diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs
index 0a0dd7c..76663f9 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/app.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::SettingsExt as GtkSettingsExt;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Sender};
 use hammond_data::Podcast;
 
 use appnotif::{InAppNotification, UndoState};
@@ -19,11 +20,8 @@ use utils;
 use widgets::{about_dialog, mark_all_notif, remove_show_notif};
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Action {
     RefreshAllViews,
@@ -63,8 +61,7 @@ impl App {
         utils::cleanup(cleanup_date);
 
         application.connect_startup(clone!(settings => move |app| {
-            let (sender, receiver) = channel();
-            let receiver = Rc::new(RefCell::new(receiver));
+            let (sender, receiver) = unbounded();
 
             let refresh = SimpleAction::new("refresh", None);
             refresh.connect_activate(clone!(sender => move |_, _| {
@@ -145,9 +142,7 @@ impl App {
 
                     gtk::timeout_add(50, clone!(sender, receiver => move || {
                         // Uses receiver, content, header, sender, overlay
-                        let act = receiver.borrow().try_recv();
-                        //let act: Result<Action, RecvError> = Ok(Action::RefreshAllViews);
-                        match act {
+                        match receiver.try_recv() {
                             Ok(Action::RefreshAllViews) => content.update(),
                             Ok(Action::RefreshShowsView) => content.update_shows_view(),
                             Ok(Action::RefreshWidgetIfSame(id)) =>
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
index 3929ca7..9e1dee3 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ use failure::Error;
 use failure::ResultExt;
 use url::Url;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use hammond_data::{dbqueries, Source};
 
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
-
 use app::Action;
 use stacks::Content;
 use utils::{itunes_to_rss, refresh};
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/content.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/content.rs
index a7deb6c..c63d640 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/content.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/content.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 
 use app::Action;
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ use stacks::{HomeStack, ShowStack};
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Content {
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/home.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/home.rs
index 1974168..25eabdf 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/home.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/home.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::StackTransitionType;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 use hammond_data::dbqueries::is_episodes_populated;
 use hammond_data::errors::DataError;
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ use app::Action;
 use widgets::{EmptyView, HomeView};
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 enum State {
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/populated.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/populated.rs
index e791ca5..a4048a9 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/populated.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/populated.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::StackTransitionType;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 
 use hammond_data::dbqueries;
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ use app::Action;
 use widgets::{ShowWidget, ShowsView};
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs
index e00cc35..7c52c6c 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/stacks/show.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 use hammond_data::dbqueries::is_podcasts_populated;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ use widgets::EmptyView;
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum ShowState {
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/utils.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/utils.rs
index b858c73..2ad7c82 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/utils.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/utils.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use gtk::prelude::*;
 use gtk::{IsA, Widget};
 
 use chrono::prelude::*;
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 use rayon;
 use regex::Regex;
@@ -24,9 +25,8 @@ use hammond_data::Source;
 use hammond_downloader::downloader;
 
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::sync::mpsc::*;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::{Mutex, RwLock};
+use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 
 use app::Action;
 
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
index 5b314b4..5e2bf4e 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/episode.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use glib;
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 use humansize::FileSize;
 use open;
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::ops::DerefMut;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/home_view.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/home_view.rs
index b0321c5..6c9687d 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/home_view.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/home_view.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use failure::Error;
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use hammond_data::dbqueries;
 use hammond_data::EpisodeWidgetQuery;
 use send_cell::SendCell;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ use utils::{self, lazy_load_full};
 use widgets::EpisodeWidget;
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs
index 71adc24..fda112b 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/show.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use glib;
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::{SendError, Sender};
 use failure::Error;
 use html2pango::markup_from_raw;
 use open;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ use utils::{self, lazy_load};
 use widgets::EpisodeWidget;
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::{SendError, Sender};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/shows_view.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/shows_view.rs
index 7516026..bf390cf 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/shows_view.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/shows_view.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
+use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
 use failure::Error;
 use send_cell::SendCell;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ use app::Action;
 use utils::{self, get_ignored_shows, lazy_load, set_image_from_path};
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::Mutex;