Martin Feld believes in RSS, the protocol for getting podcasts out there, so much that he used the letters RSS to name his Really Specific Stories podcast.

Why? Because RSS is open. No one controls it. Anyone can put out a podcast on RSS.

In our short conversation, Martin and I talk about tech podcasting, touching on his research into how it fits into the media landscape, and how fandom and persona influence how people show up on podcasts.

Above all, we discuss why it’s so important that podcasting remain open.

You can find Martin’s podcasts Hemispheric Views at hemisphericviews.com and Really Specific Stories at www.rsspod.net, and you can find out more about what Martin’s up to at martinfeld.info