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How many top podcasts use SSL feeds?

In early 2016, Apple added support for SSL-secured podcast feeds.1

I wanted to get a sense of how many shows are taking advantage of this, so I grabbed a list of the top 200 podcasts in iTunes (US), along with their feed URLs.

A few observations:

Of course, many of the shows on the iTunes Top 200 predate Apple’s support for SSL-secured podcast feeds.

It’ll be interesting to see if more high-ranking shows make the switch to secure feeds in the coming months.

If your podcast host supports HTTPS feeds, you can (and probably should) update your feed URL using Apple’s Podcasts Connect and the itunes:new-feed-url feed element.