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Why Everyone Should Still Use an RSS Reader in 2024 (lifehacker.com)
submitted 2 years ago by Ninjazzon to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Whatever the linguistic details, one of the main roles of RSS is to supply directly to you a steady stream of updates from a website. Every new article published on that site is served up in a list that can be interpreted by an RSS reader.

Unfortunately, RSS is no longer how most of us consume "content." (Google famously killed its beloved Google Reader more than a decade ago.) It's now the norm to check social media or the front pages of many different sites to see what's new. But I think RSS still has a place in your life: Especially for those who don't want to miss anything or have algorithms choosing what they read, it remains one of the best ways to navigate the internet. Here's a primer on what RSS can (still!) do for you, and how to get started with it, even in this late era of online existence.

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

How do you set it up for podcasts ? Say The Darknet Diaries for instance.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The easiest way is to use RSS for podcasts is to use a dedicated app. AntennaPod is what I use (Android) and I can't recommend it enough, it has a search feature to find the RSS feeds for whatever podcast you like and add them to your subscriptions.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah I don't get what he says about using a RSS feed/reader for podcasts.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ll see what iOS equivalent I can find. Thanks for the pointers.

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Overcast lets you import from RSS

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I use AntennaPod as my client, but you can use anything.

One can do an Internet search for the podcast name and rss to find the RSS feed.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks. This is second mention for that. I’ll see if the iOS version exists.

[–] Dehydrated@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

A podcast client already uses RSS under the hood to get updates for your podcast subscription. I recommend AntennaPod if you use Android. Love Darknet Diaries btw!