Sometimes the Apple Podcast App can get confused about RSS feeds. We provide the feed URLs in the way that the app usually likes them but occasionally you will need to amend them slightly.

If you are having trouble adding the feeds to Apple’s Podcast App try to remove the trailing slash on the URLs. So make the change like so:

Old RSS URL: https://bigsandwich.co/feed/wplanet/
New RSS URL: https://bigsandwich.co/feed/wplanet

From what I am aware Google Podcasts doesn’t support password-protected/premium feeds at this time.

Yes. From the Podcast Feeds page, select the show you wish to listen to. There will be a link on the podcast’s page for ‘Listen Online’. Select this and you will be able to listen to the episodes through a website browser.

To add the feeds to these apps you will need to modify the feed URL you get from Big Sandwich before entering it into the app.

On the Big Sandwich Copy site the feed URL for the show you wish to add (it will look something like https://bigsandwich.co/feed/wplanet/).

You will then need to change this URL to add in your username and password. The end result should look like this:

https://username:[email protected]/feed/wplanet/

Note: Your password should only have numbers and letters. Pocket Casts does not like symbols in passwords. This includes your username which has an ‘@’ in it – it will if you a Patreon subscriber, you will need to replace it with ‘%40’.

So an example of what this would look like for a Patreon user subscribing to The Weekly Planet ad-free feed would be:

https://myemail%40hotmail.com:[email protected]/feed/wplanet/

On the Big Sandwich site copy the feed URL for the show you wish to add (it will look something like https://bigsandwich.co/feed/wplanet/). Then open Overcast to add a new podcast. Paste in the feed URL and select the option to use ‘Username’ and then enter your username and password.

If you are using an older version of Overcast which doesn’t have the Username option you will need to follow the instructions below.

On the Big Sandwich site copy the feed URL for the show you wish to add (it will look something like https://bigsandwich.co/feed/wplanet/). Then open Podcast Addict and then press the + button in the app to add a new podcast. Paste in the feed URL and select the option to use ‘Authentication’ and then enter your username and password.

If you are using an older version of Podcast Addict which doesn’t have the Authentication option you will need to follow the instructions in the ‘How do I add the podcast feeds to Pocket Cast and older versions of Overcast and Podcast Addict?’ section.

1. Find the show on Big Sandwich you want to add to the Podcast App.
2. Copy the feed URL which will look something like https://bigsandwich.co/feed/wplanet/
3. Open the Apple Podcast App.
4. From the bottom menu select Library.
5. From the top right select Edit.
6. Select Add Show by URL…
7. Press and Hold and paste the URL.
8. Select Subscribe.
9. Enter your Big Sandwich username and password.

If you subscribe to Mr Sunday Movies on Patreon you can use use your pledge there to get access to the Big Sandwich content if you pledge more than $9 per month (before local taxes).

When you are on the front page of Big Sandwich select Register from the menu. Then use the Login With Patreon link. The site will ask your permission to connect to Patreon to confirm your pledge level. You will then be redirected back to Big Sandwich and logged in.

You will need to reset your Big Sandwich password so you know what it is. Then in future you can log in to Big Sandwich with the same email address you used for Patreon and your Big Sandwich password. These are also the details you use in your podcast app to access the feeds.