Innovative Features for an Interactive Podcast Player

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott are in the same room together brainstorming new ideas for the Syntax.fm website: search, transcripts, video, tags, audio player, podcast hosting, and more!

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Show Notes

• 01:08 Sponsor: Sentry
• 01:43 Brainstorming for Syntax’s new website
• 02:27 Are there good podcast websites out there?
• 03:26 Homepage design
• 07:33 How would you handle login?
• 09:40 Search on the site
• SvelteKit docs
• Flexsearch
• 13:59 Transcripts
• Open AI Whisper
• Whisper AI for podcasters
• 18:25 The player
• 21:11 Tagging
• 23:45 Video
• Linus Tech Tips - WAN Show
• 27:45 Show notes
• 29:57 Surfacing good content on the podcast
• 35:30 Interactions
• 36:25 Deploy to Podcast Host
• Libsyn
• Editor Chris on Mastodon
• 38:43 Code base
• Syntax website on GitHub
• 45:21 Listener feedback
• 46:27 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Scott: Screen door dog
• Wes: Apple Watch bands

Shameless Plugs

• Scott: LevelUp Tutorials
• Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials

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