In Mere Mortals Conversation #54 I got to welcome on Dave Jones; a host of Podcasting 2.0 and integral part of the movement to improve podcasting. In this episode we go over some of the core aspects of how he and Adam Curry are making the podcasting experience better for listeners, developers and podcasters. This includes things like the value for value model, innovative new features and how cryptocurrency is becoming part of the process. Towards the end I get to ask Dave some more personal questions related to books, cars and why he and Adam work so well together.

As always, I hope you are having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Alliteration introduction
(1:03) - Podcasting 2.0 in a nutshell
(9:31) - What is the value for value model?
(16:01) - Adam Curry's creation of the v4v model
(24:06) - The difference between a value enabled app and other middlemen
(29:44) - Intersection of cryptocurrency and podcasting
(41:01) - Technical knowledge as a podcaster to utilise 2.0 features
(53:09) - The reason for the recent podcasting innovations
(1:01:57) - Decisions as a developer
(1:07:41) - Adoption of the innovative features
(1:19:08) - Self-hosting and lightning network nodes
(1:27:02) - Bitcoin wallets don't 'hold' bitcoin
(1:30:52) - Why Dave got involved with Podcasting 2.0
(1:35:34) - Why Juan burnt his underpants in the oven
(1:38:04) - Features that we are excited for
(1:45:26) - Learnings from being a first time host
(1:51:10) - Cancel culture emails
(1:59:19) - Dave's favourite books
(2:04:46) - The joy of truck repair
(2:09:59) - Join the 2.0 community!


Podcasting 2.0:
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Try out a new app: https://podcastindex.org/apps

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