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Yes same! I also want to set it up so I can create a comment and then send it to my friend. Meaning I'm listening to a podcast think of an idea I want to share, record my comment, share with a friend/ friends now we're talking about the podcast on the podcast. This is one of the major plans for app.

It's not yet possible, but is planned. I haven't thought too much about it but you're right for lectures that would be extremely helpful.

Thanks! I think it still has a ways to go, my bigger concern now is how to make the non visual experience feel/sound great. Auto playing, notifying the transition to a new comment, etc.

For sure, when nested comments are added audio will link to each other more easily and the distinction between a "new recording" and a "comment" will be less. Instead audio will just be linked to where you recorded it.

I've already replaced a few group chats, it's good for conversations that aren't urgent like talking about ideas.

Yes, nested comments are coming very soon, hopefully this month. It will make it a lot more like a git branching system!

Good point, yes I think even the ability to title a comment could be a huge addition - thanks for the suggestion!

Very good point, thanks for the feedback!

Yes I think something like this in education can be great, group projects/ discussions seem like a good use case

Good suggestion about the demo, thank!

The idea came when a few friends and I wanted to "start a podcast" but ultimately didn't want to actually share what we were talking about. We also were spread out all around the world so we started uploading short audios to a google drive.

I hadn't thought about the consulting use case much yet but I think for lectures/ education this could be a potential game changer. I suppose any Q&A style talk could benefit form the format - thanks for the ideas!

Thanks for the feedback! I agree the into audio sounds a bit robotic. And yes the speed of the app in general is horrible - a lot of low hanging speeding optimizations on my list tho

I agree location based features would be awesome, thanks for the suggestion!

I like this idea, give people control over where they allow others to comment. I'll think more deeply into this thanks

Interesting, similar in the micro podcast sense but what makes Roads unique is the commenting system.

Glad to hear! Let me know what you think and how I can make it better

I'll keep an eye on nostr, I've been playing with the idea of doing something with the block chain but not at the position to do that yet

Yes I think of it as a response being a valid piece of content. For example if you recorded the above message in audio and I wanted to respond after your first paragraph then my response maybe:

[context] (your audio) "adding to conversation isn't part of canon content."

(my audio) "I disagree I think adding to the conversation can be just as valuable especially if content is filtered correctly meaning you'd only see comments from people you followed"

Something like that. But yes I do agree this is a huge issue and basically if it can't be solved then the app will fail.

I think the use case won't be to replace a typical podcaster but imagine if we're both in a group and discussing a podcast on the podcast - that's more how I see it

I'll check it out thanks for the link!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Yes 100%. This is definitely planned.

My thinking with delaying it was this the following:

- Launch with only private channels and get a decent sized user base recording content.

- Once the app has a decent size of active users allow public channels/ episodes. Then their will be people who will record & post daily.

BUT I'm learning that most people would rather consume content than create it - which makes sense so I need to come up with a better way or partnership to get creators to create the public content.

My biggest "fear" is having a public feed that rarely is updated because no one is posting haha.

Appreciate it! let me know what you think

haha yeah I wonder if async is not a great work especially to market to a more general audience

yes exactly

I think there can be several ways to use it. I think passive listening can and for most will be how it's used. But people who want to discuss and "add to a conversation" will have the option.

Definitely will be modifying the experience to be fully handsfree.

I think the context issue is what can make this actually work or not. Currently it's not built out but my thinking is to have a short context of what was commented on i.e. 10 seconds before the comment. That way you can jump back into the conversation from a new comment left.

I think the context can also be determined by how long it's been since you listened to the last audio - meaning a comment left after a week might have 60s of context vs a comment after 10 mins might just have 5s.

And yes, the UI isn't great at showing what you already listened to now but that needs to be obvious too.

Yes, the idea is to be like a threaded voice memo. Currently you can only comment one level deep but fully nested comments will be coming soon.

And yes I think some of the language is confusing, thanks for the feedback I'll be modifying some of the copy shortly

Hey all, I am the creator of this app. Feel free to ask me any questions!