# \#podcasts **URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/tag/podcasts/127.md [Latest](https://community.metabrainz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metabrainz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metabrainz.org/tags.md) --- ## [Broadcast Guidelines](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/broadcast-guidelines/623756)
**Author:** [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/broadcast-guidelines/623756 "2026-03-02T19:11:33Z")
Update: The expanded guidelines have now been implemented, see: https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/STYLE-2421 I’ve been doing an overhaul of the Broadcast style guidelines, which a lot of people have found unclear ov… --- ## [Podcasts: Do we really need to credit members as the artist?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcasts-do-we-really-need-to-credit-members-as-the-artist/814257)
**Author:** [@FeloniousMonk13](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/FeloniousMonk13)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcasts-do-we-really-need-to-credit-members-as-the-artist/814257 "2026-02-23T00:32:46Z")
As mentioned here, I think it would make more sense to create a new artist for a podcast, similar to a band. Crediting the individual members in the artist field seems like it’s just asking for problems. What if the spea… --- ## [Release group vs recording series for podcasts](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-group-vs-recording-series-for-podcasts/770013)
**Author:** [@ajhalili2006](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ajhalili2006)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-group-vs-recording-series-for-podcasts/770013 "2026-01-12T11:59:05Z")
Beginner annotator here! I am currently working on updating metadata for Imp and Skizz Podcast which I added as a release group, although the examples in the style guide for podcasts uses recording series instead. If thi… --- ## [Pod.link URLs for Broadcast releases (aka podcast episodes)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/pod-link-urls-for-broadcast-releases-aka-podcast-episodes/786103)
**Author:** [@ajhalili2006](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ajhalili2006)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/pod-link-urls-for-broadcast-releases-aka-podcast-episodes/786103 "2025-08-21T08:50:37Z")
Do pod.link URLs for shows and episodes fall under the “bundled/shortened URLs” similarly to Linktree and other link-in-bio services (including Feature.fm’s Bio Link service, although it is not currently flagged when I p… --- ## [Changing the type of the podcast series](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/changing-the-type-of-the-podcast-series/771016)
**Author:** [@hocu](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/hocu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/changing-the-type-of-the-podcast-series/771016 "2025-07-11T12:38:51Z")
The series, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, was created as a release-group series, and I’ve been adding the episode release-groups to it as I add them to MB. But now I noticed that some of the episodes have been re-releas… --- ## [STYLE-2606 Broadcast style seriously detracting from podcast experience on listenbrainz](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/style-2606-broadcast-style-seriously-detracting-from-podcast-experience-on-listenbrainz/719115)
**Author:** [@diskotechjam](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/diskotechjam)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/style-2606-broadcast-style-seriously-detracting-from-podcast-experience-on-listenbrainz/719115 "2025-05-20T05:35:23Z")
I think that listenbrainz as an alternative podcasting interface is an attractive idea, but current style guidelines are seriously diminishing the experience. Current broadcast guidelines recommend the following naming… --- ## [Podcast: Create group as artist, or credit individual hosts](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcast-create-group-as-artist-or-credit-individual-hosts/756497)
**Author:** [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcast-create-group-as-artist-or-credit-individual-hosts/756497 "2025-04-23T11:47:53Z")
I have recently added a few episodes of a podcast: Hey Riddle Riddle It seemed most natural to create a new artist and then add the hosts (Erin Keif, John Patrick Coan, and Adal Rifai) as members, as they operate as a “… --- ## [\[STYLE-2589\] add non-music genres for audiobooks/audio dramas](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/style-2589-add-non-music-genres-for-audiobooks-audio-dramas/721693)
**Author:** [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/style-2589-add-non-music-genres-for-audiobooks-audio-dramas/721693 "2024-10-30T21:03:09Z")
the ticket in question, inspired by a series of tickets from @diskotechjam I feel like it’d be good to add genres for the many non-music things in the scope of MusicBrainz, such as audiobooks, audio/radio dramas, podca… --- ## [PSA: some podcast hosts can change podcast ads, likely (not) meaning new recordings](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/psa-some-podcast-hosts-can-change-podcast-ads-likely-not-meaning-new-recordings/686537)
**Author:** [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/psa-some-podcast-hosts-can-change-podcast-ads-likely-not-meaning-new-recordings/686537 "2024-03-16T20:42:49Z")
this is something I knew was possible, as Welcome to Night Vale often has new ads inserted into old episodes, and sometimes announcements for new series, tours, and book releases. this is the first time I’ve seen for cer… --- ## [How should we track ad-free and with-ads versions of podcast episodes?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-should-we-track-ad-free-and-with-ads-versions-of-podcast-episodes/675501)
