Today we are bringing you the inimitable and uncompromising sound of Longy. He will be taking over Fountain Radio to share some of the wild stories behind his music. JOIN US: Monday at 12:00 EST 🗓️ (that's 5pm in the UK)

EARN 1 SAT & GET 1 SAT FREE 🤝 Forget about Black Friday deals. Listen to any podcast in the Fountain app today and earn double rewards. Get the app: fountain.fm/download

The one and only @Ainsley Costello is taking over Fountain Radio tomorrow to treat us to some post-turkey tunes. JOIN US: Friday at 12:00 EST 🗓️

The UK's very own @Joe Martin will be hosting the first ever takeover of Fountain Radio today from 12:00 EST. To tune in, go to the Discover tab in the Fountain app, or go to our website. Oh, and don't forget to BOOST.

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Fountain

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Hot on Fountain | November 18 - 24 🔥 Featuring: @Chris Fisher @Ungovernable Misfits @Adam Curry @RABBIT HOLE RECAP @ODELL @Marty Bent @npub103kp...6w40 @rev.hodl @CITADEL DISPATCH @calle

This Wednesday, @Joe Martin will be hosting the first ever Fountain Radio takeover to share his favourite songs. Follow @Fountain and you won't miss it. You can also check out Joe's music below: https://fountain.fm/artist/cK853uZNytT8FS05vUwC

Music discovery isn’t what it used to be. Fountain Radio makes it fun again. Wave goodbye to algorithmic playlists and say hello to a new communal listening experience powered by Bitcoin and Nostr. Fountain Radio is live in version 1.1.8 now. Here's how it works: Add and upvote tracks in the queue ➕ Search for any song on Fountain and pay 100 sats to add it to the queue.. Upvote any track in the queue to change its position. 1 sat equals 1 upvote and the track with the most upvotes will play next. Support the artist currently playing ⚡️ Boost to send a payment with a message on enable streaming to send a small amount for every minute you spend listening. 95% of every boost and streaming payment goes directly to the artist currently playing. Post in the live chat 💬 Hang out with other listeners in the live chat by connecting Nostr. You can post chat messages for free. Every time a track is added or upvoted this appears in the activity feed too. Save tracks to your library 💜 Listen to your latest discoveries again later in the app. Tap on any content card to add a song to your library or a playlist, or see more music from that artist. Listen to Fountain Radio on other apps 🎧 Fountain Radio now has its own RSS feed so you can tune in on any podcast app that supports live streams and Nostr live streaming platforms like @zap.stream. Artist takeovers 🔒 Artists can now take control of the music and host a listening party. During a takeover, only the host can add tracks to the queue and upvotes are disabled. The first artist takeover will be with @Joe Martin on Wednesday 27th November at 12:00pm EST. Want to host a takeover? Get in touch and we will get you scheduled in. You can also find Fountain Radio on our website here:

Fountain

Fountain

Discover millions of podcasts and emerging artists worth supporting. Powered by RSS, Lightning and Nostr.

Hot on Fountain | November 11 - 17 📈 Featuring: @Chris Fisher @RABBIT HOLE RECAP @ODELL @Marty Bent @Ungovernable Misfits @Adam Curry @Lyn Alden @rev.hodl

Podcasts successfully predicted the outcome 2024 US presidential election. Trump got 124m views from 14 appearances Harris got 4m views from 5 appearances These are just the stats from YouTube.

Fountain 1.1.6 is now live on iOS and Android 📲 With this update we wanted to strengthen the foundations and ensure that playback functionality is solid before rolling out some exciting new features and user experience improvements in the coming weeks. If you’ve been experiencing issues with playback on Fountain recently, there’s a good chance that they will be resolved in version 1.1.6. There's a full list of bug fixes in the blog post below. The bottom nav now visible across most screens in the app. So if you’ve tapped on a comment in the home feed, then a profile, then some activity on their profile page, you can now easily go back to where you started by tapping the home icon in the bottom nav. Read more about version 1.1.6 over on our blog.

Fountain 1.1.6 - New Audio APIs, Performance Upgrades & Nested Navigation

Our latest release contains more bug fixes than ever before - plus we have improved navigation by making the bottom nav bar persistent across all p...

Best caption wins 10k sats

New on Fountain | Option Plus Podcast with Juraj Bednar @Juraj wants to us to be free and prosper. His podcast shows us find a better way of living through life design, biohacking - and bitcoin. You can now boost the show as you listen on Fountain. https://fountain.fm/show/y0gebGFAwiozvBv8VDac

Do you regret not buying more bitcoin while it was on sale during the bear market? Now might be a good time to download an app that pays you in bitcoin to listen to podcasts... Get Fountain on iOS or Android today 😉

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Fountain

Discover millions of podcasts and emerging artists worth supporting. Powered by RSS, Lightning and Nostr.

New on Fountain | Proof of Health Dive into the latest wellness trends, fitness crazes, and undiscovered health hacks with @Max DeMarco - some backed by science, others... not so much. You can now listen and boost on Fountain ⚡️ http://fountain.fm/show/zUF9Q7OTIp42B2gndNYa

“Imagine being an artist and having nearly 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify but earning more money from having 1000 people subscribe to pictures of your feet” - Lily Allen on why the business model of the internet is f*cked if you're a musician.

Not only could Donald Trump's appearance on Joe Rogan become the most downloaded podcast ever, it could even help him clinch a second term in office. This 2024 US presidential election has shown us that the importance of podcasts should not be underestimated.

Payments are now fully operational again - thanks everyone ✌️ View quoted note →

In five years, @Ainsley Costello made just $750 in royalties from over 500,000 streams through apps like Spotify. In one year, she made 21 million sats (over $13,000) through apps like Fountain and Wavlake. Adapt and adopt Bitcoin - or else. https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankcorva/2024/10/01/musicians-can-now-earn-bitcoin-for-streaming-their-songs/

Hello Nostr. We're giving you two ways you can stack extra sats on Fountain this week: Double Rewards Get a 2x earnings multiplier when listening to podcasts until Oct 1. 100k Sats Giveaway Repost and drop your Fountain Lightning Address below to enter👇 🔗 fountain.fm/download

Fountain version 1.1.3 is now live on iOS and Android. - Improve login connection error handling - Fix boosting without a message - Fix queue skipping - Fix saving a show from a custom RSS feed with only one item - Fix bug with wiping Nostr banner image on update profile - Fix occasional playback issues from high CPU load - Fix for various Nostr connection errors - Handle Android remote Nostr signing without having to briefly switch apps

We are currently working on a new library architecture and redesign, which will bring about a number of performance improvements and resolve issues regarding playback that some of you have been experiencing. If you are willing to help us test this update before wider release, you can join the Fountain Beta group on Telegram here to get access when it’s made available next week.

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