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Build the feed with a static site generator or a tiny PHP script on a domain you control; the field must span more than 32 characters but not exceed 4 000, and the e-mail address inside has to match the one tied to your Apple ID or the submit button stays greyed out. Validate twice: once with CastFeedValidator.com and once with Apple’s internal validator; the second scan often flags MIME-type mismatches that the first ignores.

Flip into readable block. In A5 create a list 1-53 (weeks). B5 needs the starting Monday of the year: =A1-WEEKDAY(A1,3). C5: =B5+7, drag right 12 columns for 12 months. Format cells as MMM dd to reveal month boundary.

Stroll the loop at civil dawn twice, record heart-rate variability on a Polar H10. Chase 0.75 % HRV bump between minute 10 and 30; flag the exact spots where the spike happens–usually just after a 20 % leap in fractal canopy complexity measured with a pocket foliage meter. Drop a GPS pin at each zenith.

Fire up an private window, drop the matching address, and watch for three clues: zero login nag, the "Link-sharing on" banner hanging in the upper-right corner, and the azure "Open" button instead of a beg-for-entry form. If you kiss a 403, return to the file, tap "Change to anyone with the link," set viewer rights only, and copy the hot address within five seconds—aging tokens expire fast.

Pause at the ping even half-line. The jagged break trains your head to trust first impressions and blocks overkill. Snap the page with a handset at hi-res; store in a date-tagged album. After 20 outings you command a vast vault of micro-moments searchable by day, weather, and vibe label.

Podcasts Connect rejects feeds that contain redirector URLs or demand sign-in. Replace every https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view with https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=FILE_ID and host only MP3 files in 44.1 kHz stereo under ≈200 MB. Anything larger trigger a silent error in the RSS ingest queue.

ZIP PSD & AI into ZIP before upload to keep layers intact

Control-click the .psd or .ai icon, pick "Send to → compressed folder" on Windows or macOS; the archive keeps each smart object exactly as is and trims the payload up to two-thirds.

Test before distributing: load the modified address in an incognito tab. If the deck is in "Publish to web" mode, the fragment still works, but the ID format changes to #slide=id.pN (same syntax). Bookmark the tweaked address for instant return during rehearsals.

Single-slide links keep the audience locked on the chosen view; append &rm=minimal to erase the filmstrip. Batch links: hold Ctrl and click the tiles , right-click any highlighted tile, pick "Copy link to selection"; the string contains comma-separated IDs, still under 260 characters. Prevent drift: paste the address into a new incognito tab; if it lands on slide 1, the miniature was not active during the click—retry.

Mobile workaround: long-press the thumbnail until the haptic tick, lift finger, tap the three-dot overlay that surfaces at the bottom; the same command sits there.

Export the cover at 72 dpi, sRGB, no ICC profile; run through ImageOptim till ≤ 512 KB. Host the image on a cross-origin-friendly HTTPS domain; Dropbox raw links rot and kill the feed. Paste the feed URL into W3C validator first, then into Podcasts Connect; fix every red line—yellow warnings become rejections at editorial review.

After approval, hide test episodes with yes; removing the tag later releases them without re-review.

Check Your RSS Feed with Apple’s Required Tags & Artwork Run the feed through Podcasts Connect preview before any public listing; the portal kicks back entries missing a single mandatory tag or a 3000 × 3000 px JPEG/PNG under 512 KB.

Check authenticity: swap the character’s name for yours. If your stomach tightens, keep it. If not, the line is still fiction. Publish the fragment on direct Link generator for Google Drive and track scroll depth; 87 % finishers replay the audio, proving the micro-moment carries the weight of a monologue.

Show Category: select the sole most relevant leaf category (e.g., "Science & Medicine → Natural Sciences"); secondary tags are ignored by search. Content Rights: check "I own this content worldwide" only if all second of audio is legal; otherwise pick the territory-restricted option and name blocked countries in the notes box. Cover Art: drag a 3000 × 3000 px JPEG under 500 KB; Apple refuses PNGs above 72 dpi. Language & Parental Advisory: align the tag in your RSS precisely; mismatches slow approval by 24–48 h.

Tap "Submit for Review". The queue badge goes yellow; median wait is 28 h. While pending, secure the XML: set Drive sharing to "Anyone with the link – Viewer"; changes after approval trigger a new 12 h re-review cycle. Once the badge turns green, snag the Apple-hosted link under the show title and stick "?mt=2" for cross-platform redirection.