diff --git a/layouts/_default/rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 31ce2b3..f0d456b 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
         {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
         {{- end -}}
         {{ range $pages }}
+        {{ if or (eq .Title "About") (eq .Title "Contact") }}<!-- do nothing -->
+        {{else}}
         <item>
             <title>{{ .Title }}</title>
             <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
             <!-- *** THE ENCLOSURE PARAMETER WILL BE TREATED AS A SIGNAL THAT THIS IS A PODCAST *** -->
             {{ if isset .Params "enclosure" }}
                 {{ $cdnUrl := .Site.Params.podcastCdnUrl }}
-                <category>{{ .Params.series }}</category>
+                <category>Podcast: {{.Params.series }}</category>
                 <enclosure url="{{$cdnUrl}}{{.Params.enclosure}}" type="audio/mpeg"/>
                 <description>
                     {{`<![CDATA[ ` | safeHTML }}
@@ -59,7 +61,10 @@
                     ]]>
                 </content:encoded>
             {{ else }}
-                {{ if isset .Params "topic" }}<category>Reading: {{ .Params.topic }}</category>{{ end }}
+                {{ if isset .Params "topic" }}<category>Reading: {{ .Params.topic }}</category>
+                {{else}}
+                <category>Blog: {{.Params.topics }}</category>
+                {{ end }}
                 {{ if isset .Params "image" }}
                     {{ $cdnUrl := .Site.Params.blogCdnUrl }}
                     {{ with .Params.image }}<enclosure url="{{ $cdnUrl }}{{ . }}" type="image/jpg"/>{{ end }}
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@
                 </description>
             {{ end }} <!-- IF ENCLOSURE / ELSE -->
         </item>
+        {{ end }} <!-- if contact or about -->
         {{ end }} <!-- RANGE -->
     </channel>
 </rss>
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