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Please Clap: "The RSS Situation" Should Be Fixed

🕑 Added 2025-03-27 02:15:42 +0000 UTC

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Jacko

15th April I’m legit just mossing shows now because of there being no Spotify combined feed. Missing exclusives and knockback and now I keep having to refer back here to find episodes i’m missing.

KDB

April 11th. Still no combined feed for Spotify users. Sadly this will be my last month as a paid patreon member until it's resolved. I have missed multiple shows because of this change. :(

Marius Skarsem Pedersen

Noticed I was getting double up on the shows, now, so thought this was the reason. This is a good solution, and if this is the biggest issue we've had, I think we're doing pretty good. Have a good weekend.

KDB

As some have said - I see the 'combined feed', but when I open it in Spotify, it's just listing Sacred. Happy to give it a day or two but currently not working properly for me. I can't take this much edging.

KDB

currently not for me, it just opens sacred...

KDB

Same. I click 'combined' and it's just SS. Though he did say it could take a day or two. I'll keep checking.

KDB

I am clapping. Thank you for this! I've definitely been listening to fewer shows since the change, and getting a unified feed will make it easy for me to make sure I don't miss anything. Signed, a weirdo who likes all the content. Thanks again

Guybrush Threepwood

I just deleted all the individual RSS's and now only have the 1. Problem solved.

Guybrush Threepwood

Now go listen to your 2nd favorite podcast.

Guybrush Threepwood

How appropriate.

Migical Merwee

I appreciate this

The Devmeister

NGL I think now the actually Patreon App feed is now screwed. I didn’t see Punching Up at all yesterday and it seems all jumbled in the Patreon timeline now. Not sure if it’s just adjusting after the change. But I actually prefer using the Patreon feed itself to listen always have and I have zero problems with it. I use Spotify for music and I hate mixing that with podcasts and Apple Podcasts is just for my free stuff.

Alex Watson

Working fine now. Thanks!

JD

Thanks for restoring the combined feed. However I found that the Spotify RSS Combined Feed still links to the Sacred Symbols only feed.

J92

Now I’d added the individual feeds and sorted it all out and the unified feed has repopulated all the unplayed episodes it hadn’t posted since the change. I know this was all with good intentions but not I have to either mark all the episodes as played from the unified feed and remove each of the individual feeds or delete all the individual feed stuff. New day new problem.

Wiskysin

"(If you don't yet see this full run of options, give it a day or two, as it could be [and likely is] that things are still rolling out more widely.)" I admittedly didn't take that to mean that the link for the complete feed would link to what appears to be a duplicate of the Sacred Symbols only feed, and only have Sacred Symbols shows in it. I would, of course, expect some hiccups. I figured it meant that not all shows would propagate in the feed completely.

Robert

Handled this perfectly, thanks Colin 👏

Rob Pursglove

Why is there no audio option in the 'collections 'menu again? Anyone else having this issue?

Giovanni D'Amico

Thank you for your attention and hard work on this, team! I was annoyed when my unified feed crapped out in the change and I had to do a little work to break out into separate feeds, but once I sat down and spent five minutes organizing the separate feeds, I came to prefer it. Glad the unified feed is now back for those who still want it.

Deathspank

Is the combined feed going to work for Spotify?

StewDog

Sacred Symbols feed reverted back to the unified feed for me on Android/Pocket Casts. Went and readded the Sacred RSS link, and removed the unified. Worked perfectly! Thanks for all your efforts on this Colin and gang.

Ben Bell

Personally I like having seperate feeds, but this is awesome to see as now everyone can have exactly what they want. Thanks Colin and the Patreon team!

Zack E

Gonna make another comment here: The introduction of separate feeds was not the issue! That is great! It’s not that no one likes the separate feeds. It was the sudden removal of the unified feed. People are being so stubborn on this in regard to judging the reactions lmao good lord. At any rate this is great, serves everyone. Thanks Colin, thanks Patreon.

Zack E

Yeah…it was rough day what can I say lol I have a process. The process had been working for years. And it suddenly changed. It’s not so much about if before was better or worse, but just the sudden change. I have to deal with sudden changes elsewhere in life I’d like to limit it in the fun parts of life

Zack E

Yeah….it was a bizarre reason to cancel. It’s hard to say though because the option wasn’t there. But shot in the dark, I do agree I don’t think those are stable customers

Kristen Zwick

Thank you so much for listening to feedback and for working with patreon to get this fixed. Very happy to have my unified rss feed back.

Nader Nekvasil

This is so great! Thank you, Colin. It’s not working for me yet but I’m sure it will be up soon. One more thing I’ll add is this: just think of how Knockback is returning. The Unified feed allows patrons to immediately see that. Without the unified feed, patrons that don’t go into the Patreon app would have never discovered this.

XR911

I do NOT see the combined feed link in Patreon. I am in the Patreon app (Android) and selected "Add to Podcast App" then RSS links. I see all of the individual links but not combined feed.....Is there a simple step by step?

