What If Your Latest Episode isn’t Appearing in Apple Podcasts? Apple Gives You The Answer

What's New (but old). Episode not showing up in Apple Podcasts? Do this!

[Updated] Apple Podcasts sent out an email on January 30, 2020 to offer some helpful advice for podcasters after experiencing Apple Podcasts Directory update issues. As a bonus, they reminded podcasters of their podcast marketing resources.

The entire email is quoted below.

Please read and tell your friends!

BTW, I wrote about at length about this very thing over at the Podcast Business Journal. I clarify exactly how your latest episode not updating on Apple Podcasts affects your subscribers – and O.M.Gosh is it going to surprise you!

Dear Podcast Creator,

Below are some updates to help improve the experience for your listeners on Apple Podcasts.

Show Availability and Content Updates

Apple routinely checks each podcast RSS feed to detect new episodes as well as metadata or artwork changes. Our system will display these changes on Apple Podcasts within 24 hours after detecting them.

You don’t need to perform additional actions — simply confirm the new episode or content updates are successfully published on your hosting provider’s platform.

After 24 hours, if your new episode or content updates don’t appear on Apple Podcasts, sign in to Podcasts Connect and follow these steps.

Fundamentals of Podcast Marketing

When marketing your show, it’s helpful to keep in mind why and how people listen to podcasts. Learn more about podcast marketing fundamentals, which include tips and tools to help grow your audience.

For example, you can learn how to:

Regards,
The Apple Podcasts Team

Extraordinary Podcasting For All

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