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Alberto from RSS.com proposes creating a public dataset of podcast location tags to build a discovery atlas. The hosts discuss the potential for hyperlocal podcasting, citing examples of podcasts recorded in unique locations like Italian mountain churches and North Idaho.
The hosts discuss the technical difficulty of signaling payment destinations through RSS tags and the legal hurdles of becoming a money transmitter. They express frustration that these problems were largely solved by the Lightning Network, which has seen limited adoption due to its technical complexity.
Alex Sanfilippo hosted a virtual town hall on LinkedIn to address the industry-wide issue of guest booking spam. Tom Rossi discussed removing email addresses from RSS feeds as a preventative measure. The group is now working with Daniel J. Lewis to implement a specific booking tag in the podcast namespace to streamline legitimate guest inquiries.
