Decentered

"Decentered" by We Distribute is a podcast dedicated to decentralized communication technologies, user empowerment, and the future of the Internet. We talk about the latest developments in the federated social web, review our favorite apps, and interview the people who are helping to build this amazing space.

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Episodes

Season 2 Episode 2: FediForum Recap

Saskia Welch from Newsmast joins us to talk about last week's FediForum event, and we discuss some of the big themes people were talking about!

Jun 14, 2025•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 2

Season 2 Episode 1: FediForum Commentary

After a long break, we’re back to provide a pre-event commentary for FediForum 2025, which starts tomorrow! Sean and Damon were excited to launch the new season, and provide some …

Jun 05, 2025•41 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 1

S1E9: Finding Frequency with Jesse Karmani

For this week's episode, we sit down with a developer who wants to build a social experience for small audiences: pictures with your friends.

Jun 13, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Decentered S1E8: WordPress-ActivityPub with Matthias Pfefferle

Today, we sit down with Matthias Pfefferle of Automattic, the developer behind the ActivityPub integration for WordPress!

Apr 25, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Decentered S1E7: The Joy of Micro.Blog with Manton Reece

This week, we sit down with Manton Reece, an IndieWeb developer who built his own federated microblogging and publishing platform.

Apr 05, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Decentered S1E6: Beautiful Blacksky with Rudy Fraser

This week, we talked to Rudy Fraser, creator and operator of the Blacksky feed. It's a dedicated community stream for black voices on Bluesky's platform.

Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Decentered S1E5: Building Trust & Safety, with Jaz Michael-King

The Fediverse has been the Wild West of social since the beginning. Jaz-Michael King hopes to bring tools and resources to protect people through IFTAS.

Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Decentered S1E4: Shawn Grigson and the Oliphant in the Room

Oliphant is often seen as the community standard-bearer when it comes to shared blocklists. But how did it start, what is the goal, and where is it going?

Feb 16, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 4

Decentered S1E3: Ryan Barrett Has a Bridge to Sell Us

We sat down with Ryan Barrett of Bridgy Fed, who has explored many decentralized social protocols. We asked him to tell his story.

Jan 31, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 3

Decentered S1E2: Making Sora, with Takiyoshi Hoshida

The story of one Fediverse app developer and his journey from developing a love for computers to building one of the most versatile apps on the network.

Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 2

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