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YouTube wants podcasts because it has run out of content

They want your content for free because what they've realized is is that they've realized the same thing that AI has realized that the AI companies have realized has realized. There's not enough content.

Episode 229: DataBase Story Time (episode page, opens in a new tab) August 8, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CT 00:27:42 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

Asking why Google has wanted RSS dead for 20 years, Dave concludes that YouTube, like the AI companies, has realized there isn't enough content. It has ingested the whole internet and still can't keep its promise to be your new TV, where there's always something good to watch. So it wants your content for free.