RSS Feed Metadata Standard

Stage: Publish
Score: 5
Evidence: practitioner observation

What It Is

A standard for podcast RSS metadata that supports discoverability, clarity, and distribution quality.

Required Fields

• Episode title.
• Episode description.
• Publish date.
• Audio file.
• Duration.
• Explicit status.
• Episode artwork where applicable.
• Episode number or season where applicable.
• Guest name where applicable.
• Canonical website link.

Quality Bar

The metadata should make the episode understandable inside a podcast app without requiring the listener to visit another page.