69. New podcast sharing experience (QR codes FTW!)

In this episode we discuss why and how we built the new sharing experience (see blog post for v1.19).

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Segments

• [00:20] Opening
• [00:57] New weekly update episodes
• [05:22] New podcast sharing experience in Metacast
• [06:52] Why we are working on sharing?
• [09:32] The new sharing experience
• [14:35] QR codes
• [16:51] Optimized image loading
• [17:53] Problems with the old URL sharing
• [23:04] The technical solution for consistently working app links
• [24:43] The complexity of the change
• [28:45] Preview of the next episode about rebranding
• [33:26] Recommendations

Show notes

• New sharing experience announcement blog
• Latest weekly update episode: Weekly Update (May 6, 2025): New sharing experience, new logo & branding
• 67. Attack of LLM bots (podcast) + blog
• Episode with Jennie: 42. Equity compensation at a pre-revenue bootstrapped startup with Jennie Buechner
• Voices in my head by Falling in Reverse

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What is Metacast: Behind the scenes?

Metacast is a podcast app for podcast lovers. We are building a powerful tool that helps you get the most out of podcasts. Auto-generated transcripts and chapters allow you to quickly skim episodes, search for content, and bookmark segments. Chapters, automated playlists, listening history & stats, and much more is coming.

On this podcast, co-founders of Metacast talk about building the company and the product.