---
title: "Is C.C. Chapman a Podcaster?"
author: "Christopher S Penn"
date: 2007-06-06
url: https://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/06/is-cc-chapman-a-podcaster/
categories:
  - "Marketing"
  - "New media"
  - "Rant"
  - "Technology"
---

# Is C.C. Chapman a Podcaster?

Is [C.C. Chapman](https://www.cc-chapman.com) a podcaster? Does he produce podcasts? Recently, I tried out the [Songbird](https://www.songbirdnest.com) browser, which is part iTunes clone, part Firefox. When you browse any web page with MP3 links and/or RSS feeds, Songbird brings up a panel, kind of like iTunes' mini-store, that lets you listen to the MP3s, download them (or queue them for batch download), and subscribe to the RSS feed. It's a podcast producer's dream browser in a way - instant connection for the audience members who want to listen right now, who want to subscribe, or who want to queue up selected shows for later listening. I decided to point it at a couple of web pages - my own, of course, at the Financial Aid Podcast, and I was rewarded with my most recent shows. Now, before I continue, I should clarify something. [C.C. Chapman](https://www.cc-chapman.com) is not only a good friend and a brilliant guy, he's also the Podfather of New England. C.C. started the first podcasting group in the area as podcasting was just getting started, and that became the [New England Podcasting](https://www.newenglandpodcasting.com) network. He's unquestionably not only a podcaster, but a podcasting pioneer. I decided, let's check out C.C.'s show, [Accident Hash](https://www.accidenthash.com). Since I've been a little hard on Podshow recently, I figured I'd show off Songbird pointing to C.C.'s page on [Podshow Plus](https://www.podshow.com) - [AccidentHash.Podshow.com](https://accidenthash.podshow.com), show a little love. Was I surprised. C.C. is not a podcaster. There's no MP3s to download, no RSS feed to subscribe to, no way to get the show, his show, right then and there. [![CC Chapman is not a podcaster](https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/533481830_12790da700.jpg)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/financialaidpodcast/533481830/ "Photo Sharing")I headed over to [AccidentHash.com](https://www.accidenthash.com), and found that on his own site, C.C. is a podcaster. MP3s, RSS, the full deal. [![CC Chapman is a podcaster](https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1058/533481840_23652f8a27.jpg)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/financialaidpodcast/533481840/ "Photo Sharing")So, in the tradition of trying to help [Podshow Suck Less](https://suckless.podshow.com), I offer this suggestion to the development team at Podshow - on Podshow podcasters' home pages on Podshow Plus, put links to the MP3s and RSS feeds - use the Auto-Discovery links so that browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Songbird, and Google Desktop-enabled browsers can find and subscribe right then and there. It's a fast, easy way to quickly get new listeners. Nothing is more transient than a web site visitor. You're lucky to get 5 seconds of their attention. If they can't be rolling with the Podshow podcast they presumably came by to tune into immediately, they're gone - and that listener may never come back. If you need the syntax for the auto-discovery, use this HTML:

```
<<span class="start-tag">link</span><span class="attribute-name"> rel</span>=<span class="attribute-value"> "alternate" </span><span class="attribute-name">type</span>=<span class="attribute-value">"application/rss+xml" </span><span class="attribute-name">title </span>=<span class="attribute-value">"RSS 2.0" </span><span class="attribute-name">href </span>=<span class="attribute-value">"https://www.accidenthash.com/feed/" </span><span class="error"></span><span class="attribute-name">/</span>>

```

This goes between the &lt;head&gt;&lt;/head&gt; section of the page and lets any browser find the RSS feed of choice. Please help [C.C. Chapman](https://www.cc-chapman.com) become a podcaster again.