[Audio version] Too easy to be effortless

Andy Matuschak

Sounds like there are enough audio enthusiasts here to make this worth doing. OK!

Andy Matuschak

It looks like this is possible if I record an audio track for all of them! i.e. it'll generate a podcast RSS feed which includes the text of the posts.

In addition to the podcast feed, I would also appreciate an RSS feed for all posts. I'm not sure if that is possible with Patreon?

Connor Stack

I'd really value a podcast feed from you!

Benjamin Reinhardt

A podcast feed would be delightful! I treat audio versions of written works as a first "skim" to help me know where to focus my attention when I read them.

Jim Beaver

Yes, this is so much better. You write very well and often more than I care to read. I would much rather listen to it. Great idea!

I'm so glad you're trying out audio, it's a really useful format for me as I tend to queue up things to listen to for 1-2 hours every day. I also agree with the person above about the added value of getting to hear your authorial tone as you read.

Andy Matuschak

Very helpful feedback; thank you.

I generally like to give early feedback on articles/software to improve them, so early access would be rewarding in that way. Early access as in “read it before others” doesn’t matter much to me. I mostly hope you’ll be able to focus on Your Thing, and not feel forced into producing too much “content” for us. That said, your Patreon posts really stimulates my thinking and I’ve written several long replies that I never posted (maybe because Patron doesn't feel like 'that' place). I really wish there existed a good forum for thoughtful discussions on these topics.

Andy Matuschak

That's helpful, thanks! This material does all eventually roll into freely available publications, but it would be nice to make these work-in-progress notes available publicly too. I need to understand how to do that while also helping patrons feel the marginal production they enable. Out of curiosity, would you feel better about patrons getting "early access," perhaps via a special patron-only RSS/podcast feed external to Patreon?

I prefer listening to (as opposed to reading) non-fiction so I would value this!

Whether you publish as text or audio is not so important to me, but I prefer it to be published freely available (on your homepage or as a podcast feed). Personally, I don’t want Patreon-only content at all. And the frequency doesn’t matter much either.

This is great, I would appreciate more audio!

Andy Matuschak

Thank you for the tips! :)

I enjoyed this. Well-placed pauses; an expressive and engaging performance. When you jostle the mic, you may wish to snap your fingers close to the mic and then repeat yourself. It will show up as a distinct peak on the waveform, so you can quickly reach the point you want to edit. I use a dog-training clicker for this, because I like to take a drink of tea, or clear my throat, or uh... mis-speak a lot! Well done.