AntennaPod uses today's date as publish date for a feed.

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1

App version: 3.10.3 (ab8841b6a)

Android version: 16

Device model: S24 Ultra

Expected behaviour: Correct dates listed for episodes.

Current behaviour: Today’s date listed for all episodes.

First occurred: 01/05/25

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Add RSS Feed

Environment: Not relevant.

I have the following excerpt of the feed I am using with the links redacted as it is a paid feed. I only included 2 items since all items are affected:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
  xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
  xmlns:spotify="http://www.spotify.com/ns/rss"
  xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/">
  <channel>
    <title>All Inclusive RSS Feed</title>
    <link>https://official.men</link>
    <description>All Inclusive RSS Feed</description>
    <item>
      <title>Red Thread Loose Threads #2: Golliwogs</title>
      <description>Unfortunately, not a cryptid, but a shameful part of Australia&#39;s past.</description>
      <enclosure url="{{REDACTED}}"
        length="90773779"
        type="audio/x-m4a"/>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 02:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">194410</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-12-30 02:23:09 +0000</dc:date>
      <itunes:duration>3753</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="{{REDACTED}}"/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Red Thread Episode #96 - Are Santa&#39;s Elves Real? </title>
      <description>This counts as a cryptid episode. 

Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/{{REDACTED}}</description>
      <enclosure url="{{REDACTED}}"
        length="76377212"
        type="audio/x-m4a"/>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">194225</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-12-29 13:33:40 +0000</dc:date>
      <itunes:duration>3158</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="{{REDACTED}}"/>
    </item>
    <itunes:owner>
      <itunes:name>All Inclusive RSS Feed</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>no-reply@support.official.men</itunes:email>
    </itunes:owner>
    <itunes:author>The Official Network</itunes:author>
    <itunes:block>Yes</itunes:block>
  </channel>
</rss>
AntennaPod uses today's date as publish date for a feed
2

App version: 3.10.3 (ab8841b6a)

Android version: 16

Device model: S24 Ultra

Expected behaviour: Correct dates listed for episodes.

Current behaviour: Today’s date listed for all episodes.

First occurred: 01/05/25

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Add RSS Feed

Environment: Not relevant.

I have the following excerpt of the feed I am using with the links redacted as it is a paid feed. I only included 2 items since all items are affected:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
  xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
  xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
  xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
  xmlns:spotify="http://www.spotify.com/ns/rss"
  xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/">
  <channel>
    <title>All Inclusive RSS Feed</title>
    <link>https://official.men</link>
    <description>All Inclusive RSS Feed</description>
    <item>
      <title>Red Thread Loose Threads #2: Golliwogs</title>
      <description>Unfortunately, not a cryptid, but a shameful part of Australia&#39;s past.</description>
      <enclosure url="{{REDACTED}}"
        length="90773779"
        type="audio/x-m4a"/>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 02:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">194410</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-12-30 02:23:09 +0000</dc:date>
      <itunes:duration>3753</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="{{REDACTED}}"/>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Red Thread Episode #96 - Are Santa&#39;s Elves Real? </title>
      <description>This counts as a cryptid episode. 

Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/{{REDACTED}}</description>
      <enclosure url="{{REDACTED}}"
        length="76377212"
        type="audio/x-m4a"/>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">194225</guid>
      <dc:date>2025-12-29 13:33:40 +0000</dc:date>
      <itunes:duration>3158</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="{{REDACTED}}"/>
    </item>
    <itunes:owner>
      <itunes:name>All Inclusive RSS Feed</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>no-reply@support.official.men</itunes:email>
    </itunes:owner>
    <itunes:author>The Official Network</itunes:author>
    <itunes:block>Yes</itunes:block>
  </channel>
</rss>

Note:
Feed import is successful for dates in Youtube Music and PodVerse

3

I did some investigation, it has to do with the inclusion of the <dc:date> tag, when removed, the <pubDate> works.