diff --git a/touch/EpisodesPage.qml b/touch/EpisodesPage.qml
index cd43ed8..e4f879a 100644
--- a/touch/EpisodesPage.qml
+++ b/touch/EpisodesPage.qml
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ SlidePage {
         title: episodesPage.title
         model: GPodderEpisodeListModel { id: episodeListModel }
 
+        PPlaceholder {
+            text: 'No episodes'
+            visible: episodeList.count === 0
+        }
+
         delegate: EpisodeItem { }
     }
 }
diff --git a/touch/Settings.qml b/touch/PPlaceholder.qml
similarity index 80%
rename from touch/Settings.qml
rename to touch/PPlaceholder.qml
index 65a1bf1..960c59c 100644
--- a/touch/Settings.qml
+++ b/touch/PPlaceholder.qml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /**
  *
  * gPodder QML UI Reference Implementation
- * Copyright (c) 2013, Thomas Perl <m@thp.io>
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Thomas Perl <m@thp.io>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@
 
 import QtQuick 2.0
 
-SlidePage {
-    SlidePageHeader { title: 'Settings' }
+import 'common/constants.js' as Constants
 
-    PLabel {
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-        text: 'TODO'
-    }
+
+PLabel {
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
+    font.pixelSize: 40 * pgst.scalef
+    color: Constants.colors.text
 }
-
diff --git a/touch/PodcastsPage.qml b/touch/PodcastsPage.qml
index a5e230b..edcc9c1 100644
--- a/touch/PodcastsPage.qml
+++ b/touch/PodcastsPage.qml
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ SlidePage {
         section.property: 'section'
         section.delegate: SectionHeader { text: section }
 
+        PPlaceholder {
+            text: 'No podcasts'
+            visible: podcastList.count === 0
+        }
+
         model: podcastListModel
 
         delegate: PodcastItem {
diff --git a/touch/SlidePage.qml b/touch/SlidePage.qml
index f1996e3..ef873d0 100644
--- a/touch/SlidePage.qml
+++ b/touch/SlidePage.qml
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ Rectangle {
     Dragging {
         id: dragging
         stacking: stacking
-
-        onPulled: console.log('have pulled it!')
     }
 
     Rectangle {
diff --git a/touch/StartPage.qml b/touch/StartPage.qml
index d33c900..28fa7db 100644
--- a/touch/StartPage.qml
+++ b/touch/StartPage.qml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ SlidePage {
             }
 
             StartPageButton {
-                id: freshEpisodesPage
+                id: freshEpisodes
                 enabled: freshEpisodesRepeater.count > 0
 
                 title: py.refreshing ? 'Refreshing feeds' : 'Fresh episodes'
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ SlidePage {
                 onClicked: pgst.loadPage('PlayerPage.qml');
 
                 anchors {
-                    left: recommendationsPane.left
-                    right: recommendationsPane.right
+                    left: freshEpisodes.left
+                    right: freshEpisodes.right
                 }
 
                 height: 100 * pgst.scalef
@@ -199,51 +199,18 @@ SlidePage {
             }
 
             ButtonArea {
-                onClicked: pgst.loadPage('Settings.qml');
+                onClicked: pgst.loadPage('Directory.qml');
 
                 anchors {
-                    left: recommendationsPane.left
-                    right: recommendationsPane.right
+                    left: freshEpisodes.left
+                    right: freshEpisodes.right
                 }
 
                 height: 100 * pgst.scalef
 
                 PLabel {
                     anchors.centerIn: parent
-                    text: 'Settings'
-                }
-            }
-
-            StartPageButton {
-                id: recommendationsPane
-
-                title: 'gpodder.net'
-                onClicked: pgst.loadPage('Directory.qml');
-
-                Row {
-                    anchors {
-                        horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-                        bottom: parent.bottom
-                        margins: 40 * pgst.scalef
-                    }
-
-                    spacing: 20 * pgst.scalef
-
-                    Connections {
-                        target: py
-                        onReadyChanged: {
-                            if (py.ready) {
-                                py.call('main.load_podcasts', [], function (podcasts) {
-                                    recommendationsRepeater.model = podcasts.splice(0, 4);
-                                });
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    Repeater {
-                        id: recommendationsRepeater
-                        Image { source: modelData.coverart; sourceSize { width: 80 * pgst.scalef; height: 80 * pgst.scalef } }
-                    }
+                    text: 'gpodder.net'
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/touch/Subscribe.qml b/touch/Subscribe.qml
index ec79ab0..30c1339 100644
--- a/touch/Subscribe.qml
+++ b/touch/Subscribe.qml
@@ -60,19 +60,6 @@ SlidePage {
             }
         }
 
-        ButtonArea {
-            id: directory
-            width: input.width
-            height: input.height
-
-            PLabel {
-                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                text: 'gpodder.net'
-            }
-
-            onClicked: pgst.loadPage('Directory.qml');
-        }
-
         PBusyIndicator {
             id: loading
             visible: false