https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/pspodcast
A few commands to get and display information of episodes of The PowerShell Podcast. This module is not officially affiliated with the podcast or PDQ.com. The module requires PowerShell 7.
https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/pspodcast
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A few commands to get and display information of episodes of The PowerShell Podcast. This module is not officially affiliated with the podcast or PDQ.com. The module requires PowerShell 7.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/pspodcast
- Owner: jdhitsolutions
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-04-11T19:23:49.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-14T14:43:20.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-23T15:15:56.384Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: powershell, powershell-module
- Language: PowerShell
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- Size: 572 KB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: ChangeLog.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE.txt
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# PSPodcast
[](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSPodcast/) [](https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSPodcast/)
This module requires PowerShell 7 and has a dependency on the [pwshSpectreConsole](https://github.com/ShaunLawrie/PwshSpectreConsole) module. This requirement will be installed automatically if you don't have it already.
```powershell
Install-PSResource PSPodcast
```
This is a relatively simple module designed to get and display information about recent episodes of [The PowerShell Podcast](https://powershellpodcast.podbean.com/). The module commands are not written with automation or scaling in mind. They are designed for interactive use to display podcast information in a visually engaging way. For best results, run the commands in a terminal that supports ANSI colors and formatting, such as Windows Terminal.
Run `Get-PSPodcastModule` to see the module commands and their descriptions. The output is an ANSI formatted table with clickable links to the project's GitHub repository and online help.
> *This module is not affiliated with The PowerShell Podcast or PDQ.com.*
## Module Import
In order to improve performance of module commands, when the module is imported, the RSS feed XML file will be downloaded and saved to the TEMP folder. When you run `Get-PSPodcast`, the function will use this file instead of downloading the XML file again. However, if the file has not been found or is older than 24 hours, the XML file will be downloaded again.
## [Get-PSPodcast](docs/Get-PSPodcast.md)
The `Get-PSPodcast` function will retrieve episode information from The PowerShell Podcast and display formatted results using `$PSStyle`. The command has an alias of `gpod`. By default the command will retrieve the 5 most recent episodes or you can specify a number of episodes.
The default output is formatted as a table using `$PSStyle`. The show title should be a clickable link. Currently, there is no way to customize the formatting. However, you can use `Format-List` to see all properties unformatted.
```cmd
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast | Format-List
Title : PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - David R
Date : 4/10/2025 5:00:00 PM
Description : In this casual bar-session chat recorded at the PowerShell +
DevOps Global Summit 2025, host Andrew Pla sits down with David
R, a first-time attendee with a passion for learning PowerShell.
David shares how the PowerShell Podcast itself inspired him to
attend and helped shape his scripting journey. What began as a
work assignment turned into a powerful learning path, community
connection, and a personal transformation.
Episode : 169
Length : 00:13:26
Online : https://powershellpodcast.podbean.com/e/powershell-summit-bar-sess
ions-2025-david-r/
ShowLinks : {}
YouTube :
Title : PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - Frank Lesniak
Date : 4/9/2025 5:13:01 PM
Description : In this episode of the PowerShell Summit 2025 Bar Sessions, Frank
Lesniak makes a triumphant return to the podcast. Frank has taken
the reigns In this two-sided interview, Frank flips the script
and interviews Andrew, but only after we talk about how his week
is going, fine dining, how to grow in your career and capitalize
on opportunity, the value of empowering others, and more!
Episode : 168
Length : 00:24:06
Online : https://powershellpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-powershell-summit-bar-
sessions-frank-lesniak/
ShowLinks : {https://pdq.com/the-powershell-podcast,
https://youtu.be/HoYKzgiJxkk}
YouTube : https://youtu.be/HoYKzgiJxkk
...
```
### All
If you want to get all published episodes, use the `-All` parameter. You might want to do this if you want to perform custom filtering.
```powershell
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast -All | Group -Property {$_.date.year} -NoElement
Count Name
----- ----
44 2022
53 2023
54 2024
17 2025
```
```powershell
$all = Get-PSPodcast -all
$y = $all | group { $_.date.year }
Foreach ($item in $y) {
$totalMin = ($item.Group).Length.TotalMinutes | measure -Sum
[PSCustomObject]@{
Year = $item.Name
Shows = $item.Count
TotalTime = New-TimeSpan -Minutes $totalMin.Sum
}
}
Year Shows TotalTime
---- ----- ---------
2022 44 2.04:27:00
2023 53 2.10:35:00
2024 54 2.03:42:00
2025 17 11:44:00
```
### Episode
If you know the episode number, you can use the `-Episode` parameter to get a specific episode.
```cmd
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast -Episode 160
Show: MS Graph and Stepping into Public Speaking with Morten Kristensen
[Episode #160]
Date Length Description
---- ------ -----------
2/24/2025 00:33:49 In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast,we sit down with
Morten Kristensen, an automation specialist and PowerShell
enthusiast, to discuss his journey with PowerShell, his
experience working with the Microsoft Graph API, and his
recent leap into public speaking. Morten shares insights
from his first-ever technical talk, the challenges of
working with Graph API, and how he's navigating his
professional growth.
```
### Query
Finally, you can find podcast episodes with a given keyword or phrase using the `-Query` parameter. This will search the title and description of each episode. The podcast XML feed does not have a specific entry for the guest, so this is the best way to find episodes with a specific guest.
```cmd
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast -query "frank lesniak"
Show: PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - Frank Lesniak [Episode #168]
Date Length Description
---- ------ -----------
4/9/2025 00:24:06 In this episode of the PowerShell Summit 2025 Bar Sessions,
Frank Lesniak makes a triumphant return to the podcast. Frank
has taken the reigns In this two-sided interview, Frank flips
the script and interviews Andrew, but only after we talk
about how his week is going, fine dining, how to grow in your
career and capitalize on opportunity, the value of empowering
others, and more!
Show: Cross-Platform PowerShell and Sending Emails with Frank Lesniak & Neha
Patil [Episode #142]
Date Length Description
---- ------ -----------
10/21/2024 00:50:32 In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we dive into the
world of cross-platform PowerShell with Frank Lesniak, who
shares insights from his recent talk at PowerShell Saturday
NC. Frank explores some unique use cases for PowerShell
across different platforms and opens up about his interests
beyond the scripting language.
Show: For the love of PowerShell and Curling with Frank Lesniak [Episode
#119]
Date Length Description
---- ------ -----------
5/13/2024 00:33:54 In this special MMSMOA episode of the PowerShell Podcast,
Andrew is joined by Frank Lesniak. We touch base after
PowerShell Summit, hear about tracking airplanes with ADS-B
and raspberry pi's. Frank talks about classes and how they
almost caused him to fall out of love with PowerShell. We
also recount what most be the most brutal display of
athleticism, curling.
```
### Format and Type Extensions
The `PSPodcastInfo` object has a number of type extensions you might find helpful.
```powershell
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast | Get-Member
TypeName: PSPodcastInfo
Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Online AliasProperty Online = Link
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
ToString Method string ToString()
Date NoteProperty datetime Date=4/10/2025 5:00:00 PM
Description NoteProperty string Description=In this casual bar-session chat r…
DownloadLink NoteProperty string DownloadLink=https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/…
Episode NoteProperty string Episode=169
Length NoteProperty System.TimeSpan Length=00:13:26
Link NoteProperty string Link=https://powershellpodcast.podbean.com/e/…
ShowLinks NoteProperty string[] ShowLinks=System.String[]
Title NoteProperty string Title=PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - D…
YouTube NoteProperty object YouTube=null
Links PropertySet Links {Title, Date, Online, YouTube, ShowLinks}
list PropertySet list {Episode, Date, Title}
DownloadShow ScriptMethod System.Object DownloadShow();
```
The property sets are designed to quickly display relevant information.
```cmd
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast -Episode 96 | Select-Object links
Title : Code in Action: Embracing Hands-On Learning with Jeff Hicks
Date : 12/11/2023 10:00:00 AM
Online : https://powershellpodcast.podbean.com/e/code-in-action-embracing-han
ds-on-learning-with-jeff-hicks/
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV5RXZPiM_0
ShowLinks : {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV5RXZPiM_0,
https://powershell.org/2023/11/earlybirdnowopen/,
https://jeffhicks.substack.com/p/ask-jeff-ab8, https://devdojo.com/h
critter/powershell-perfomance-test-get-the-maximum…}
PS C:\> Get-PSPodcast -Last 5 | Select-Object list
Episode Date Title
------- ---- -----
169 4/10/2025 5:00:00 PM PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - David R
168 4/9/2025 5:13:01 PM PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - Frank Lesni…
167 4/8/2025 5:30:00 PM PowerShell Summit Bar Sessions 2025 - Steven Judd
166 4/7/2025 10:00:00 AM Discovering the Deeper Layers of PowerShell with …
165 3/31/2025 10:00:00 AM From Proper Football to Databases with Jess Pomfr…
```
The module has default list and table formatted views. In addition, you can use the `list` custom table view.
The show title is clickable link.
#### Use Spectre Formatting
Finally, because this module has the `pwshSpectreConsole` module as a dependency, you can use the `Format-SpectrePanel` or `Format-SpectreTable commands to display podcast episode information.
