Sign inOpen the app
The Python Podcast.__init__

Podbuzzz with Kyle Martin

Oct 1, 2016 · 38 min · Episode 77 · 37.1 MB
0:00-38:36

Streams straight from the publisher. podnod never proxies or re-hosts episode audio.

Open in podnodTranscript

Summary

Podcasts are becoming more popular now than they ever have been. Podbuzzz is a service for helping podcasters to track their reviews and imporove SEO to reach a wider audience. In this episode we spoke with Kyle Martin about his experience using Python to build Podbuzzz and manage it in production.

Brief Introduction

  • Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great.
  • I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the show. Your contributions help us make the show sustainable.
  • You need a place to run your awesome new Python apps, so check out our sponsor Linode at linode.com/podcastinit and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for your next project.
  • You want to make sure your apps are error-free so give our next sponsor, Rollbar, a look. Rollbar is a service for tracking and aggregating your application errors so that you can find and fix the bugs in your application before your users notice they exist. Use the link rollbar.com/podcastinit to get 90 days and 300,000 errors for free on their bootstrap plan.
  • Visit our site to subscribe to our show, sign up for our newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch.
  • By leaving a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music it becomes easier for other people to find us.
  • Join our community! Visit discourse.pythonpodcast.com to help us grow and connect our wonderful audience.
  • Your hosts as usual are Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
  • Today we’re interviewing Kyle Martin about Podbuzzz

Interview with Kyle Martin

  • Introductions
  • How did you get introduced to Python? – Chris
  • Can you start by explaining what Podbuzz is? – Tobias
  • Why did you end up choosing Python as the language for building thx#is service? – Tobias
  • What have been the biggest engineering challenges in building Podbuzzz? – Tobias
  • How did you conceive of the idea to build Podbuzzz and what inspired you to provide it as a service? – Tobias
  • Part of the service that you are building is a widget that encourages listeners to rate a podcast on iTunes. Why is that important and what are some of the techniques that you have leveraged to determine the most effective messaging? – Tobias
  • What are some of the features that you plan on adding to your service? – Tobias
  • Do you intend to run Podbuzzz as a side project or do you envision it becoming a company with its own staff? – Tobias
  • In addition to your work with Podbuzzz as a way for podcasters to gain visibility for their shows, you’re also working on an analytics platform for the same target audience. Can you explain a bit about that and the problems that you’ve had to overcome? – Tobias
  • What is it about podcasting that makes it hard to gain useful metrics and what is your strategy for overcoming some of those obstacles? – Tobias

Keep In Touch

Picks

Links

The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA