Metacast: Behind the scenes
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Metacast is a podcast app for podcast lovers. We are building a powerful tool that helps you get the most out of podcasts. Auto-generated transcripts and chapters allow you to quickly skim episodes, search for content, and bookmark segments. Chapters, automated playlists, listening history & stats, and much more is coming.
On this podcast, co-founders of Metacast talk about building the company and the product.
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73. Holiday update
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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72. New features & LLM-induced drama inside the team
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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71. Survaviversary: We survived 1 year in production + limited time sale for new users
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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70. Summer update & Metacast v1.24
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Weekly-ish Update (July 26, 2025): Private podcasts are now generally available!
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Weekly-ish Update (July 15, 2025): On the finishing line to launch v1.22, ops-heavy week, web app updates
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Weekly-ish Update (June 30, 2025): Preparing to launch private podcasts, marketing stuff, huge bill from Google
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Weekly-ish Update (June 12, 2025): Private podcasts, podcast search on web app, making money
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Weekly Update (May 24, 2025): Podcast summaries, private feeds, in-person meetup!
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May 24, 2025 |
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69. New podcast sharing experience (QR codes FTW!)
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May 14, 2025 |
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Weekly Update (May 6, 2025): New sharing experience, new logo & branding
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May 07, 2025 |
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Weekly Update (Apr 30, 2025): Upgrade hell & preparing v1.19
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Weekly Update: What we've done last week and what we're working on next
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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68. Q1 Update: new features, struggles, hope
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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67. Attack of LLM bots
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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66. Lowlights of 2024 and what's up for 2025
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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65. The first outage and an unexpected save
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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64. VC-backed vs. bootstrapped startups
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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63. Dropping the price
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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62. Rejected by Apple
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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61. Confessions of a lonely founder, Flutter & iOS woes, app positioning
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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60. First haters, first violations, the launch process and smelling like teen spirit
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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59. Metacast for Android launched!
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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58. The 1 Year Anniversary
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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57. Positioning, power struggle, DUNS bureaucracy
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May 17, 2024 |
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56. We're back!
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May 01, 2024 |
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55. Leaving Google and Amazon to bootstrap Metacast (rerun of ep. 24)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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54. How we chose the market to go after
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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53. How we launched Metacast in beta
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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52. Our first existential startup crisis
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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51. Post vacation guilt, writing docs, new podcast
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Emergency episode
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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50. Year 2023 in review, plans for 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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49. Our favorite books, podcasts, products and experiences of 2023
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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48. Pros and cons of working at Google and other Big Tech companies with Alex Rechevskiy
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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[RERUN] Brian McCullough, the host of Techmeme Ride Home and Internet History Podcast
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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47. Is fair equity compensation possible in a startup? with Outseta's co-founder Geoff Roberts
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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46. Why we build Metacast in public?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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45. Lego Blocks vs. Model Airplanes of Software Products
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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44. Doing Agile vs. being agile with Pragmatic Programmer Dave Thomas
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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43. Becoming social media influencers (but not LinkedIn Lunatics)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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42. Equity compensation at a pre-revenue bootstrapped startup with Jennie Buechner
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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41. Differentiating vs. table-stakes features, MLP vs. MVP, YC application
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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40. Automating mobile app releases with Tramline founders
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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39. Work and life in immigration
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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38. Wharton professor Karl Ulrich on teaching entrepreneurship and value of MBA in 2023
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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37. CEO vs. CTO a.k.a. Product vs. Engineering
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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36. Building a startup with contractors with Melissa Kwan, co-founder & CEO of eWebinar
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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35. Early Stage Startup Kitchen - positioning and software tools
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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34. How we wrote the book part 2: process, tools, publishing, ads...
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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33. Behind the covers of The Pragmatic Podcaster pt. 1
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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32. Creating a niche of your own with Corey Quinn
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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31. Behind the scenes (season 2!)
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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30. Startup Therapy with Wil Schroter and Ryan Rutan
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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29. The SaaS Subscription Pandemic
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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28. Jason Fried, Co-founder/CEO of 37signals
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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27. Why podcast apps suck, the "why" behind our company
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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26. Change is the only constant
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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25. How to start a podcast in 2023 / What we've learned from 25 episodes of Metacast
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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24-2. Non-linear career paths, culture at Google vs. Amazon
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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24-1. Leaving jobs at Google and Amazon to start a podcast tech company
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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23. Radio ain't dead, starting a company with little kids (Metasode)
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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22. Running a radio show with TechTalkRadio's Andy Taylor, Justin Lemme and Shawn DeWeerd
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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21. All Things Tangential a.k.a. Memesode
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May 31, 2023 |
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20. Benefits of Decentralization in Podcasting with Justin Jackson, Co-founder of Transistor.fm
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May 24, 2023 |
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19. Promoting Our Podcast on Social Networks (Metasode)
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May 17, 2023 |
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18. Podcast Analytics with Podder Co-founders Christian Sorensen and Antoine Mazurier
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May 10, 2023 |
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17. From Teacher to Software Engineer at Amazon
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May 03, 2023 |
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16. Women Who Code and Record Podcasts
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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15. The In-Person Metasode
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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14. Creator of Winamp and Reaper, Justin Frankel
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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13. The Slowsode Metasode
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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12. Podcasting Misadventures with Software Misadventures' Ronak Nathani and Guang Yang
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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11. The Metaiwan Metasode
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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10. Hearts in Taiwan with Angela Yu and Annie Wang
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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9. The Czech Police Metasode
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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8. SquadCast Founders on Remote Collaboration in Podcasts
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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7.5. Bonus Primesode: Enter Sandman, Isaac Asimov and Dogman
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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7. Metasode: Podcasting Hacks with editaud.io CEO Steph Colbourn
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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6. Podcasting Hacks with editaud.io CEO Steph Colbourn
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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5. The Unscheduled Reflections Metasode
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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4. Jake & Jonathan Do America
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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3. The Metasode
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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2. The Past and the Present of the Internet with Brian McCullough
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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1. Dirty Secrets of Clean Sound with Metacast Hosts Ilya Bezdelev and Arnab Deka
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Jan 04, 2023 |