# Method

- Source: Podcast Index feed dump dated 2026-08-16, table `podcasts`, every row.
- Dropped: 270,076 Buzzsprout feeds (episodeCount unreliable for that host), 93,682 feeds with episodeCount 0 or none, 31,488 with no newestItemPubdate. 4,316,229 remain.
- Abandoned: `newestItemPubdate` before 2025-08-16 (365 days before the dump): 3,630,658 feeds.
- Active: `newestItemPubdate` on or after 2026-05-18 (90 days before the dump): 389,063 feeds.
- Episodes: `episodeCount`, the items the feed carries at the last crawl. Feeds that trim old items count fewer episodes than they published.
- Start year: UTC year of `oldestItemPubdate`.
- Host: `host`, lowercased.