Given how iHeartMedia, Spotify, and Apple are all more and more invested in the podcast ecosystem it seems they are purchasing content and putting it behind a paywall. I’d like to make sure the podcasts I care about are backed up.

I saw the internet archive had a podcasts section but there wasn’t a lot of the content I’d expect to see so also interested if anyone is building a public archive

  • BustedPancake@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I started to archive podcasts like Small Town Murder and Crime in Sports, but also downloading stuff from the BBC, I really like their audio dramas. I’ll probably expand to other podcasts once I find more good ones.

    Also a bit off topic, but I also like to record/archive sports radio broadcasts.

  • iempqob4@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve also noticed the internet archive is doing some podcast stuff interesting the paywalled podcasts are there, but not accessible to the public.

    Far enough, no point them painting a copyright target on their backs.

    Would be interested to see torrents of podcasts get more love, when I last checked there really wasn’t much out there.

  • phampyk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If self hosting is your thing I use audiobookshelf to download the podcasts I subscribe too, has a nice interface to navigate them, and even mobile apps.

    Not quite what you’re looking for (public archive) but a good starting point for a personal archive

    • Kiwi@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That’s almost exactly what I’m looking for! Do you use their mobile apps to listen to podcasts? I didn’t see anywhere in their docs about exposing RSS feeds for podcasts to allow usage of existing podcasts apps.

      Might just make my own to achieve that, I essentially just want a man in the middle archive of all the podcasts I am subscribed to so I can continue to use my existing podcast clients

      • phampyk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I do use their app but I’m pretty sure you can have your own RSS for audiobooks, and I’m assuming for podcasts too. I really recommend you give it a go :) let me know if you need any help, or just at the selfhosted community. Happy to help

        Edit: just checked, yes you can have your own RSS with audiobookshelf, so you can still serve to your favorite podcast app.

  • since@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Can’t say on the archive part, but personally I download the podcasts that I like to keep. The easiest way, I find, is to find the RSS link and then use Jdownloader2 or YT-DLP.