HN
Requests
Add RSS feed
From 2 comments
Mmm... Is there an RSS feed so I can add this to my podcast player? :)
awwaiid on HN+1! First thing I looked for.
teekert on HN
Show episode release dates
From 2 comments
Please show podcast date; I appreciate you need to bootstrap signups by having Sam Altman on your front page but the product is not just useless but actively wastes my time when…
dustingetz on HNHello there, congrats on launch You should really add context by date of release and a link to listen not : Ex for exponent episode :…
lucasverra on HN
Click to expand full descriptions and link to source episode
From 2 comments
Love the concept. All of the descriptions are cut short and end with... As a user, that leads me to believe I can click on a cut description to see the full description. At least…
corysama on HNI'd really like a link back to the source episode, or at least be able to read the full description
stevens32 on HN
Support 1.5-2x playback speed
From 1 comment
This is great! Only thing I'd ask is that if you're going to allow direct playing on the site, to enable 1.5-2x speed.
sciencewolf on HN
Support JavaScript-disabled access
From 2 comments
Looks great, but please make sure your site has at least basic functionality with JavaScript disabled (right now it loads just an empty page). This is really important for your…
buzzert on HNAlso for folks on metered/slow (eg, 2g) connections, and privacy conscious users who don't wish to enable JS for basic functionality.
rahuldottech on HN
Questions
What is the tech stack?
From 1 comment
Great job! So what's the tech stack :)
cvaidya1986 on HN
How does ranking and submission work?
From 1 comment
Since there is relatively little information on the linked page, I'll put some questions I have here. 1. How does it work? It would appear the list is user curated. New…
ch on HN
How can episodes be downloaded?
From 1 comment
How can we download an episode? (I want to put it on my mp3 player)
sunseb on HN
Alternatives named
Listen Notes
From 1 comment
Hello there, congrats on launch You should really add context by date of release and a link to listen not : Ex for exponent episode :…
lucasverra on HN
Overcast
From 1 comment
Recently noted down my favorite podcasts I love. It's a bit hard to keep up at times even with 2x/2.5x speeds and smart speed on with Overcast. There's so much good content out…
nikivi on HN
podcastnotes.org
From 1 comment
Check out www.podcastnotes.org
fabiandesimone on HN