Mastodawn

I vibecoded my own podcast app with zero coding experience because nothing out there worked exactly how I wanted.

In case anyone is interested: TestFlight is open jollypod.app.

#podcasts #podcasting #indiedev #vibecoding #iOS #testflight

Simon Nov 15, 2025

Diversity in podcasts is basically nonexistent. ’Women-hosted podcasts are more than twice as likely to have female guests - but even so, guests on women-hosted podcasts are still 54% male.’

Via @podnews
🔗 https://podnews.net/update/woeful-diversity

Simon Oct 14, 2025

Not what my recommendations in YouTube say, but better minimal bold text on YouTube thumbnails 👀

https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/the-definitive-guide-to-creating-engaging-podcast-content/

Simon Oct 3, 2025

Signal Oct 3, 2025

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/germany-chat-control.pdf

Simon Oct 3, 2025

Marco Arment Oct 3, 2025

Glad to see Apple's leaders showing so much courage.

I'm sure their founders, and the historical heroes they love to quote on their homepage on important dates, would've been so proud of the courage and values they practice today.

https://www.theverge.com/news/791170/iceblock-app-store-removed-by-apple