EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 35 MIN
When Your Podcast Outgrows Its Feed
from My Weird Prompts
After 3,700 episodes and 68 days of continuous audio, the RSS feed is groaning under its own weight. This episode explores the technical ceiling of traditional podcast distribution—where feeds choke, platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts impose hidden limits, and the entire model assumes recency bias. We examine practical solutions: rolling window feeds, vector search with Algolia, knowledge graphs for non-linear discovery, curated entry points, and chapter-level indexing. Plus, why the BBC model of "feed for subscription, website for exploration" may be the path forward for massive catalogs.
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After 3,700 episodes and 68 days of continuous audio, the RSS feed is groaning under its own weight. This episode explores the technical ceiling of traditional podcast distribution—where feeds choke, platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts impose hidden limits, and the entire model assumes recency bias. We examine practical solutions: rolling window feeds, vector search with Algolia, knowledge graphs for non-linear discovery, curated entry points, and chapter-level indexing. Plus, why the BBC model of "feed for subscription, website for exploration" may be the path forward for massive catalogs.
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