Get the RSS/XML feed for an iTunes U Podcast to use in another podcatcher

There are numerous ways to get the podcast feed for standard iTunes podcasts like this or this, however, neither of these methods work on the podcast feeds in iTunes U.

I don't want to use iTunes, how can I find the alternative xml podcast feed? Here's one for example: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Feed/fora.tv.1901773207.01901773213

How can I subscribe to this feed outside of iTunes? I have tried emailing the publisher (Fora.tv) numerous times but they never respond.

matt

Posted 2010-12-30T03:00:47.630

Reputation: 1 331

What do you use as an alternative pod-catcher? I'm trying to shake iTunes as a pod-catcher but yet to have found a good catcher. – Mcradle – 2011-01-26T20:56:12.347

I haven't found a good iTunes alternative for a PC based podcatcher, but I have an Android phone and primarily use this so the only podcatcher I use is BeyondPod. I use Google reader to manage all my podcasts, and on the rare occasion that I listen at the computer I stream them directly from Google Reader. This is no good for the podcasts that only give you access to the last podcast. Ideally I'd like to find a cloud based podcatcher.

– matt – 2011-01-26T21:07:22.217

I'm also in a quest to find a cloud podcatcher. I'm considering to write my own. – Mcradle – 2011-02-10T10:30:02.023

@mcradle: If you do, let me know, or post a link here: http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/6860/cloud-based-podcatcher

– matt – 2011-02-10T13:31:53.583

Answers

Here is a service that is doing exactly what you want:

http://itunes.so-nik.com

Hope it works for you.

Andreas Åkre Solberg

Posted 2010-12-30T03:00:47.630

Reputation: 140

Does not work for iTunes-U, which was the question! Fails with: iTunes-U links not supported. Currently Apple does not offer a way to subscribe to iTunes-U material outside of iTunes (that i can find). A temporary solution is to search for a similar title as a podcast in hopes that the content providers also posted it to the iTunes Podcast Directory (do no expect this for password protected content). – Nils von Barth – 2016-09-07T05:11:24.710

Dead link......... – grisaitis – 2019-08-24T16:30:21.937

You can get rss feeds using this php tool site

http://itunes.duckdns.org

this site is A web browser based solution

EX: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/state-trance-official-podcast/id260190086?

load this link with the ID https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=260190086&entity=podcast

Get the "feedUrl" from this json file

solution site makes this process easy. I am using the podcast well with the rss address I get.

Dian

Posted 2010-12-30T03:00:47.630

Reputation: 21

Welcome to Super User! While this is a site, nevertheless I suggest you read how do I recommend software in my answers and read the parts of the answer in bold- without a more explanation this might be (mis)attributed as promotional.

– bertieb – 2018-04-11T22:58:51.087

If your other reader supports enclosures then simply add the URL to the reader. The server lies about the content type, but the reader should be able to ignore that.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Posted 2010-12-30T03:00:47.630

Reputation: 100 516

The only problem with that is that the iTunes server will only accept file request from the iTunes user agent, so I can see the podcasts, but get errors when I download. – matt – 2010-12-30T03:27:51.557

So then tell your reader or player to fake their user agent. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams – 2010-12-30T03:30:14.800

I wouldn't even know where to begin to know how to do that. – matt – 2010-12-30T04:21:57.020