diff --git a/src/index_feed.rs b/src/index_feed.rs
index 19ecf15..605f283 100644
--- a/src/index_feed.rs
+++ b/src/index_feed.rs
@@ -105,12 +105,9 @@ pub fn index_loop(db: SqliteConnection) -> Result<()> {
         req.read_to_string(&mut buf)?;
         let chan = rss::Channel::from_str(&buf)?;
 
-        let mut pd = Podcast::new();
-
-        {
-            let fakedb = bar.lock().unwrap();
-            pd = index_podcast(&fakedb, &chan, source)?;
-        }
+        let fakedb = bar.lock().unwrap();
+        let pd = index_podcast(&fakedb, &chan, source)?;
+        drop(fakedb);
 
         let foo: Vec<_> = chan.items()
             .par_iter()
@@ -121,8 +118,9 @@ pub fn index_loop(db: SqliteConnection) -> Result<()> {
         info!("{:#?}", foo);
         let _: Vec<_> = foo.par_iter()
             .map(|x| {
-                let z = bar.clone();
-                baz(z, x)
+                let dbmutex = bar.clone();
+                let db = dbmutex.lock().unwrap();
+                index_episode(&db, &x).unwrap();
             })
             .collect();
 
@@ -132,12 +130,6 @@ pub fn index_loop(db: SqliteConnection) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn baz(arc: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>, ep: &NewEpisode) -> Result<()> {
-    let db = arc.lock().unwrap();
-    index_episode(&db, ep)?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 // TODO: refactor into an Iterator
 // TODO: After fixing etag/lmod, add sent_etag:bool arg and logic to bypass it.
 pub fn fetch_feeds(connection: &SqliteConnection) -> Result<Vec<(reqwest::Response, Source)>> {
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index 3f594bd..ccb8564 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -108,17 +108,6 @@ pub struct Podcast {
 }
 
 impl Podcast {
-    pub fn new() -> Podcast {
-        Podcast {
-            id: 0,
-            title: String::new(),
-            link: String::new(),
-            description: String::new(),
-            image_uri: None,
-            source_id: 0,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn id(&self) -> i32 {
         self.id
     }