diff --git a/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs b/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
index 3dad2d9..ce92734 100644
--- a/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
+++ b/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 #![allow(unused_mut)]
 
 use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel;
+
+use rss;
+use ammonia;
+use rfc822_sanitizer::parse_from_rfc2822_with_fallback as parse_rfc822;
+use utils::{replace_extra_spaces, url_cleaner};
 
 use schema::{episode, podcast, source};
 use models::queryables::{Episode, Podcast, Source};
+use dbqueries;
+use database::connection;
+use parser;
 
 use errors::*;
 
-use dbqueries;
-use diesel;
-use database::connection;
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+enum IndexState<T> {
+    Index(T),
+    Update(T),
+    NotChanged,
+}
 
 trait Insert {
     fn insert(&self, &SqliteConnection) -> QueryResult<usize>;
@@ -166,6 +178,19 @@ pub(crate) struct NewEpisode {
     podcast_id: i32,
 }
 
+impl From<NewEpisodeMinimal> for NewEpisode {
+    fn from(e: NewEpisodeMinimal) -> Self {
+        NewEpisodeBuilder::default()
+            .title(e.title)
+            .uri(e.uri)
+            .duration(e.duration)
+            .epoch(e.epoch)
+            .podcast_id(e.podcast_id)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Insert for NewEpisode {
     fn insert(&self, con: &SqliteConnection) -> QueryResult<usize> {
         use schema::episode::dsl::*;
@@ -251,3 +276,82 @@ impl NewEpisode {
         self.podcast_id
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Insertable, AsChangeset)]
+#[table_name = "episode"]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Builder, PartialEq)]
+#[builder(derive(Debug))]
+#[builder(setter(into))]
+pub(crate) struct NewEpisodeMinimal {
+    title: String,
+    uri: Option<String>,
+    duration: Option<i32>,
+    epoch: i32,
+    podcast_id: i32,
+}
+
+impl NewEpisodeMinimal {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn new(item: &rss::Item, parent_id: i32) -> Result<Self> {
+        if item.title().is_none() {
+            bail!("No title specified for the item.")
+        }
+
+        let title = item.title().unwrap().trim().to_owned();
+
+        let uri = if let Some(url) = item.enclosure().map(|s| url_cleaner(s.url())) {
+            Some(url)
+        } else if item.link().is_some() {
+            item.link().map(|s| url_cleaner(s))
+        } else {
+            bail!("No url specified for the item.")
+        };
+
+        let date = parse_rfc822(
+            // Default to rfc2822 represantation of epoch 0.
+            item.pub_date().unwrap_or("Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000"),
+        );
+        // Should treat information from the rss feeds as invalid by default.
+        // Case: Thu, 05 Aug 2016 06:00:00 -0400 <-- Actually that was friday.
+        let epoch = date.map(|x| x.timestamp() as i32).unwrap_or(0);
+
+        let duration = parser::parse_itunes_duration(item);
+
+        Ok(NewEpisodeMinimalBuilder::default()
+            .title(title)
+            .uri(uri)
+            .duration(duration)
+            .epoch(epoch)
+            .podcast_id(parent_id)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap())
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn into_new_episode(self, item: &rss::Item) -> NewEpisode {
+        let guid = item.guid().map(|s| s.value().trim().to_owned());
+        let length = || -> Option<i32> { item.enclosure().map(|x| x.length().parse().ok())? }();
+
+        // Prefer itunes summary over rss.description since many feeds put html into
+        // rss.description.
+        let summary = item.itunes_ext().map(|s| s.summary()).and_then(|s| s);
+        let description = if summary.is_some() {
+            summary.map(|s| replace_extra_spaces(&ammonia::clean(s)))
+        } else {
+            item.description()
+                .map(|s| replace_extra_spaces(&ammonia::clean(s)))
+        };
+
+        NewEpisodeBuilder::default()
+            .title(self.title)
+            .uri(self.uri)
+            .duration(self.duration)
+            .epoch(self.epoch)
+            .podcast_id(self.podcast_id)
+            .guid(guid)
+            .length(length)
+            .description(description)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hammond-data/src/parser.rs b/hammond-data/src/parser.rs
index 9f9299b..03d1a46 100644
--- a/hammond-data/src/parser.rs
+++ b/hammond-data/src/parser.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_episode(item: &Item, parent_id: i32) -> Result<NewEpisode> {
 // FIXME: Rafactor
 // TODO: Write tests
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
-fn parse_itunes_duration(item: &Item) -> Option<i32> {
+pub(crate) fn parse_itunes_duration(item: &Item) -> Option<i32> {
     let duration = item.itunes_ext().map(|s| s.duration())??;
 
     // FOR SOME FUCKING REASON, IN THE APPLE EXTENSION SPEC