# Podcast meta-data is missing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-meta-data-is-missing/178222>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [July 24, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-meta-data-is-missing/178222 "2021-07-24T22:18:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-meta-data-is-missing/178222/1 "2021-07-24T22:18:29Z")

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The podcast mp3 files used to contain meta-data that contained useful info like the title, authors, comments, etc. During the pandemic shut downs I didn’t have a way to download & listen to the podcasts. Now things are letting up a little, I have the past 15 months of podcasts to enjoy. But the lack of the mp3 file meta-data is making sorting through the files I download from the NPR website confusing. If the Car Talk IT gurus are able to figure out a way to return the meta-data to the podcast mp3 files, that would be helpful. Here’s a comparison.

 ![meta_file_example](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/4/446f787dbd2ddb152756a7af8752e40b6fdf9b97.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-meta-data-is-missing/178222/2 "2021-07-24T22:28:53Z")

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I have shared this with my colleagues. I’m not sure who handles this, but hopefully it will get to where it needs to go.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-meta-data-is-missing/178222/3 "2021-07-25T20:37:39Z")

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You can also use a free mp3 tag editor to fil in the missing metadata yourself. Some of them even have “batch” mode that allows you to edit multiple files at once. A quick web search should turn up several possibilities.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/podcast-meta-data-is-missing/178222/4 "2021-11-16T00:35:11Z")

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Update: It appears that starting with the most recent 40 minute podcast versions, the meta-data (show title, etc) has re-appeared 🙂 Thanks much to the Car Talk and/or NPR staff folks who figured it out!