**Author:** [@Paradox729](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Paradox729)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-should-we-track-ad-free-and-with-ads-versions-of-podcast-episodes/675501 "2024-01-14T21:31:25Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve added a few episodes of podcasts in the past but have held back on some due to not being sure of how to approach bonus/subscriber exclusive episodes that contain no adverts. For example, the podcast N… --- ## [Collecting issues regarding Radio & Podcasts recordings](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/collecting-issues-regarding-radio-podcasts-recordings/664070)
**Author:** [@diskotechjam](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/diskotechjam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 6:53am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/collecting-issues-regarding-radio-podcasts-recordings/664070 "2023-11-09T06:53:53Z")
What follows is a rather long discussion of the ambiguities I have encountered while adding radio and podcast episodes to the database. I make some suggestion about missing features but the primary point is that such ep… --- ## [OT: Podcasts I've Been Listening To](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/ot-podcasts-ive-been-listening-to/113059)
**Author:** [@CallerNo6](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/CallerNo6)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/ot-podcasts-ive-been-listening-to/113059 "2021-03-11T00:22:20Z")
Here are a few things I’ve heard recently that seem both cool and of-interest to \*Brainz people. This post is in wiki mode if you’d like to add to it. Music Commonwealth Club: Music Matters: lecture series on differe… --- ## [Should I add songs from a podcast?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-i-add-songs-from-a-podcast/440219)
**Author:** [@rey200](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/rey200)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-i-add-songs-from-a-podcast/440219 "2019-08-22T18:16:17Z")
I don’t know exactly when, but it has been in the year 2007 or 2008 that I started “using” a podcast of the norwegian NRK P3 radio. Using, because it wasn’t a real podcast… basically I downloaded songs from their Urort p… --- ## [\[Suggestion\] FeedBrainz - A new MetaBrainz data project for feeds (Podcasts/News etc.)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/suggestion-feedbrainz-a-new-metabrainz-data-project-for-feeds-podcasts-news-etc/403788)
**Author:** [@ClipArtJoel](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ClipArtJoel)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/suggestion-feedbrainz-a-new-metabrainz-data-project-for-feeds-podcasts-news-etc/403788 "2018-11-11T02:23:09Z")
I have a suggestion for the MetaBrainz Foundation and any other developer interested. It’s a new project to store RSS feeds for podcasts or maybe news sites. I call it “FeedBrainz”. What? In my early phases of brain st… --- ## [How to enter books broadcast chapter by chapter via podcasts?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-enter-books-broadcast-chapter-by-chapter-via-podcasts/339600)
**Author:** [@gioele](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/gioele)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-enter-books-broadcast-chapter-by-chapter-via-podcasts/339600 "2017-11-06T04:17:15Z")
Dear fellow editors, how should one enter the following audio recordings? A radio show reads every day a chapter of a book. These recordings are published daily via the podcast feed of the radio station. Some books are … --- ## [Being interviewed about GCI on Linux Weekly Daily Wednesday tonight](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/being-interviewed-about-gci-on-linux-weekly-daily-wednesday-tonight/170679)
**Author:** [@Freso](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Freso)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/being-interviewed-about-gci-on-linux-weekly-daily-wednesday-tonight/170679 "2016-11-10T18:49:46Z")
In about half an hour, tonight's "Linux Weekly Daily Wednesday" show will start, and I'll appear to talk a bit about the Google Code-in program/competition. Feel free to tune in and/or say hi in the chat. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Suggestion, be interviewed for Floss Weekly](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/suggestion-be-interviewed-for-floss-weekly/32011)
**Author:** [@dns\_server](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dns_server)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/suggestion-be-interviewed-for-floss-weekly/32011 "2016-11-09T17:17:13Z")
Floss weekly is a weekly podcast available at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly interviewing open source projects. To get on the list we will need someone such as @rob to email merlyn@stonehenge.com directly and introdu… --- ## [Podcast Style Proposal](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcast-style-proposal/5911)
**Author:** [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcast-style-proposal/5911 "2016-03-19T01:44:08Z")
I listen to a lot of podcasts, and podcast release information and tagging resources is a bit of a black hole on the internet (similar to audiobooks, which has pretty good MB support, though perhaps not that many editors… --- ## [Podcasts, mixes, etc by MeB users](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcasts-mixes-etc-by-meb-users/157)
**Author:** [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/podcasts-mixes-etc-by-meb-users/157 "2016-03-05T21:51:08Z")
I saw a post on the Introduction thread! that made me wonder. We have tons of music geeks here, so @Chtfn can’t be the only one who has some nice podcast / radio program / Mixcloud account where to find interesting and o…