From 881a1089e206c7e200a5ddbef42510362279e3fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: EuAndreh Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:08:43 -0300 Subject: Add TIL on gPodder --- ...1-14-gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _tils/2020-11-14-gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager.md (limited to '_tils') diff --git a/_tils/2020-11-14-gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager.md b/_tils/2020-11-14-gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a74b225 --- /dev/null +++ b/_tils/2020-11-14-gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- + +title: gPodder as a media subscription manager + +date: 2020-11-14 + +layout: post + +lang: en + +ref: gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager + +--- + +As we [re-discover][rss] the value of Atom/RSS feeds, most useful feed clients I +know of don't support media, specifically audio and video. + +[gPodder][gpodder] does. + +It is mostly know as a desktop podcatcher. But the thing about podcasts is that +the feed is provided through an RSS/Atom feed. So you can just use gPodder as +your media feed client, where you have control of what you look at. + +I audio and video providers I know of offer an RSS/Atom view of their content, +so you can, say, treat any YouTube channel like a feed on its own. + +gPodder will then managed your feeds, watched/unwatched, queue downloads, etc. + +Being obvious now, it was a big finding for me. If it got you interested, I +recommend you giving gPodder a try. + +[rss]: https://www.charlieharrington.com/unexpected-useless-and-urgent +[gpodder]: https://gpodder.github.io/ -- cgit v1.2.3