Brandon Garvin

The post said it could take a day or two for the backend to update.

Zach

This would most likely require them to host video files like they do the mp3 files for audio. I can’t imagine they would do that.

Wiskysin

The Combined Feed for Spotify link via Patreon is just a Sacred Symbols only feed on my phone. I'll try on a PC later, though I can't imagine why it would be any different. I unfollowed everything first, so that's not the issue.

OrochiNewsTeam

Always and forever will be a non issue for me. I didn't even want on screen video content. But good for those people.

Yeti ATL

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George

I have no idea what an "RSS feed" is.

Krusher99

Congratulations or sorry that happened idk I’m not reading allat

Tom Gentry

I just want you to know that you’ve built such an impressively reliable machine with the company that I don’t even need to bother with RSS feeds. I just know to open up Patreon every day but Sunday (although you’ve been surprising us recently) at noon and check out the latest show. I appreciate that so much!

Pater_M

Colin, good leaders listen to feedback (you did both in making and unwinding the change), but also don't dig in heels when things don't work as expected. I have built $25 Million in construction projects as the final decision maker. There are always some details that don't work as expected. As a pastor, I tell folks, "the perfection you seek is not found in this world. Don't expect it."

Dante B

Thrilled to have this back. And if someone cancelled their Patreon support over it, which is insane, they weren’t sticking around long to begin with.

The Rose Experience

Love it, thanks for fixing this Colin. Great job.

James Schubert

The main (full) feed was never what I was looking for but I can see how some people would prefer this option. This seems like a final bit of polish that keeps everyone happy. Good to see Last Stand continually update it's service to benefit it's customer base though. Truly the best service for the money!

Seth

I would hope that everybody would understand that this is Sarcasm designed to poke fun at the world of internet outrage and the fact that when anything changes somebody will complain. Even if the reasoning is so stupid somebody will find something to complain about. The humor to be found here is due to the fact that this change does nothing but gives everyone what they want and has 0 negative repercussion. The idea that 1 little icon on a list of RSS feeds is enough to trigger me is supposed to represent the fragility and to be frank, whiney nature of the current culture (or at least a small handful of individuals). The fact that there are responses questioning the sincerity of my original post just add to the humor as it proves that people will question obvious sarcasm because you have all seen this asshole above. It's a wonderful world, this is a wonderful podcast network. Resubbed.

Mike Held

Colin, this was never a big deal.

Anthony Wertman

Biggest thing for was that it reset my played/unplayed shows. Also combined feed link is not showing on Patreon for me

Stephen King

You fight like a dairy farmer!

Alex Watson

Idk if it’s just me, but some of these links aren’t working on Apple. Punching Up and Summon Sign are giving me trouble

Zack E

My autistic tendencies extremely appreciates this. Thank you

Jason W

I appreciate all you do to make our experience great! I wasn't bothered by either structure, but I love seeing how much effort you put into your community!

TGBahr

Never been affected. I simply open Patreon to see if there's anything new.

Tim

Don't be too hard on yourself! The erasure of the unified feed was baffling but it's been resolved. I think one of the most interesting aspects of all of this broadly speaking is that; people that are content with things don't say anything. So in this case, the silent majority which were 1000s of people VS 100s, got the lesser product.

Matthew Cooper

Thanks! This is great

Matthew Cooper

Lulz...

Cat Charlie

I think the thing that really caused the confusion/frustration was that there was no warning before it happeded (at least for someone who only listenes to the shows, I don't know if it was mentioned in the discord or patreon). Had there been a poll asking people if they "wanted individual feeds, loved the unified feed, or didn't mind either way" you would have had more of an understanding of how much of the audience wanted the unified feed. Also if you had mentioned that the feeds were changing and the date of the change on the shows for a couple of weeks before the switch people would have been able to mentally prep themselves for the change. And while saying you should give people a heads up before making a big change sounds like you're trying to wrap fully grown adults up in cotton wool to protect them against a slight inconvience, a large proportion of neurodivergent people (whether they've been diagnosed or not) are highly attracted to video games (and thus these podcasts) and don't do well with sudden changes.

Jayce Tamulevich

Colin, I think people have over reacted to this from the beginning, but I do appreciate your diligence and effort in trying to give everyone the best experience possible. Like you’ve said before, many people quietly listen without saying anything, but are happy with LSM and its many offerings.

Ryan Taylor

Huge win I’m so excited, thanks Colin & Co.

Patrick Lebon

Thank you Colin for giving back a unified feed, much appreciated 👍

Big St3ph3n

This is huge. Thanks for helping us out. I love the combined feed and I’ve missed out on a lot cause I’m a douche and didn’t want to go do it! Anxiously waiting for the roll out!

Guybrush Threepwood

dude you coulda told us this in like 1 paragraph.

