RSS Feed for Shows uses the top level Podcast Image not Show Image

Shows Module enabled.

Under Podcast Settings an image is set. I call this the top level for all podcasts shows.

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Under the Shows Module, several shows are set up, each with their own Image. Each show has a separate feed (you can see the feed under the slug):

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The main feed is shown here:

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When I test the individual Show Feeds, none of the Shows meta data is used on the top level of Apple’s Podcast:

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But when I drill down, all the episodes for all the shows are displayed:

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I have used Podlove Shows before and don’t remember this result. I would expect each show to behave independent if the associated show feed is used, displaying the Show Image and only those episodes linked to a specific show.

What am I missing here?

thanks in advance!

What are the RSS feeds for the individual shows?

Hi Joey.

It has only taken me over a year to circle back on this. I went on to other things and now I am back on this.

My main feed is:

https://www.mokana.media/feed/mp3/

It performs as expected, showing the Main Image and Title and all the author related info assigned to the Podcast as a whole and all the Episodes created, regardless of what show they are assigned to.

Two test feeds for two shows are as follows. Each have a different Image and title assigned at the show level and each have one test audio sample.

Both show feeds are using the Main Podcast image (when I add the Podcast feeds to Apple Podcast, I always get the same title and Image); however the Episodes listings are correct, meaning that only the Episodes assigned to that Show are in the corresponding show feed.

The image that is assigned to the Show at the Show level, is never included anywhere in the feed. The image that is included at the Episode (item tag) level is the image assigned as the Feature Image on the post, not the Show Module image.

https://www.mokana.media/show/binge-pirates/feed/mp3/

https://www.mokana.media/show/creating-story/feed/mp3/

In summary, Show feeds only contain Episodes that are assigned to that Show. However, Show feeds always use the Main Image and Podcast title; even though the Show Image is attached within the Show module, it is never used anywhere in the Show feeds.

Actually none of the data entered in at the Show Module is making it into the individual show feeds. The expectation, at least for me, would be that Show level data would be used to over ride the top level Podcast data, as the feed is distinct as are the episodes included in Show feeds.

Sure would like it to work as I hope.

Thank you in advance.

I have been testing the heck out of things and it now Apple Podcast appears to pull the images from the Show Level. It appears I have finally gotten things to work as I wanted them to… not with standing the inherent restrictions of how the Show Module works…