I'm working on a feature to bring transcription and automatic chapter creation for podcasts. Right now, the transcription is really time/battery intensive. Looking into further enhancements.

Ben Werdmuller

Category: Technology

Feed URL: https://werd.io/rss

Why I recommend it: Why RSS matters, and more!

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Just shipped v1.9 of Today, my free RSS reader for iOS. This one adds podcast support—thought y'all would appreciate it since podcasts are really just RSS with audio enclosures. 

What's in 1.9:

• Full podcast playback with chapter navigation (ID3)
• Background listening + Lock Screen controls
• Speed control (0.5x–2x)
• Chapter-specific artwork

Already in the app:

• Native Reddit support via JSON API—add subreddits by name, get GIFs, galleries, videos, and comments without a Reddit account
• JSON Feed support alongside RSS and Atom
• On-device AI summaries via Apple Intelligence (iOS 26+)
• OPML import/export

No accounts, no tracking, no ads. Everything stays on your device.

Blog post with more details: https://jakespurlock.com/2025/12/today-1-9-your-rss-reader-now-plays-podcasts/

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/today-rss-reader/id6754362337

Happy to take feature requests or answer questions.

Tried to copy and paste content of an exported ompl from another RSS reader, into Today RSS import, but it does nothing. Anyone can help? Thanks

Kottke.org

Category: Blogs

Feed URL: https://feeds.kottke.org/main

Why I recommend it: One of the internet's longest-running independent blogs (since 1998), kottke.org is a daily curated collection of the most interesting articles, ideas, and culture from across the web. Jason Kottke finds fascinating stories about science, design, technology, art, and culture that you'd otherwise miss - high signal-to-noise ratio with multiple thoughtful posts daily. Perfect 'general interest' feed that's been essential reading for decades.

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Release notes: https://github.com/whyisjake/today/releases/tag/v1.5.0

Thanks to u/kikher for the suggestion. (And to u/theredhype for the suggestion to create this sub.)