# msgid "" msgstr "" msgid "title: gPodder as a media subscription manager" msgstr "" msgid "date: 2020-11-14" msgstr "" msgid "layout: post" msgstr "" msgid "lang: en" msgstr "" msgid "ref: gpodder-as-a-media-subscription-manager" msgstr "" msgid "" "As we [re-discover](https://www.charlieharrington.com/unexpected-useless-" "and-urgent) the value of Atom/RSS feeds, most useful feed clients I know of " "don't support media, specifically audio and video." msgstr "" msgid "[gPodder](https://gpodder.github.io/) does." msgstr "" msgid "" "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." msgstr "" msgid "" "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." msgstr "" msgid "" "gPodder will then managed your feeds, watched/unwatched, queue downloads, " "etc." msgstr "" msgid "" "Being obvious now, it was a big finding for me. If it got you interested, I " "recommend you giving gPodder a try." msgstr ""