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Podcast Details

The Podcast Details page provides analytics and monitoring for individual podcasts. Access it by clicking any podcast from your Dashboard or Podcasts list, or with "View reports" in Settings → Podcasts. If you don't see podcasts that were added previously, make sure you have the right workspace selected — switch with the switcher next to the Audio Audit logo, or the one at the top of the workspace section in Settings.

Overview Section

At the top of each podcast page, you'll find:

Podcast Information

  • Podcast name
  • Last checked: When the feed was last fetched
  • Manage button: Opens the podcast's settings — feed URL, display name, colour, automatic checking, and the Standard that judges this show's reports. If you're not a Manager of the podcast (or an Owner/Admin of the workspace), the button reads "View settings" and the settings are read-only.

Choosing a Standard

Every feed report for the podcast is judged against its standard. On the podcast's settings page, the Standard picker offers "Workspace default" (which follows whatever the workspace default is — shown in brackets) or any built-in or custom standard in the workspace. Changing it affects new reports only; reports already made keep the verdict they were given. See Standards.

Feed Monitoring

Audio Audit regularly checks your podcast's RSS feed for new episodes, and records how that went.

Feed Problems

If a feed can't be read, the podcast page shows a warning — "We haven't been able to read this feed since…" — and the podcast gets a "Feed problem" badge in Settings → Podcasts. Check the feed URL in the podcast's settings. A feed that keeps failing is checked less often, down to once a day, until it recovers.

If the feed reads fine but Audio Audit can't store its latest episode, you'll see a separate notice and an "Ingest problem" badge instead. That one is on our side — there's nothing for you to change.

Feed Uptimes and Response Times

Once automatic checking has been running for a while, the page shows a table for three windows — 24 hours, 7 days and 28 days — each with:

Uptime

  • The percentage of feed checks in that window that succeeded
  • Ideally 100%

Response

  • The mean time, in milliseconds, it took to fetch your feed over that window — hover for detail
  • Ideally under 500ms

Next to the table, a chart shows how response times have changed and when new episodes appeared.

This section only appears while automatic checking is on for the podcast.

Common causes of slow or failing feeds:

  • Slow hosting servers
  • Large feed files
  • Server overload

Performance Analytics

Score History Graph

Visual representation of quality over time:

Graph Elements

  • Score line: Episode-by-episode quality score
  • Data points: Hover for episode details

Interpreting Trends

  • Upward trend: Quality improvements working
  • Downward trend: Check recent workflow changes
  • Volatility: Inconsistent production process
  • Plateau: Stable quality (good or bad)

Recent Reports

A list of the analysed episodes, newest first. Each row shows:

  • Cover artwork: Extracted from the audio file
  • Episode title
  • Episode length and file size
  • Generated: When Audio Audit made the report
  • Verdict and score: A green tick (Passed) or red cross (Failed) beside the percentage — see Understanding Reports

Click a row to open the full report.

When Scores Drop

  1. Start with any failed Required checks — they decide the verdict
  2. Check recent workflow changes
  3. Compare to previous episodes
  4. Identify specific issues

When Feed Has Issues

  1. Contact your hosting provider
  2. Check the feed in an RSS feed validator
  3. Reduce feed size if needed
  4. Enable caching

Optimisation Tips

  1. Maintain consistent quality: Standardise your workflow
  2. Fix recurring issues: Address common failures
  3. Monitor after changes: Verify improvements
  4. Set quality goals: Aim for every report to pass your standard

Integration Features

Automatic Checking

Automatic checking is on by default for new podcasts. When enabled:

  • New episodes are analysed after Audio Audit next checks the feed
  • Report emails go to the podcast's members who receive them
  • Credits are deducted automatically
  • Results appear on the podcast's page

Best Practices

Regular Monitoring

  1. Weekly: Check score trends
  2. Monthly: Review feed health
  3. Quarterly: Analyse improvements
  4. Annually: Assess hosting performance

Team Collaboration

  • Share podcast details with editors
  • Track improvement initiatives
  • Document quality standards — or encode them as a custom standard
  • Celebrate milestones

Reporting

Use podcast details for:

  • Sponsor quality reports
  • Platform compliance proof
  • Team performance reviews
  • Hosting provider discussions

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"Feed problem"

  • Verify the RSS URL is correct
  • Check the feed is publicly accessible
  • Confirm no authentication is required
  • Test the feed in a validator

"Episodes missing"

  • Check the feed includes all episodes
  • Verify enclosure tags are present
  • Confirm the audio files are accessible
  • Review feed size limits

"Scores inconsistent"

  • Review production workflow
  • Check equipment settings
  • Verify export parameters
  • Analyse change patterns

Next Steps