A Temporary Guide to Multi-Show RSS

Hey folks, K here. Earlier this week I posted about a new Patreon feature that lets us break our multiple premium shows into separate RSS feeds. I've played around with it and I'm prepared to share with you how to use it.

Take a look at the instructions below and get ready to resubscribe to the podcast RSS feeds in order to not miss anything that you might be waiting for!

First, a timetable.

I've created separate feeds for the following shows already:

• Duckfeed Presents

• Exquisite Suffering

• QUAKSTAK

You can follow the directions below to subscribe to those shows if they apply to you.

For the remaining shows, we will make the full switch one week from today, on Wednesday February 19. All that will remain of the feed currently known as "Duckfeed Premium" will be the premium Watch Out for Fireballs! episodes, and the feed will be renamed.

For reference, those shows moving on Wednesday are:

• Adaptation Decay

• Bonfireside Chat

• Real Lich Hours

• Unfilmable

How to Subscribe to Multiple Feeds:

The process is pretty simple if you already know how to subscribe to private Patreon feeds.

1. Go to the home page for the Duckfeed.tv Patreon campaign either on the desktop or mobile web interface (you can't do this in the Patreon app yet, unfortunately, but I think that change is coming soon).

2. Click on the Membership tab.

3. Scroll down to the section labeled "Listen in other podcast apps" and click "Other podcast apps". (A note on Spotify will come later).

4. You will see a list of all of the available shows, with a "copy" button next to them. That button will copy the URL for your individual private RSS feed to your clipboard.

5. Go to your podcast app of choice and find the option to add a podcast by URL.

• For Apple Podcasts on mobile it's under Library, click the "..." button at the top, then "Follow a show by URL." Paste the URL.

•  For Apple Podcasts on desktop, go to File > Add Podcast by URL.

•  For Overcast, click the "Search" button in the top navigation, click "Add URL" in the upper right, and then paste the URL.

• For Pocketcasts, paste the URL into the search bar and after a bit it should add the feed for you.

• Those are the only apps I have available to test for. There should be an option for this in any modern podcasting app.

What if I listen on Spotify?

Follow the directions above, but click the Spotify option instead. You can link your Spotify account to your Patreon account, then go to each individual show and follow it.

What will happen to the Fireside feeds?

After next Wednesday, February 19, the feeds won't update anymore. Eventually they will go away when we change to a new audio host in the near future.

If you have questions about any of this, or run into any issues that seem like bugs, let me know. If something needs fixing I can report it to the team I'm working with at Patreon and they will look at it.

What if I'm gonna miss that firehose?

Some people listen to everything we put out, and like getting the firehose of all of our episodes in one place. We call those people angels who weave heaven into earth with their sweet words of praise.

Though the firehose is going away, you can recreate it on most modern podcast apps with Smart Playlists. Poke around and see if you can create one in whichever app you listen to. Here's an attempt in Overcast that I made in 2 minutes.

If anything about this updates, I will make another post so you're aware of it. Sorry if this is kind of spam... If I don't overcommunicate, someone will be upset that they missed the boat.

Thanks for your support!

K