diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ed971491..1e4592b26 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@ zz_*_test.go
 # wazero compilation cache for the plugins test suite
 /plugins/testdata/.wazero-cache/
 /plugins/testdata/*.stage/
+
+# Downloaded podcast episode audio files should not be tracked
+podcasts/