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Podcasting is built on a shaky spec, so any improvement counts

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And, and the restrictions on, I mean, it just, what I'm trying to say is that all of podcasting is built on the shakiest of, of specifications to begin with. So anything, any improvement is an improvement

Episode 214: Poem Crate (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:01:43 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Dave loves RSS for what it gives us but admits it's a pretty terrible spec. Nobody would design it the same way today: it's loose and vague, and half the tags make no sense. All of podcasting sits on the shakiest of specifications, so any improvement is an improvement, and somehow it still works.

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  1. Episode 214: Poem Crate (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:00:50 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    all just be honest here. I love RSS for what it gives us, but as far as a spec, it's pretty

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