Episode specific covers
Use cases
Shows put up episode specific covers or thumbnails to set the mood/context for an episode.
Here are 3 example feeds that have custom images for every episode:
- https://feeds.fans.fm/105.xml
- https://anchor.fm/s/4d855a8c/podcast/rss
- https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:211911700/sounds.rss
Desired behavior
For every episode, check for a itunes:image tag with a href in the rss channel item.
Example:
<itunes:image href="https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-JIot1FlCzQyS1v6O-nvtMlg-t3000x3000.jpg"/>
Download the image and display it instead of the podcast cover in the episode widget, the player widget and episode_description widget when it exist, otherwise still display the show's cover.
Benefits of the solution
Users see more of the episode.
Possible drawbacks
Possible confusion about what podcast an ui element references. Maybe some more labels or links to the show can be added? Or an alternative design where the show's cover is in a little square in the corner of the customized cover.