Downloads for one podcast from ABC Australia

App version: x.y.z (state whether from Google Play/F-Droid/Custom built APK)

Android version: 5.x (Please mention if you are using a custom rom!)

Device model:

Expected behaviour:

Current behaviour:

First occurred: (e.g. about x days/weeks ago)

Steps to reproduce:

  1. This
  2. Then that
  3. Then this
  4. Etc.

Environment: (Settings you have changed (e.g. Auto Download). “Unusual” devices you use (e.g. Bluetooth headphones). Did you select another media player?)

Stacktrace/Logcat:

[if available]

This problem occurs with only one of my subscribed podcasts
This retired programmer can’t imagine how anything regarding my oppo phone could affect this problem.

The podcast host’s server sent a broken podcast feed.

Technical reason:
The podcast host changed the ID of an existing episode instead of just updating the episode itself. AntennaPod still refreshed the feed and attempted to repair it.

Original episode:
Title: Slime moulds, soil, Shackleton and snow
ID: Slime moulds, soil, Shackleton and snow - ABC listen
URL: https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2021/08/ssw_20210807.mp3

Now the feed contains:
Title: The Science Show - Saturday, August 7
ID: The Science Show - Saturday, August 7 - ABC listen
URL: https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2021/08/ssw_20210807.mp3

File URL:
https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/2885480/podcast.xml

I get this message with every episode. It was fine on the late Google Podcast, the app and the website.
I speculate that Jon Postel’s advice, to be lenient with what you accept, applies here.

Filling in most of those fields is tedious and error-prone. Much, perhaps all of the information is available to the app.

I have just freshly subscribed to that podcast and get both variations of that episode listed without any error messages.