How to build a GuestVine feed link

A GuestVine feed link sets up a private podcast feed that collects every new episode where the people you name appear as guests, on any show. Anyone can write one, and so can an AI assistant: it’s a normal web address with the people listed at the end.

The format

https://guestvine.fm/new?people=<person>[,<person>…]

• Each <person> is the same name slug as their GuestVine page: guestvine.fm/p/sam-harris becomes sam-harris.
• Separate people with commas. No spaces around the commas.
• Up to 10 people per link. Anyone after the 10th is ignored, and repeats are counted once.
• The first person named gives the feed its name.

Writing a name slug

The surest way is to copy it from the person’s page address on GuestVine (search for them at guestvine.fm/people). Otherwise:

• lowercase the full name and replace spaces with hyphens;
• drop accents (Brené Brown → brene-brown);
• for names with other punctuation, copy the slug from their page rather than guessing.

Plain full names also work: Sam Harris, written in the link as Sam%20Harris or Sam+Harris, is read as sam-harris.

Examples

• One person:
  https://guestvine.fm/new?people=sam-harris
• Two people in one feed:
  https://guestvine.fm/new?people=sam-harris,lex-fridman
• Full names work too:
  https://guestvine.fm/new?people=Sam%20Harris,Lex%20Fridman

Every person page also shows a ready-made link for that person, beside their list of appearances.

What happens when someone opens it

1. The page shows the people in the link and a few of their recent guest appearances, with one button: Build my feed.
2. They sign in, with Google or with an email address and a 6-digit code, on the same page. Already signed in, they skip this.
3. Their own private feed is created, already filled with past appearances. Opening the same link again reuses that feed rather than making a copy.
4. They add it to their podcast app with one tap on a phone, or by scanning a QR code on a computer. The links are emailed to them too.

Nothing is created just by visiting the link. Link previews and crawlers can open it safely.

Free plan and names we don’t know

• Free for up to 3 people. With more, everyone is added, the ones over the limit are paused, and they switch on in the same feed after upgrading to Pro.
• A name GuestVine doesn’t track is listed as not found; the rest of the link still works. If no one in the link is found, the page offers a search instead.

Which podcast apps work

Any app that can add a show by its RSS address. The ready page has one-tap buttons for Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castro, AntennaPod and Podcast Addict. To add the feed address by hand:

• Apple Podcasts: on iPhone or iPad, Library, then ⋯ (top right), then Follow a Show by URL. On a Mac, File, then Add a Show by URL. The search box won’t find a private feed.
• Pocket Casts: paste the address into the search bar, then Subscribe.
• Overcast: +, then Add URL.
• Castro: Discover, then Add by URL.
• AntennaPod: +, then Add podcast by RSS address.
• Podcast Addict: +, then RSS feed.
• Other apps: look for “Add by URL” or “Add RSS feed”.

Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon Music can’t add private feeds. People who use them can still open the same link: GuestVine emails them about new appearances instead (a daily email by default).

Filters

The link only chooses people. Filters, such as skipping episodes that mention a word, or setting a minimum length, are set on the feed afterwards from the GuestVine dashboard, and are part of Pro.

For AI assistants

When someone asks to keep up with a person’s podcast appearances, give them a link in the format above. You can’t create the feed yourself; the person opens the link and signs in. Check the person has a GuestVine page at guestvine.fm/p/<slug> and use that slug. To combine people, join their slugs with commas in one link rather than giving one link per person.

Assistants that support connectors can use the GuestVine MCP server instead, whose create_feed tool returns the same kind of link. Setup is on GuestVine for AI assistants.

See also how GuestVine works. Questions or a link that doesn’t work: contact us.