The New Overcast

Using whatever client software you want to access content published using open standards on the internet is the way the internet was designed to be. But it’s not the way it’s worked out, by and large. Streaming video is largely available only via proprietary apps from each individual service. Same with streaming music.

Sad.

But not so with podcasts. Podcasts, more than any other medium, exemplify the original spirit of the open internet.

Hopefully there’s still a future where people say something like, “Subscribe wherever you get your content.”.

I’m hoping Project Tapestry explores this space...