I see Apple already has a policy in place for generated podcasts.
In theory, if this were enforced, and publishers were actually incentivized to add _something_ to both the "metadata" (show notes? new itunes:generated tag?) _and_ the audio itself - that would greatly help in mass identification
https://podcasters.apple.com/support/891-content-and-subscription-guidelines
FINALLY! 🥳
@overcastfm v. 2025.11.1 will now display Season Number and Episode Number values!
And it also appears to properly sort serialized shows (check your settings) from THE FIRST EPISODE!
@marcoarment, you just made my day. I'm *extremely* stoked to be able to list Overcast among my recommended apps for serialized #podcasts on all show-level pages for https://theend.fyi. Check 'em out!
https://www.reddit.com/r/overcast/comments/1p2oqvj/version_2025111_released/
To be clear, this is *huge* news for listeners of serialized #podcasts.
That means #AudioDramas and #Audiobooks, as well as other #AudioFiction delivered in #podcast form.
But also docuseries, educational podcasts, and any other type of podcasts where sequential listening is required.
Pay attention, #podcasters. This requires you to properly set a few values on your episodes. Fortunately, it’s dead-simple and won’t take any more time for you to do.
Happy listeners stick around!
