Martin Mouritzen :podfriend:

Creator of the Podcast App Podfriend.
The first person in the world to make a Podcasting 2.0 app

Country: Denmark
Podfriend: https://www.podfriend.com
My website: https://www.martinmouritzen.dk/
LUD16: [email protected]

Public Key

npub1wd7xgn4d4jaytszay6s9q8axda0kwxxsatxfgfrgyeyk3hdpewzsvl8l2x

NIP-05 Address

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Profile Code

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relay.snort.social

nos.lol

relay.damus.io

Author Public Key

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Last Notes

2026-05-04 14:37:59 CEST

Uh, Podfriend Carplay almost ready.
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/516/340/934/929/118/original/2db24514986c6690.png

2026-05-04 07:50:44 CEST

Talks about God and beef milkshakes on Podcasting 2.0 is the most American thing I’ve experienced this week.

2026-04-27 09:40:38 CEST

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Interesting - well, I guess it's worth watching out for access in your server logs to see if any scrapers read it!

2026-04-27 09:12:59 CEST

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I know of agents.md (and the siblins "claude.md") - but those are for local AI projects.
I do have very large doubts if any AI will even look for this online.

2026-04-27 09:10:19 CEST

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Do bots even read or request AGENTS.md from a website?

2026-04-23 12:59:34 CEST

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Claude Code has become almost unusable for me. My coworkers do not seem to have the same problem, but I am on the $200/mth plan and my usage goes down like ABSOLUTELY crazy. In the past I could work on like 7 parallel projects and keep Claude Code going for all of them without running out of weekly usage. Now with just 1 project I run out after 4 days.

2026-04-20 10:44:21 CEST

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I love this in-depth reporting. Well done James.

2026-04-17 21:00:49 CEST

@npub1rcn…dw4h & @npub1fmx…wp74 You mentioned a "flag for slop" is that live? Can I filter on that if I don't want any slop?)

2026-04-17 19:33:53 CEST

FRIDAY BABY!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/421/245/299/547/385/original/8ca9cfd999c9ccca.png

2026-03-30 13:19:15 CEST

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I already create a "temporary episode" in Podfriend, so I can probably live without it being immediate (which I guess should also only be from trusted sources).

2026-03-30 11:47:35 CEST

@npub1rcn…dw4h When I encounter an RSS feed with an episode that Podcast Index haven't yet picked up, what is the smartest/easiest/quickest way for my server to let the index know about it?

2026-03-27 21:17:16 CET

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Eek, I see a bug, where Podfriend creates a new ActivityPub item, even when one already exist. I will fix this, and hope to test it next Friday when you publish a new episode with an activitypub item!
So many bugs! But also: So many fixes!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/302/898/146/846/496/original/cb14cdd4395f0651.png

2026-03-27 20:53:52 CET

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oh, so you didn't do it? That's perfect! (since I didn't have the chance to watch it)

2026-03-27 20:42:37 CET

@npub1fmx…wp74 & @npub1rcn…dw4h I could only listen on mobile (and it had a lot of bugs) but I managed to then actually fix a lot of bugs because of it - @npub1rcn…dw4h I didn't get to see the feed with your video - I hope you will do that again in the future, because I would love to test that - it's just that the episode typically falls right into family time on a Friday, so sometimes it's hard to plan!

2026-03-25 22:23:07 CET

I almost have a full ActivityPub client in Podfriend where you can follow actors outside of Podfriend. I might end up being the only user, but it's pretty cool!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/291/911/181/923/238/original/2505673ddaada25f.png

2026-03-24 19:23:33 CET

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Oh! I missed that. I hope he'll do it again for some episodes, so I can really do some debugging on the video part - I used @npub13cg…ck4q 's few podnews episodes with video, but would be nice to confirm it also works with live episodes.

2026-03-24 19:11:44 CET

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I support video on podfriend, but I'm not sure I would ever really use it, but who knows if that will change. Maybe we'll soon watch @npub1fmx…wp74 & @npub1rcn…dw4h live?!

2026-03-24 17:11:10 CET

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If interested, here is the AI's findings: https://podfriend.com/podnews-ios-duration-bug-report

2026-03-24 16:56:27 CET

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Interesting, my AI is almost done with it's fact finding mission. It has been working for an hour! Let's see if it's facts lines up with reality. I'll share in a moment when it's done.

2026-03-24 13:37:18 CET

@npub13cg…ck4q Did you do anything special with "Job cuts at Spotify"? For some reason Podfriend got it as 52 milliseconds and no RSS duration. - It's a great case to actually work on my error handling :D But I am just trying to understand what happened here (since the episode seems fine now).

2026-03-23 19:12:48 CET

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Yeah, and while I don't care about infrastructure, then I am all for having a "Plan B", so I would like to use it (but I'll wait until Dave says it's stable enough for production-ish).

2026-03-23 17:06:44 CET

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I use podping in the new Podfriend, and it works great.
Should I consider using the gossip-listener? Do I understand it correct that it's "like" podping (well, basically podping) but p2p?

2026-03-20 22:05:00 CET

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Indeed! Learning Swift!

2026-03-20 21:10:15 CET

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Oh no! I forgot to listen live! I was busy working on Podfriend!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/263/315/031/215/245/original/1e94ce2ab43caf34.png

2026-03-19 10:42:06 CET

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can you see if it's scrapers/bots or anything like that?

