diff --git a/ui/src/playlist/PlaylistSongs.jsx b/ui/src/playlist/PlaylistSongs.jsx
index 8f231e6a4..9c614a8dc 100644
--- a/ui/src/playlist/PlaylistSongs.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/playlist/PlaylistSongs.jsx
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ AlbumOrChannelLinkField.defaultProps = { addLabel: true, sortBy: 'album' }
 
 const PodcastAwareArtistField = (props) => {
   const record = props.record
-  if (record?.genre === 'Podcast' && !record?.artist) {
+  const isPodcast = record?.genre === 'Podcast'
+  const hasNoRealArtist =
+    !record?.artist || record?.artist === '[Unknown Artist]'
+  if (isPodcast && hasNoRealArtist) {
     return <span>-</span>
   }
   return <ArtistLinkField {...props} />
diff --git a/ui/src/podcast/PodcastGridView.jsx b/ui/src/podcast/PodcastGridView.jsx
index 7de199af9..ff5bd27b7 100644
--- a/ui/src/podcast/PodcastGridView.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/podcast/PodcastGridView.jsx
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
   },
 }))
 
+const buildSrcSet = (images) => {
+  if (!images || images.length === 0) return undefined
+  return images.map((img) => `${img.url} ${img.width}w`).join(', ')
+}
+
 const getColsForWidth = (width) => {
   if (width === 'xs') return 2
   if (width === 'sm') return 3
@@ -67,7 +72,13 @@ const PodcastGridView = ({ width, ...props }) => {
               <div className={classes.tileContainer}>
                 <Link className={classes.link} to={linkToRecord(basePath, id, 'show')}>
                   {record.imageUrl ? (
-                    <img src={record.imageUrl} alt={record.title} className={classes.cover} />
+                    <img
+                      src={record.imageUrl}
+                      srcSet={buildSrcSet(record.images)}
+                      sizes="(max-width: 600px) 50vw, (max-width: 960px) 33vw, (max-width: 1280px) 25vw, 20vw"
+                      alt={record.title}
+                      className={classes.cover}
+                    />
                   ) : (
                     <div className={classes.placeholder}>
                       <MicIcon className={classes.placeholderIcon} style={{ fontSize: 48, color: '#888' }} />
diff --git a/ui/src/podcast/PodcastList.jsx b/ui/src/podcast/PodcastList.jsx
index 144ef5b1c..d67984827 100644
--- a/ui/src/podcast/PodcastList.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/podcast/PodcastList.jsx
@@ -42,11 +42,18 @@ const PodcastFilter = (props) => (
   </Filter>
 )
 
+const bestImageUrl = (record, targetWidth) => {
+  if (!record.images || record.images.length === 0) return record.imageUrl
+  const sorted = [...record.images].sort((a, b) => a.width - b.width)
+  const best = sorted.find((img) => img.width >= targetWidth) || sorted[sorted.length - 1]
+  return best ? best.url : record.imageUrl
+}
+
 const CoverArtField = ({ record }) => {
   if (!record) return null
   if (record.imageUrl) {
     return (
-      <Avatar src={record.imageUrl} variant="rounded" style={{ width: 55, height: 55 }} alt={record.title} />
+      <Avatar src={bestImageUrl(record, 55)} variant="rounded" style={{ width: 55, height: 55 }} alt={record.title} />
     )
   }
   return (
diff --git a/ui/src/podcast/PodcastShow.jsx b/ui/src/podcast/PodcastShow.jsx
index 1fbcaee89..6f98b4d5a 100644
--- a/ui/src/podcast/PodcastShow.jsx
+++ b/ui/src/podcast/PodcastShow.jsx
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
   tableWrapper: { marginTop: theme.spacing(2), overflowX: 'auto' },
 }))
 
+const buildSrcSet = (images) => {
+  if (!images || images.length === 0) return undefined
+  return images.map((img) => `${img.url} ${img.width}w`).join(', ')
+}
+
 const formatDuration = (seconds) => {
   if (!seconds) return ''
   const h = Math.floor(seconds / 3600)
@@ -153,6 +158,8 @@ const PodcastShow = (props) => {
             {record.imageUrl ? (
               <img
                 src={record.imageUrl}
+                srcSet={buildSrcSet(record.images)}
+                sizes="192px"
                 alt={record.title}
                 style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', borderRadius: 4 }}
               />