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The hosts examine OnlyBoosts.social, a new platform modeled after OnlyFans for podcast boosts. While they praise the concept, they express frustration with the requirement to sign in via Nostr rather than simply providing a Lightning invoice for Strike.
Daniel J. Lewis joins the discussion via the "boardroom" chat to explain how podcasters can connect their own Stripe accounts to individual podcast apps. This model would allow apps to take a platform fee automatically while sending the majority of the payment directly to the creator.
Following the failure of streaming micropayments to gain mass adoption, the focus is shifting toward the "funding tag" in the podcast namespace. This tag allows creators to link directly to established payment processors like Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Stripe, which have proven more reliable for international support. The goal is to integrate these payment methods more deeply into podcast apps to facilitate "boosts" without the complexity of the Lightning Network.
Buzzsprout has developed a streamlined payment portal that integrates with the podcast funding tag, allowing listeners to send money via Apple Pay or credit card through a webview within the app. This implementation is cited as a "beautiful build-out" that provides the seamless user experience originally envisioned for Lightning, but using traditional fiat rails. The hosts encourage other hosting companies and third-party services like Podpage to adopt similar integrated solutions.
