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Show HN: Hacker Daily, a daily podcast for Hacker News readers

by dzohrob on 4/16/18, 5:10 PM with 57 comments

  • by dzohrob on 4/16/18, 5:25 PM

    Hi HN, We got a great response to our initial post about Hacker Daily last week, and we're back with our first episodes.

    Everything is a work-in-progress... we're calling it the "minimum viable podcast." We hope to make it better every day, with your help. We'd love to hear your feedback. Thanks!

  • by PostOnce on 4/17/18, 8:02 AM

    Stick a play button or mp3 link for the latest podcast on the landing page; it might help your bounce rate. (instead of me having to subscribe via something or navigate the RSS)

  • by simonebrunozzi on 4/16/18, 10:37 PM

    This is fantastic!

    A couple of years ago I wanted to start a "summary" service for Hacker News submissions (and comments!), but I never found enough time to build something meaningful.

    At least, the podcast is some (better?) version of what I wanted to build. I'm so happy someone is doing it.

  • by gitgud on 4/17/18, 9:25 AM

    Great work guys! I listened to the Friday episode and have some feedback for you.

    It's great that you guys treat it like a real news segment and have a neutral stance on each post. But don't be afraid to give your own opinion on the subject. Steve Gibson from the Security Now podcast is an outgoing character that is not afraid to speak up on new topics.

    To me, what the community writes in the discussion is generally more interesting than the article itself, this probably deserves more time. Tangents and arguments are always fun.

    Hope you guys keep making these, it's a monumental task to do a podcast everyday, but well worth it in the end!

  • by discussedbefore on 4/16/18, 7:41 PM

    If it takes off, you could do a free 5 minute intro feed + a paid 1 hr detailed feed (which might be enough to satisfy the HN craving while commuting/doing chores/etc.).

    I'd recommend trying out assigning numbers to the stories (eg. 1 of 10) as they are introduced to give more separation between stories / comments. Or maybe one voice does the story summary and the other the comments. Without paying close attention it seems to all blend together.

  • by alpb on 4/17/18, 4:46 AM

    For those who don't have time for a 10 minute podcast every day, "Hacker News Daily" lists top 10 ranked stories from HN every day: http://www.daemonology.net/hn-daily/ Obviously, it will not be as curated or opinionated as the podcast.

  • by intull on 4/16/18, 7:36 PM

    This is great! It'll really help to catch up and get a summary. I like that there's a sound in between two items. That's thoughtful. I'd appreciate if the description links back to articles/discussions on HN or elsewhere.

  • by darkstar999 on 4/16/18, 7:24 PM

    What kind of mic are you using? It sounds a bit echoey, maybe too far from your face.

  • by latexr on 4/16/18, 8:25 PM

    To give a listen before deciding to subscribe: https://hackerdaily.simplecast.fm/

  • by SoulMan on 4/17/18, 3:34 AM

    Thanks for doing this. Exactly what I wanted to make my long daily commute productive.

  • by timvdalen on 4/16/18, 6:26 PM

    Looks interesting, but how do I subscribe? I'm used to just adding the feed URL to my podcast app (Pocket Casts). Clicking the Google Play button opens Play Music with a message saying that the podcast isn't available.

  • by _emacsomancer_ on 4/17/18, 12:39 AM

    This looks great. Will you be offering any of your own commentary about the items?

  • by neduma on 4/17/18, 3:42 AM

    I've been enjoying Tech meme podcast - https://news.techmeme.com/180306/podcast

  • by Simulacra on 4/16/18, 9:40 PM

    Good luck with this! My morning commute is hungry for more podcasts!

  • by Haemp on 4/17/18, 12:41 AM

    Amazing idea! I'll definitely be tuning in - good luck guys!

  • by _audakel on 4/16/18, 7:53 PM

    Reddit world news has a bot that does like a 5-7 sentence summary of articles. Would be cool if you could run that on the articles and read it. Nice to hear a human voice.

  • by _tomasz on 4/16/18, 6:48 PM

    man, I hate being that guy, but no https?

    Super interested in this podcast though

  • by mikeyjk on 4/17/18, 7:45 AM

    Added, awesome, definitely keen. Good luck and hopefully the inevitable negativity of the internet isn't too bitter!

  • by johnxie on 4/16/18, 9:27 PM

    Subscribed! Good luck with the project.

  • by hackerbrother on 4/17/18, 1:28 AM

    Does anyone remember Buzz Out Loud?

  • by sevrex on 4/17/18, 8:17 AM

    I need this. I spend so much time a day driving that it would be perfect!

  • by t0mk on 4/17/18, 9:15 PM

    the background music in the Tuesday April 17th episode is way too loud, and a bit disturbing

    edit: ah, it's only in the intro..

    Nice job!