Podcat
Productivity
podcast discovery
SHOW HN2016
401points
106comments
#32of 2,264 in 2016
Top 2%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
21 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 24 critical, out of 78 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Execution: 3 for, 13 againstIdea: 8 for, 4 againstDesign: 5 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fast, accurate search, including for people
From 1 comment
Wow. The search is surprisingly fast and accurate (even when searching for people).
mijustin on HN
Useful idea that fills a gap in podcast discovery
From 2 comments
Wow. Thanks for filling up such an obvious gap in content database. Loving the topic/mention based search, looking forward to great things in this aspect. Although first…
GrayCodex on HNThis is well executed. I attempted to build something very similar about a year ago. I had a decent prototype, but found it rather difficult to aggregate a complete listing of…
badthingfactory on HN
Good illustrations and interface
From 1 comment
Sooo rad! I love the little illustrations that guide you through the site
spencer48 on HN
Objections
Missing and incorrect data, including false guest and name matches
From 4 comments
Great idea and something that's missing with podcasts. I took a look at some names and noticed you have missing data. For example, Christian Finnegan is a regular on Keith and…
MichaelApproved on HNLove the idea, but this seems like it would require a ton of work for it to be remotely comprehensive. In addition to the missing data, the false positives are an issue. First…
TillE on HNOvercast[1] has an index. At least for the incredibly small subset of podcasts I looked at, Overcast is a more complete index. Podcat does not seem to get the names of podcasters…
cjensen on HNFunny automation fail: The tech podcasts I listen to frequently end with recommendations. One of the recommendations in the latest JavaScript Jabber is for a Taylor Swift album.…
metasean on HN
Lacks ratings, reviews and a Top 250
From 3 comments
I really like the idea, but (to give some feedback) I don't think one can call anything the imdb for x without a best/worst 250. And ratings and explore by category and I want a…
yk on HNHow can it be Imdb for podcasts without ability to rate or comment podcasts or even episodes?
darknessislight on HNWould love to see reviews/ratings of podcasts
megido on HN
Search errors and scrolling/mobile bugs
From 3 comments
I got an error when I tried to look at a podcast: https://www.podcat.com/search/955198749 "Sorry, but something went wrong."
bosie on HNIt's broken on mobile, right? I tried searching for Patio11, because... well, Patio11. :-) Didn't see a submit button so I pressed enter. Nothing happened. Tried a couple of…
sandebert on HNSomething strange is going on with scrolling. When I scroll quickly down the page, it jumps back to the top. Looks like a great resource, looking forward to checking it out in…
heywire on HN
Requests
Ratings, reviews and episode ratings
From 3 comments
Feature Request: Episode ratings. This is awesome!
sf_rob on HNI'd -really- like this idea, if only it allowed saving podcasts, rating them, and reviewing them.
clorisu on HNWould love to see reviews/ratings of podcasts
megido on HN
Categories and category browsing
From 2 comments
Awesome product. I love that podcasts are getting more attention, with companies creating discovery platforms like http://producthunt.com/podcasts. One suggestion - would be…
doctorcroc on HNI would love a way to browse through podcast categories. From the homepage, I was looking for a 'tech' link or something to find some that would interest me. Great start though.…
brndn on HN
Ability to add or correct podcast data
From 3 comments
I'm noticing many omissions and errors from my friends' podcasts (which aren't all that popular, so understandable.) Rather than list the issues here, I'm wondering what's the…
1123581321 on HNThis is fantastic! I wish I could add missing info, like a wiki.
xd1936 on HNSo how do people get added to this site?
Aqwis on HN
Video filter and episode dates
From 2 comments
Funny automation fail: The tech podcasts I listen to frequently end with recommendations. One of the recommendations in the latest JavaScript Jabber is for a Taylor Swift album.…
metasean on HNNeat site! I was looking for something similar for a while. Feature Request: Episode date in search listing.
lfx on HN
Public API and RSS feed links
From 3 comments
Dammit, suckered in by the headline. I need a database with metadata for Plex, but other than the image itself, there's nothing here. No blurb, no genre, nada. Will say that I…
NoMoreNicksLeft on HNThis looks great. It would be awesome if you could add a direct link to the XML feed for the podcast since it's a pain to pull it out[0] and super useful for those not using…
michaelmior on HNThis is awesome! I'm sure if you open up the API, many people would want if for their respective players (this would be awesome with Overcast.fm, for example)
xasos on HN
Questions
How are podcasts and people added to the site?
From 1 comment
So how do people get added to this site?
Aqwis on HN
What percentage of podcasts are covered?
From 1 comment
Yeah, impressive... what percentage of the podcasts do you think you cover? I have searched for some programming related podcasts, but could'nt find..
diminish on HN
Alternatives named
Overcast
From 2 comments
Overcast[1] has an index. At least for the incredibly small subset of podcasts I looked at, Overcast is a more complete index. Podcat does not seem to get the names of podcasters…
cjensen on HNFantastic! I've wanted this for ages! It'd be cool if you could work to integrate with overcast somehow?
mrmondo on HN
iTunes
From 2 comments
Isn't this just a thin skin on iTunes?
caoilte on HNGreat! The search on Apple's own app is just horrible. I'm gonna use this one for sure. Well done!
mrborgen on HN
Podcast.party
From 1 comment
I like how the people behind the podcasts, the hosts and frequent guests are catalogued. It's an interesting way to browse for episodes and podcasts that I haven't seen done…
tsyd on HN
CastBox
From 1 comment
I myself is a busy guy with frequent business trips, always need a podcast app on my Android phone to save favorite episodes such as particular music, audios that I prefer while…
babubabu on HN