diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d5802c7..fb3f06e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -148,13 +148,18 @@ class gPotherSide:
         podcasts = self._get_podcasts_sorted()
         return [self.convert_podcast(podcast) for podcast in podcasts]
 
+    def _get_subtitle(self, episode):
+        for line in util.remove_html_tags(episode.subtitle).strip().splitlines():
+            return line
+        return ''
+
     def convert_episode(self, episode):
         now = datetime.datetime.now()
         tnow = time.time()
         return {
             'id': episode.id,
             'title': episode.trimmed_title,
-            'subtitle': episode.subtitle,
+            'subtitle': self._get_subtitle(episode),
             'progress': episode.download_progress(),
             'downloadState': episode.state,
             'isNew': episode.is_new,
diff --git a/touch/EpisodeItem.qml b/touch/EpisodeItem.qml
index 60671ab..8e28d15 100644
--- a/touch/EpisodeItem.qml
+++ b/touch/EpisodeItem.qml
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ Item {
                 }
 
                 text: subtitle
+                textFormat: Text.PlainText
                 font.pixelSize: 20 * pgst.scalef
 
                 visible: subtitle !== ''