Hate to argue, but that's simply not right. RSS includes exactly that - it's the GUID in the item tag. It's a required element for listing in any podcast directory, including Apple, Spotify and Podcast Index.
What is true is that there is no standard way of linking to a podcast episode, since both Apple and Spotify use proprietary IDs for both the podcast itself and the episode. But that isn't RSS's fault - closed platforms don't want to have open links to them.
james / James Cridland
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2023-07-20 13:22:48
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2023-07-20 13:22:48Event JSON
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