Can't Access Episodes? Use Your R.S.S. (Patreon)

Published:

2018-12-19 13:41:42

Imported:

2021-06

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Hi there.
A few people have commented here and on Facebook that they've been having problems accessing the first 20 episodes of U&F Underground, though not until today did the penny drop with me as to why. It was a tagging issue.

Let me explain.

Tagging didn't start on Patreon till a long time after U&F Underground began. Consequently the first half of the podcast, and the first 18 months or so of all my posts on the site, didn't have tags on them. I went back through old posts on a retro-tagging mission a while ago, but I found the slowness of the procedure exhausting and so stopped at UFU 20. No one asked me to do this, I just did it for reasons of tidiness. The reason I didn't think it was an issue was because I thought everyone was using their personal Patreon RSS code, the handy little fix that feeds all the podcasts straight your regular podcast app.

So how can you start using your RSS?

Patreon sent you an email with it when you signed up. All you need to do is add that code to your favourite podcast app, and then all the podcasts at your pledge level, going back to my first podcast on Patreon in 2015, will appear in the app, just like with any free podcast.

Search your email inbox for early Patreon emails and look for "RSS". If you can't find it, don't despair, just go to my Patreon page, and there, beneath my cover picture on the right hand side, you'll see "your patronage", and under that, "Audio RSS Link". This is your personal link. It's unique to you and will function for as long as you're my patron.

So for those of you who have been struggling, try the above. It's the easiest way to listen / download. Alternatively, if you prefer to carry on downloading from the site and need easy access to the early episodes, I've now gone back through all of them and added tags, so now Underground, Dracula, Glitterballs, and others, are all just a click away.

I hope this helps, but if you have any problems or questions about this, or anything else, just give me a shout :-)