james on Nostr: Hate to argue, but that's simply not right. RSS includes exactly that - it's the GUID ...

Hate to argue, but that's simply not right. RSS includes exactly that - it's the GUID in the item tag. It's a required element for listing in any podcast directory, including Apple, Spotify and Podcast Index.

What is true is that there is no standard way of linking to a podcast episode, since both Apple and Spotify use proprietary IDs for both the podcast itself and the episode. But that isn't RSS's fault - closed platforms don't want to have open links to them.