Daniel M

Surely this is comment is sarcastic? If not, this overreaction is WILD!! You use the link to the feeds once and you're done, never have to look at them again.

Tatman2TheResQ

Seth

This is bullshit! There is now just ANOTHER line when we look at the RSS feed list. It's already a clusterfuck with all the shows already there and now I can't even tell up from down. Do better. Unsubbed.

Wayne Moss

Thanks Colin personally i like the individual RSS feeds but also didn’t have a issue with the original combined feed. So having them either way hasn’t really impacted me but it’s fantastic that there’s an option for both so you can have whatever you personally prefer 👏🏻 👏🏻.

Caleb Greer

Day 1 Patron, I only use the Patreon app. But happy to be here!

Devin

Nobody would have handled this situation the way you did. Thank you for your utmost professionalism, you really set the example of how to run a business on this platform. Still the best value on Patreon, by a lot!

tracefree

Colin I’m 100% the guy that benefited the most from this change. I always wanted separate feeds so I’ll just let you know that the change wasn’t 100% bad but maybe only for a small group of people.

Ultimate Sexbot! P.S it spins!

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Anthony Palerino

Praise be to LSM. Thanks guys!

Josh Gamez

This whole situation feels like making a mountain out of a mole hill lmao

Nicholas Wade

Nice to change back to how it was. Just easier for everything to be in one place. Nice response and post as well, Colin.

Drew Agnew

Thank you Colin. ☺️

This is not an Xbox. This is Patrick.

👏👏👏 I don’t use it but I do it for the homies that do.

Jonathan Gould

Oh no he’s porkin the feeds again! You could send this shit on a floppy disk in the mail to the wrong address and I’d still hunt them down for a listen. Go to bed Colin, love you.

Owen

Internet. Easy for people to hide behind, and be their worst selves

Zac

Unless I have a total misunderstanding I don't think there's really a way to do that. The episodes are all on YouTube so the feed would basically be a link in your podcasting app that would take you to YouTube

Zac

Damn that was quick Patreon is on the ball

Andy T

I don’t get it- why were people being “vitriolic”? Like I remember commenting at the time that I’d rather the unified feed, but I’d get used to the multiple feeds…who is getting that upset about a fucking gaming podcast rss feed?!

Brandon Garvin

Thank you! The separate feeds is nice for those who enjoy it, but the way Spotify organizes podcasts just makes it too messy for me. Glad we all have options now!

Daniel

Woohoo! Hail to the king.

Largent Brewer

I thought I would miss the unified feed, but I’ve grown accustomed to the individual feeds. But this is a great progress to making everyone happy. Well done Chowder-man!

Dallas Robbins

thanks you!!!!!!

Dennis Löfgren

Would it be possible to do RSS feeds for the video versions?

AL022

Still will never touch the combined feed, but glad the minorly inconvenienced people can now be satiated and we never have to talk about this again.

Dan Patterson

Thanks for everything you all do. Content is better than ever.

Fox

Thank you!

Tom Sullivan

This is so good. And coming from someone who uses android auto and drives hours a day being able to listen to the extended stuff on Spotify without ads is a DREAM (again). Thanks for looking out col.

DNye

LSM gets me through the workday so I will listen no matter what but I really do appreciate this!

Manuel Nascimento

Cheers for acknowledging and thinking about this situation. For my part, truth is “I don’t care” is what applies to me. I split my life into Apple Podcasts and Patreon releases so it’s easy to organise things. That being said, it’s uber ironic to me that RSS feeds are seemingly dead when there was a time when I had the best life on the internet: curated filter on the sources I chose. “We can’t have nice things” meme applies… Cheers everyone on LSM and community

PairOfShuse

Thanks for going the extra mile. Honestly I liked the combined feed as it always was but I’ve already gotten used to the separate feeds and actually prefer it this was. Much each to find episodes of specific shows

Sindri

Thanks, Fat

Rex Cohen

Thank you Colin for actually listening. The fact that you actually pressured Patreon to bring back a unified feed and made it a priority shows that you authentically care about the audience experience and the company. Keep up the good work!

David Wilson II

Hey, bro. Either way is fine with me! I just appreciate all the work you and the LSM crew put into everything you do.

Niz

Great customer service. That said, I’m a multi-RSS person. Combined was quite annoying.

HungryHungryHonsin

I AM CLAPPING.

Michael Candelaria

REJOICE

Reef

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 thank you 🫡

Anthony Ragucci

You live and learn. I don't use the RSS feeds and honestly didn't see the complaints but in order to grow you must fail.

redwingcody

I appreciate having both options. I do prefer the combined feed as I listen to almost everything. Thanks!

Devin Hanssen

LSM.... Men of the people

Casey Weinmann

I was confused when my Sacred Symbols feed was gone only to discover it had turned back in to the global feed. I'm going to finish what I have in the individual feeds and move back to the global feed. Thank you for keeping us all in the loop every step of the way, keep up the great work at LSM!