hickinbottoms Wrote: 
> MP3 would be much better than Real, but still isn't really 'free'.
> People
> who care about such things (like the Slashdot crowd) demand Ogg, but
> that's
> not nearly as widely supported (especially by portable players). MP3
> would
> be the best compromise, I feel.
> 
> Stuart
> 

I see no reason they couldn't do both...but yes, mp3 would be the
choice for single format support.

> so we need a single xml feed listing all podcasts (& 'listen again'
> shows) ?
Ideally, yes. Last time I tried (a little while ago I admit) I could
use the website to find podcasts, but then I had to copy  the RSS links
into a podcast application (slimserver, or itunes or whatever) one by
one. Other sites have single lists with everything, some even have Top
10 or categorized lists. Makes it much easier, and fully automated -
which after all is the point of podcasts.

Also, there should be no distinction between "listen again" and
podcasts, the data is the same it's just a different presentation. They
should merge these confusing offerings into a single service which
allows access to past shows in a number of formats - both podcasted and
direct streaming for immediate listening.


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