diff --git a/src/utilities/podcastserializer.py b/src/utilities/podcastserializer.py
index 592858f..9ca63f5 100644
--- a/src/utilities/podcastserializer.py
+++ b/src/utilities/podcastserializer.py
@@ -49,10 +49,18 @@ class PodcastSerializer(Serializer):
 
         temp_dict = {
             "title": dict_object["feed"]["title"],
-            "subtitle": dict_object["feed"]["subtitle"],
-            "summary": dict_object["feed"]["summary"],
+            "subtitle": "",
+            "summary": "",
             "episodes": episode_list
         }
+
+        if  dict_object["feed"].has_key('subtitle'):
+            temp_dict["subtitle"] = dict_object["feed"]["subtitle"]
+        if  dict_object["feed"].has_key('summary'):
+            temp_dict["subtitle"] = dict_object["feed"]["summary"]
+        elif dict_object["feed"].has_key('description'):
+            temp_dict["subtitle"] = dict_object["feed"]["description"]
+
         return temp_dict
 
     def serialize_rss(self, dict_object):