Streaming was supposed to democratize music. Instead, it locked creators into a new hierarchy. You don’t own your audience. You don’t own your data. And unless you're in the top 1%, you barely own your income. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Article by @Theo | Fountain.fm 📖 View article →

If you only upload your full video podcast to X, YouTube and Nostr, you’re missing out. Here are some popular shows using Fountain to publish video to their RSS feed: TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast @TFTC THE Bitcoin Podcast @THE Bitcoin Podcast What Bitcoin Did @Danny Knowles Ben Wehrman Podcast @₿en Wehrman Rabbit Hole Recap @RABBIT HOLE RECAP Free Cities Podcast @Timothy Allen Presidio Bitcoin @PresidioBitcoin State of Bitcoin @npub1849n...0qen Stacker News Live @Stacker News All In Bitcoin @CK Bitcoin Veterans @Bitcoin Veterans Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast @Daniel Prince Join them 👉 fountain.fm/podcasters

Normal conferences: Raise your hand and hope the mic comes your way. @Bury St Edmunds Bitcoin: Zap your questions and comments straight to the big screen. Mic drop 🎤

"It's a mind-blowing moment for a lot of Nostr users when they log in with their private key in another app and see useful content for them. It's sort of like the app already understands who they are" @miljan on @TFTC

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Fountain 1.3 is live on iOS & Android 📲 Our latest update makes it easier to discover podcasts and music worth supporting - in the app and on web. ❤️ Likes 🏡 New Home Tab 🔍 Improved Search 🔨 Nostr Infrastructure Upgrades Here’s what’s new in Fountain 1.3 👇

Fountain 1.3 - Likes, New Home Tab, Improved Search and Nostr Infrastructure Upgrades

We’ve made major improvements to discovery in the app and on our website.

Who wants @HODL to start publishing his vlogs as a video podcast on Fountain? If this post gets 42,294 sats in zaps, he will get his first month of hosting for free.

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You can now subscribe to certain shows on Fountain including @TFTC , @THE Bitcoin Podcast and @Plebchain Radio to get benefits including bonus episodes, early access, and ad-free listening. If the last thing you need is another subscription, you can purchase individual episodes instead. Pay with Lightning or pay with card ⚡️💳

15–20% of U.S. listeners have paid for podcast content. Make subscriptions, paywalls, and donations seamless, and that number will skyrocket. That's why we built Fountain for Podcasters — powerful podcast hosting, simple monetization. Schedule a demo and switch to the freedom tech stack of RSS + Lightning + Nostr.