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Zack Shapiro
@zackshapiro · Head of Mobile at Splash
The coolest thing about Overcast, I think, is that Marco started it by writing an audio engine, then built the app. The central feature seems to be around skipping empty space in podcasts (in addition to a nicely crafted app) and to make that happen, he wrote his own engine called Castaway
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Brian Donohue
@bthdonohue · CEO, Instapaper
Been beta testing this for a while, and like usual Marco delivers a simple and powerful experience for podcasting. Given that I'm developing on Instapaper, it's interesting to see Marco's new app. I recognize a lot of the images and icons from older versions of Instapaper, and I can see places where Marco has learned from some mistakes and improved user flow… See more
Nathan Bashaw
@nbashaw · Co-founder and CEO of Hardbound
Easily the most anticipated Podcast app of all time!
Colin Devroe
@cdevroe · Co-founder, Plain
I just switched from Podcasts.app -- I'm sold.
I just found, also, that it has a web app so you can listen on your computer too.
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This is what I always wished Swell would become. I need these two products to have a baby. Overcast with a chance of discovering new podcasts!