Podcast episodes not appearing in iTunes Store.

I'm afraid I can't give you an encouraging answer here. The feed appears to be fine, and as you say can be subscribed to manually in iTunes (and from the button on the Store page). The Store simply hasn't updated since after episode 2 and I can see no reason whatever for this.

This sort of thing isn't entirely unknown - the Store has been known to get stuck in individual cases sometimes, and usually in the end it sorts itself out, though it's completely frustrating.

I have seen cases where inexplicably a podcaster's server doesn't react well to requests from the Store, though it's OK in the iTunes application, though usually this happens from the start rather than part way through the podcast's history. If the people running your server are focussed and have proper logs they might be able to find a request for your feed from the Store and see whether an error has cropped up, but it's a pretty long shot.

You could try emailing iTunes Support at podcasts 'at' apple.com, but don't be surprised if you get back a form answer telling you how to add episodes (which you already know perfectly well).

It usually takes 1-2 days for new episodes to appear: occasionally a little longer. What you are experiencing is not normal and shouldn't be happening, but we have seen delays of several weeks before: obviously there is some sort of glitch with the Store software. In other cases it's sorted itself out eventually; I hope you can get some help from them.

Your feed works OK when subscribing, so I don't know what the problem is. You should submit it starting with http:// not feed://, so

http://www.openkwongdore.com/feed/

even though feed://does work when subscribing. Otherwise I can't offer any solutions: as they have been unable to read the feed and have removed it you are going to have to submit it again from scratch. You will need to change the title slightly or you will be told it has already been submitted (this is a bug in the submissions process).

I've seen cases where the Store wouldn't read a feed but the iTunes application would: I don't know how this happens but I susepct that some servers don't respond properly to requests specifically from the Store. You could try going through Feedburner - the Store shouldn't have any problem reading the feed from that.

if anyone can help me please

i download dan patrick show...and a few others each day from the store. all free podcast.

none of these have updated in the store since may 7th.. i have tried all of them..at least 7 and none are updated since the 7th.

need help..thanks

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As these podcasts are made by people other than yourself there isn't anything you can do about it. Try subscribing; if the episodes appear there the Store is being slow to update - this happens sometimes. If they don't appear when subscribing then that means no new episodes have been posted.

Roger i dont think after several years over 20 podcast just stop updating on their own..this has to be an apple or itune issue and i do subscribe to several and those also have not updated

Would you like to post the iTunes Store page for one of the podcasts you are having problems with? Otherwise it's not really possible to comment.

Keep in mind i am not very tech savy but maybe with some instruction i can do it..here is how i get them each day

I go to itunes store and type in the search box 1. at a time dan patrick show scott van pelt thundering herd

tony kornheiser

when they show up i hit the icon for the show and then download for the day..like i say i have over 10 to 20 and none are current as they all stopped may 7th

for the record not all are espn shows some are other ones so its not just espn

this link was started and others are having same issue

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5028555?answerId=21989060022#21989060022&ac_cid=ms123456#21989060

I checked the first two you listed. In each case the Store is showing episodes up to 7 May, but subscribing on Mac showed episodes up to yesterday.

The Store often takes 1-2 days to catch up with new episodes; at the moment it's being slightly sticky about it, which is irritating but not all that unusual.

If you subscribe on a Mac or PC you will see all the episodes; if you do so on an iOS device you are reading the Store page, not the feed, and so you won't see the most recent episodes until the Store updates.

There isn't anything you can do about this; I suppose the originators could complain to the iTunes Store staff though I don't know whether that's at all likely to produce any result.

I disagree where it says the store takes 1 or 2 days as it has never taken more than half a day for any of them in the past 2-3 years so it is unusual from the history it has shown.

i am not sure what you mean by mac or pc..i use an ipad and ipod and do have some subscriptions to them and again they are all may 7th.

can you explain IOS device? etc...thanks

iPad and iPod are iOS devices (that's the operating system) and they read the Store page, not the feed, which is why you aren't up to date. If you are able to subscribe on iTunes on a desktop or laptop computer you will see all the episodes.