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.@audiosearchfm is a "deep and comprehensive source of intelligence about podcast episodes." http://audiosear.ch

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.@TimOlsonSF: "60% of our funding is 'viewers like you'. Our challenge is, how do we bring that into the digital age?"

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Radio stations have vital, unbreakable infrastructure for disaster info, says @jejohnson322. Apps need to also serve this need.

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I agree that algorithms alone are not great mechanisms for discovery. Very human, social activity is far more insightful.

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"There is an algorithm fetish that drives listening sometimes" that leads to awkward, jarring experiences. @HennsEggs

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"A podcasting network that thinks of itself as an operating system [...] is so much bigger than radio." - @HennsEggs. We agree.

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On public media apps: "One of the things we'd really like is to raise money directly." - @HennsEggs (cc @HuzzaApp)

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"Who listened to the radio on the way in?" Basically nobody raises their hand. Reminder: we are at @KQED with a media audience.

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What if public underwriting was clickable? What if listeners could donate to public media while they streamed? @HennsEggs

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.@HennsEggs: We need to build an app that supports member stations & unlocks untapped audio content. Argues techies aren't aware.

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.@HennsEggs: Public media orgs have a byzantine governance model and business model. Podcasts feel like an existential threat.

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.@HennsEggs: Public radio talent and content are driving the podcast audience. But that talent doesn't need public media orgs.

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.@HennsEggs: "the story of what's happened to journalists in other media is terrifying." Favors lots and lots of experiments.

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Excited to see @HennsEggs from Planet Money at . The story of what's happened to text media is about to be the story of audio.

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At , @mediatwit calls for a spoof of the podcast sound. I am so alarmingly up for this ...

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@berkeleyside Speaking as a presenter who loves living in Berkeley: yes please! @tktaylor @KQED

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Getting started at . We'll be presenting @Wavelist and workshopping ideas with an amazing community of media experts. Exciting!

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