Person

<podcast:person>Credits for hosts and guests

Parents:

<channel>

<item>

It is suggested that <channel> is always populated, and <item> is populated where needed for an individual episode. Where present, people information in <item> wholly replaces all information from the <channel>.

Publishers are expected to use the podcast:person element in the <channel> parent to set the regular people involved in the podcast: the detail that would be expected to be seen in an overview of the show.

Publishers are expected to use the podcast:person in the <item> parent to replace all existing information for an individual episode.

For example: Terry and June

The fictional podcast Terry and June is normally hosted by Terry Scott and June Whitfield. Within <channel>, Terry Scott and June Whitfield are listed as the hosts. A podcast directory, or podcast app, should show Terry Scott and June Whitfield as the hosts of this show.

For one episode, Terry and June was hosted by Reginald Marsh and June Whitfield (Terry was away). In this case, the <item> for this episode should contain Reginald Marsh and June Whitfield as the hosts of this episode. A podcast app, when playing this episode, should show only Reginald Marsh and June Whitfield as the hosts of this episode. Because people information in <item> replaces all existing people information in <channel>, Terry Scott should not be visible as a host of this episode.

For example: Big Daddy

The fictional podcast Big Daddy Interviews is hosted by Big Daddy, a wrestler. Within <channel>, Big Daddy is listed as the host. A podcast directory, or podcast app, should show Big Daddy as the host of this show.

For one episode, Big Daddy Interviews had a guest of Sid James. In this case, the <item> for this episode should contain Sid James as a guest, and Big Daddy as the host of this episode. Because people information in <item> replaces all existing people information in <channel>, Big Daddy should be re-stated as the host of this episode.

Count:

multiple

Node value

This is the full name or alias of the person. This value cannot be blank. Please do not exceed 128 characters for the node value or it may be truncated by aggregators.

Attributes

role: Used to identify what role the person serves on the show or episode. This should be a reference to an official role within the Podcast Taxonomy Project list (see below). If role is missing then "host" is assumed.
group: This should be a reference to an official group within the Podcast Taxonomy Project list. If group is not present, then "cast" is assumed.
img: This is the url of a picture or avatar of the person.
href: The url to a relevant resource of information about the person, such as a homepage of third-party profile platform. Please see the example feed for possible choices of what to use here.

The role and group attributes are case-insensitive. So, "Host" is the same as "host", and "Cover Art Designer" is the same as "cover art designer".

The full taxonomy list is here as a json file.

Details

This element specifies a person of interest to the podcast. It is primarily intended to identify people like hosts, co-hosts and guests. Although, it is flexible enough to allow fuller credits to be given using the roles and groups that are listed in the Podcast Taxonomy Project

Examples

<podcast:person href="https://example.com/johnsmith/blog" img="http://example.com/images/johnsmith.jpg">
  John Smith
</podcast:person>

<podcast:person role="guest" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427852888/" img="http://example.com/images/janedoe.jpg">
  Jane Doe
</podcast:person>

<podcast:person role="guest" href="https://www.wikipedia/alicebrown" img="http://example.com/images/alicebrown.jpg">
  Alice Brown
</podcast:person>

<podcast:person group="writing" role="guest" href="https://www.wikipedia/alicebrown" img="http://example.com/images/alicebrown.jpg">
  Alice Brown
</podcast:person>

<podcast:person group="visuals" role="Cover Art Designer" href="https://example.com/artist/beckysmith">
  Becky Smith
</podcast:person>

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