```powershell
$show = Get-PSPodcast -episode 166
$header = "Episode #{0} - {1}" -f $show.Episode,$show.date.ToShortDateString()
$data = @"
[italic LightCoral]$($show.title)[/]
$($show.description)
[bold Yellow]NOTES:[/]
$($show.ShowLinks.foreach({"`n :right_arrow: $($_.Trim())"}))
[DarkTurquoise]$($show.online)[/]
"@
Format-SpectrePanel -Header $header -Data $data -Color CornflowerBlue
```
```powershell
Format-SpectreTable -Title $show.Title -Data @($show.description,"`n",$show.online) -AllowMarkup -Color LightCoral -TextColor Khaki1
```
## [Save-PSPodcast](docs/Save-PSPodcast.md)
Once you have an episode object from `Get-PSPodcast`, you can use the `Save-PSPodcast` function to download the MP3 file. The default location is `$HOME`. You can specify a different path using the `-Path` parameter.
```cmd
PS C:\> $r = Get-PSPodcast -last 5
PS C:\> $r[0] | Save-PSPodcast -Path d:\ -Passthru
Directory: D:\
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/12/2025 12:41 PM 32255999 PowerShellPodcast-169.mp3
```
The file name uses the format `PowerShellPodcast-.mp3`.
## [Get-PSPodcastShowNotes](docs/Get-PSPodcastShowNotes.md)
The `PSPodcastInfo` object includes a number of properties that point to online links. The object has a property set called `Links` which makes it easy to see all of them at once.
```cmd
PS C:\> $r[5] | Select Links
Title : How to Build an IT Career from the Ground Up with Kevin Apolinario
(KevTech)
Date : 3/24/2025 10:00:00 AM
Online : https://powershellpodcast.podbean.com/e/how-to-build-an-it-career-fr
om-the-ground-up-with-kevin-apolinario-kevtech/
YouTube : https://youtu.be/RrNyh6EuD_Q
ShowLinks : {https://kevtechitsupport.com, http://discord.gg/pdq,
https://pdq.com/the-powershell-podcast,
https://youtu.be/RrNyh6EuD_Q}
```
You can also use the `Get-PSPodcastShowNotes` function, which has an alias of `shownotes`. Pipe a previously retrieved `PSPodcastInfo` object to the command.
The output is displayed with a formatted Spectre Console panel. The title should be a clickable link to the show online. The links should also be clickable in Windows Terminal.
You can adjust the border and title colors. The parameters have tab completion for the color values. See the next section.
## [Show-LatestPSPodcast](docs/Show-LatestPSPodcast.md)
The `Show-LatestPSPodcast` function is a wrapper around `Get-PSPodcast`. It is designed to get the most recent episode. The command has an alias of `pspod`. The information is formatted using `Format-SpectrePanel` from the `pwshSpectreConsole` module.
You can customize the border, title, and link colors using any valid `Spectre.Console.Color` value. The function as an argument completer for the colo parameters. This will give you tab completion. And if you press`Ctrl+Space`, the PSReadLine module will display options formatted in the selected color.
If you press `Ctrl+Space` before specifying a color, you will be prompted and can see all available colors.
You can use any color combination to customize the display.
If you prefer a different color scheme, use `$PSDefaultParameterValues` to set them.
```powershell
$PSDefaultParameterValues['Show-LatestPSPodcast:BorderColor'] = "hotpink"
```
### Profile Integration
The `Show-LatestPSPodcast` function was created with profile integration in mind. The idea is that you can insert the command or `pspod` alias into your PowerShell profile script. Then, every time you start a new PowerShell session, the latest episode will be displayed. However, if you open new PowerShell sessions often, this might get tedious.
If you want to include the command in your profile, it is recommended you include the `-Profile` parameter.
```powershell
pspod -profile
```
This parameter will check for the existence of a flag file stored in `$HOME`.
```powershell
PS C:\> Get-Item $HOME\pspod.flag
Directory: C:\Users\Jeff
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/11/2025 8:37 AM 1124 pspod.flag
```
If the flag file exists, __and__ you use the `-Profile` parameter, the command will test the `LastWriteTime` property. If it is greater than 24 hours, the command will display the latest episode and update the flag file. If the file is less than 24 hours, the command will not display anything. This should make it possible to have the command in your profile without it displaying every time you start a new session.
Of course, you can force display by omitting the `-Profile` parameter.
If you uninstall the module you will need to manually delete the flag file.
## Road Map
I have a few more ideas in mind and there will be a few more updates in the next few weeks. If you have an enhancement suggestion or question, please use the project's [Discussion](https://github.com/jdhitsolutions/PSPodcast/discussions) board.