Send James and Sam a message or voicemailSam and James talk about a new podcast interview with Inception Point AI; and Sam discusses with Dave Jones of Podcast Index about the future of podcasting.• Patreon removing per creation memberships and what that breaks for seasonal creators• Reddit RSS shutdown, public API restrictions, and the economics of selling data to AI companies• Real-world costs of AI scrapers, bot traffic, and why caching is essential• How Podping replaces constant polling with near real-time feed update pings• Why the new Podping peer-to-peer gossip mesh reduces single points of failure• How podping.cloud publishing works today and why token signup must become scalable• The origin story of the Podcast Index and the case for an open directory• A decentralised future where the index database can be rebuilt from distributed updates• Why the Podcasting 2.0 namespace exists and how new RSS tags get adopted• Live tag friction, host responsibilities, and what would make live podcasting simpler• Micropayments reality check, regulation hurdles, and why stablecoins may be next• The risk of over-marketing features versus letting builders discover and succeed organicallySupport the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.netFediverse: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.socialSupport us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/supportGet Podnews: podnews.net