diff --git a/vrobbler/apps/podcasts/utils.py b/vrobbler/apps/podcasts/utils.py
index 2e03855..e30c0f9 100644
--- a/vrobbler/apps/podcasts/utils.py
+++ b/vrobbler/apps/podcasts/utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 import feedparser
+import requests
 from dateutil.parser import ParserError, parse
 from podcasts.models import PodcastEpisode
 
@@ -27,30 +28,40 @@ def fetch_metadata_from_rss(uri: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     log_context = {"mopidy_uri": uri, "media_type": "Podcast"}
     podcast_data: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
+    rss_url = uri.split("#")[0].split("podcast+")[1]
+    target_guid = uri.split("#")[1]
+
+    log_context["rss_url"] = rss_url
+    log_context["target_guid"] = target_guid
+
     try:
-        feed = feedparser.parse(uri.split("#")[0])
-        target_guid = uri.split("#")[1]
+        resp = requests.get(rss_url, timeout=10)
+        feed = feedparser.parse(resp.text)
     except IndexError:
         logger.warning("Tried to parse uri as RSS feed, but no target found", extra=log_context)
         return podcast_data
 
-    podcast_publisher = feed.feed.get("itunes_publisher")
-    podcast_owner = feed.feed.itunes_owner.get("name") if isinstance(feed.feed.itunes_owner, dict) else feed.feed.itunes_owner
-    podcast_other = feed.feed.get("managingeditor") or feed.feed.get("copyright")
+    podcast_publisher = getattr(feed.feed, "itunes_publisher", "")
+    try:
+        podcast_owner = feed.feed.itunes_owner.get("name") if isinstance(feed.feed.itunes_owner, dict) else feed.feed.itunes_owner
+        podcast_other = feed.feed.get("managingeditor") or feed.feed.get("copyright")
+    except AttributeError:
+        podcast_owner = None
+        podcast_other = None
 
     podcast_data = {
-        "podcast_name": feed.feed.get("title", "Unknown Podcast"),
-        # "podcast_description": feed.feed.get("description", ""),
-        # "podcast_link": feed.feed.get("link", ""),
+        "podcast_name": getattr(feed.feed, "title", ""),
+        # "podcast_description": getattr(feed.feed, "description", ""),
+        # "podcast_link": getattr(feed.feed, "link", ""),
         "podcast_producer": podcast_publisher or podcast_owner or podcast_other
     }
 
     for entry in feed.entries:
-        if target_guid in target_guid:
+        if entry.get("guid") == target_guid:
             logger.info("🎧 Episode found in RSS feed", extra=log_context)
             podcast_data["title"] = entry.title
-            podcast_data["episode_num"] = entry.guid
-            podcast_data["pub_date"] = entry.get("published", None)
+            podcast_data["episode_num"] = int(entry.get("itunes_episode", 0))
+            podcast_data["pub_date"] = parse(entry.get("published", None))
             podcast_data["run_time_seconds"] = parse_duration(entry.get("itunes_duration", None))
             # podcast_data["description"] = entry.get("description", None)
             # podcast_data["episode_url"] = entry.enclosures[0].href if entry.get("enclosures") else None
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ def parse_mopidy_uri(uri: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     podcast_data: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
     logger.debug(f"Parsing URI: {uri}")
-    if "https://" in uri:
+    if "podcast+https" in uri:
         return fetch_metadata_from_rss(uri)