Static is Punky's sibling, built for audio. Same philosophy, same architecture, same answer to the same question: why does publishing a podcast require a hosting platform, a monthly fee, and a company whose terms of service might change?
Audio files live on archive.org — the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library preserving the web since 1996. Episode pages and RSS feeds live on GitHub Pages. The shows are independent of any podcast hosting platform. They cannot be deplatformed by a company changing its terms of service.
Styled episode page with inline audio player, full show notes, metadata, and navigation links.
Show homepage regenerated with inline audio players for all episodes — visitors can listen without clicking through to individual episode pages.
Episode manifest updated with new episode metadata.
Valid RSS/podcast feed regenerated — compatible with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast directories.
Three shows supported simultaneously: Tech, Lies and Audiotape; The Forge; and Interviews (coming soon). Each show maintains its own episode manifest, show homepage, and RSS feed. Show settings (title, description, author, website, artwork URL) saved per show in localStorage.
Load existing episodes back into the editor for updates. Episode numbering, season support, explicit flagging, tag support, duration, and file size fields for complete RSS compliance.
Audio files are hosted on archive.org via user-supplied URLs. The Internet Archive provides permanent, free hosting for audio files. Upload your audio to archive.org, paste the URL into Static, publish. No bandwidth costs. No storage limits. No hosting company that can remove your content.
Same reasoning as Punky. Anchor, Buzzsprout, and Podbean already serve the podcast hosting market. Static proves the market was overcomplicated. Wide adoption validates the argument. The tools prove the point. The point is more valuable than the tools.