Long live RSS! (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

This week we’re joined again by Ben Ubois and we’re talking about RSS. Yes, RSS…the tech that never seems to die and yet so many of us rely on it daily. Ben is the creator of Feedbin, which is self-described as “a nice place to read on the web.” Ben is also the maker of a new app on iOS for people who like podcasts. It’s called Airshow and you can download it at airshow.fm. Ben catches us up on the state of Feedbin, we discuss the nine lives of RSS and its foundational utility for the indie web, the possibilities and short-comings of RSS, we get deep in the weeds on the Podcast 2.0 spec and the work being done on , and Ben also shares the details on his new app called Airshow.

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Featuring:

• Ben Ubois – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• feedbin.com
• The Changelog #240: Feedbin and RSS resurgence with Ben Ubois
• Matt Rickard - Thoughts on RSS (source)
• podcastindex.org
• listennotes.com
• Canonical MAAS
• airshow.fm

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