2026-03-19 08:21:16 CET

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I like to support everything on the cutting edge. In this case I still need to actually get normal boosting up and running again in a user friendly way, but after I crack that code then sure!

2026-03-16 22:30:44 CET

Fediverse meet Podfriend! (still very much a work in progress, and things break by the hour)
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/240/980/903/701/706/original/040da9ad1181f7e9.png

2026-03-15 21:15:54 CET

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Looking good Sam!

2026-03-12 17:48:08 CET

Also, I am developing the new Podfriend Client live (as in: running with scissors), so www.podfriend.com should have the newest (and very buggy) version, in case anyone wants to see what's coming. - It's based on the last version of Podfriend, but most of the code is completely overhauled. (also right now it only supports Google as authentication, because I haven't bothered making a new signup flow yet)

2026-03-12 17:45:03 CET

Testing ActivityPub comments both on page and in the player. It's not federating yet, but.... Soon!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/217/209/115/705/431/original/3db958f5c675f3db.png

2026-03-12 16:54:02 CET

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It's sad. I miss the good old days where someone made it easy (by taking all the complications away from me)

2026-03-12 08:29:26 CET

I am trying to get Boosting & Streaming sats up and running in the new version of Podfriend, but... The ecosystem is weird now 😅
I tried Primal.net - but it gave me a lot of errors, and my wallet is just saying "Your primal wallet is not yet active"
So.... In the year 2026, what's the best way to get a wallet up and running and add money to it? Is the "plug and play" dream long gone?

2026-03-11 22:09:31 CET

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Ah. Not trying to be annoying 😂 it was just in case you didn't know!

2026-03-11 16:32:38 CET

@npub1fmx…wp74 Just a FYI, there's 2x episode 251 in the Podcasting 2.0 feed.

2026-02-28 16:46:40 CET

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As one of the people that once boosted A MILLION satoshis to Podcasting 2.0 - I want to ask where my plus package is!?!?!? 😂

2026-02-28 16:35:33 CET

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I'm in Austin from Monday to Friday! Just a short visit because of a Company event.

2026-02-27 20:04:25 CET

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it is very beta-ish right now I think. I'll open it up when I get back from the US (after next week)! :)

2026-02-27 19:48:22 CET

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yay it worked!
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/144/085/214/497/448/original/efd873b476ed0802.png

2026-02-25 11:06:54 CET

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Yep! Right now there's just a temporary site on podfriend.com - the new site will pretty much be identical with the desktop application.

2026-02-25 10:25:44 CET

Small preview of the new Podfriend Desktop App.
Still adjusting a lot (especially around the theme that changes based on what podcast is playing and selected).
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/130/539/000/038/172/original/f8d02a4210774a58.png

2026-02-23 21:35:33 CET

@npub1rcn…dw4h hmmm, I feel like AI slop is gaming the system. 😂
I guess the only way out of that is to make a manual blacklist and ban them?
https://cdn.masto.host/podcastindexsocial/media_attachments/files/116/121/855/147/205/270/original/32b1c66fb3340a0b.png

2026-02-19 19:08:48 CET

Hey Kids!
Putting the final touches on a new version of Podfriend for web and desktop!
But all my boost functionality in the earlier version stopped working and I have no idea what kind of features have been implemented in the spec over the last year :O What's cool these days and how do I get boosts working again?!

2025-04-12 20:11:18 CEST

Starting coding a bit on Podfriend 3.0. Got some great ideas for it :D
I want to see if I can avoid having a dedicated server myself.
Did anyone ever easily solve the usecase of proxying podcast covers (to avoid loading a massive amount of 3000x3000 images etc.)?

2024-11-10 11:47:44 CET

I wonder what the Trump supporters are thinking about election rigging and the "deep state" now. Did the Deep State decide that Trump was easier to manipulate or were they just not "deep" enough to actually manipulate anything? 🤔

2024-09-14 15:31:56 CEST

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Thank you! That made me smile! 😀

2024-08-24 18:44:13 CEST

For 10 years I've been writing on and off on a sci-fi trilogy.
Definitely a big project, but a labor of love.
The first book is almost ready.
Don't get me wrong, there' still so much polishing to do, but it feels like it's getting close.
It's quite daunting!
Interested? sign up to be notified when it comes out
https://lunardawnbook.com/
I'll for sure be giving away some physical copies if anyone in the Podcasting 2.0 community is interested. Maybe it will even have a value for value release!

2024-08-18 14:04:25 CEST

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One way to do it is to use a image atlas. Basically put them all in one image, and then adjust background position to show the right one.
There's more about the technique here:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_images/Implementing_image_sprites_in_CSS
https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_image_sprites.asp

2024-08-09 11:05:29 CEST

I am thinking of re-inventing Podfriend, not specifically as a player, because god knows there's enough of those. (I'll probably still keep the capability, at least on web, though).
But... What could a reimagined Podfriend look like? Nice podcast pages for podcasts? Tools for podcasts, like realtime polls, comments, whatever? Podcasting 2.0 widgets?
I'd like to start with something small and just build from there (since my kryptonite is always trying to build something huge 😂 )