353. When to Use Trailer, Full, and Bonus Episode Types

A while back, Apple introduced the RSS tag to let you mark individual episodes as "bonus," "full," or "trailer" types. Here's what each type means and how you should use them in your podcast-publishing tools.

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"Full" episode type

"Bonus" episode type

• Apple's RSS tag explanations: https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
• How Did This Get Made? podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/
• Podcasting 2.0 proposal for more episode types: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/398

Long-separated bonuses?

"Trailer" episode type

• Apple's RSS tag explanations: https://help.apple.com/itc/podcasts_connect/#/itcb54353390
• The Rings of Power Podcast – Tales From Middle Earth: https://solotalkmedia.com/the-rings-of-power-podcast/

Should you leave a trailer online?

• The Rings of Power Podcast – Tales From Middle Earth: https://solotalkmedia.com/the-rings-of-power-podcast/

"Bonus" and "trailer" types are bookends

More types in the future?

• Podcasting 2.0 proposal for more episode types: https://github.com/Podcastindex-org/podcast-namespace/issues/398

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