JRaughty

Q: Explicit Setting on Podcast

I am a podcast creator and I have an RSS feed hosted on Blubrry that is linked to my Wordpress website with Powerpress. I have my podcast set to "Explicit" within my Powerpress settings and everywhere else, including in my RSS feed itself. However, my whole podcast appears as Clean on the iTunes store despite the fact that each individual episode is listed as Explicit. I have included my feed to show that it contains "<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>" but still lists as Clean on the iTunes store.

 

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Posted on Jul 29, 2016 12:22 PM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jul 29, 2016 1:16 PM in response to JRaughty
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    Jul 29, 2016 1:16 PM in response to JRaughty

    As far as I can see you've done everything correctly: the 'itunes:explicit' tag is set to 'yes' for all episodes and for the overall podcast itself, but as you describe the podcast itself is shown as clean when subscribing and no 'E' flag shows in the Store page. At least the episodes are showing it correctly, but I can only suspect a glitch in the system somehow (though it's odd that it affects both the Store and iTunes, which are different programs). I suggest you contact Support and report this, if only to cover yourself. Go to https://itunespartner.apple.com/en/podcasts/overview and click the 'Contact Us' link at the bottom of the page.