diff --git a/src/parser/phase/__test__/phase-8.test.ts b/src/parser/phase/__test__/phase-8.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9063fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/phase/__test__/phase-8.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/* eslint-disable sonarjs/no-duplicate-string */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
+import * as helpers from "../../__test__/helpers";
+
+const phase = 8;
+
+describe("phase 8", () => {
+  let feed;
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    feed = await helpers.loadSimple();
+  });
+
+  describe("podcast:follow", () => {
+    const supportedName = "follow";
+
+    it("skips missing tag", () => {
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(feed);
+
+      expect(result).not.toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).not.toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("ignores missing url", () => {
+      const xml = helpers.spliceFeed(feed, `<podcast:follow/>`);
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(xml);
+
+      expect(result).not.toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).not.toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("extracts a PRX follow url", () => {
+      const xml = helpers.spliceFeed(
+        feed,
+        `<podcast:follow url="https://f.prxu.org/72/subscribelinks.json"/>`
+      );
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(xml);
+
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(result.podcastFollow).toHaveProperty(
+        "url",
+        "https://f.prxu.org/72/subscribelinks.json"
+      );
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("extracts a Podnews follow url", () => {
+      const xml = helpers.spliceFeed(
+        feed,
+        `<podcast:follow url="https://podnews.net/podcast/i8xe9/follow.json"/>`
+      );
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(xml);
+
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(result.podcastFollow).toHaveProperty(
+        "url",
+        "https://podnews.net/podcast/i8xe9/follow.json"
+      );
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("extracts an insecure HTTP follow url", () => {
+      const xml = helpers.spliceFeed(
+        feed,
+        `<podcast:follow url="http://example.com/follow.json"/>`
+      );
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(xml);
+
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(result.podcastFollow).toHaveProperty("url", "http://example.com/follow.json");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("handles multiple follow tags by taking the first one", () => {
+      const xml = helpers.spliceFeed(
+        feed,
+        `<podcast:follow url="https://example.com/first.json"/>
+        <podcast:follow url="https://example.com/second.json"/>`
+      );
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(xml);
+
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(result.podcastFollow).toHaveProperty("url", "https://example.com/first.json");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("handles multiple follow tags by taking the first valid one", () => {
+      const xml = helpers.spliceFeed(
+        feed,
+        `<podcast:follow url=""/>
+        <podcast:follow url="not a url"/>
+        <podcast:follow url="https://example.com/valid.json"/>`
+      );
+      const result = helpers.parseValidFeed(xml);
+
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(result.podcastFollow).toHaveProperty("url", "https://example.com/valid.json");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(result, phase)).toContain(supportedName);
+    });
+
+    it("ignores empty or whitespace-only url values", () => {
+      const empty = helpers.spliceFeed(feed, `<podcast:follow url=""/>`);
+      const whitespace = helpers.spliceFeed(feed, `<podcast:follow url="   "/>`);
+
+      expect(helpers.parseValidFeed(empty)).not.toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(helpers.parseValidFeed(whitespace)).not.toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+    });
+
+    it("ignores malformed and unsupported url values", () => {
+      const malformed = helpers.spliceFeed(feed, `<podcast:follow url="not a url"/>`);
+      const unsupported = helpers.spliceFeed(
+        feed,
+        `<podcast:follow url="ftp://example.com/feed"/>`
+      );
+
+      expect(helpers.parseValidFeed(malformed)).not.toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(helpers.parseValidFeed(malformed), phase)).not.toContain(
+        supportedName
+      );
+      expect(helpers.parseValidFeed(unsupported)).not.toHaveProperty("podcastFollow");
+      expect(helpers.getPhaseSupport(helpers.parseValidFeed(unsupported), phase)).not.toContain(
+        supportedName
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/parser/phase/index.ts b/src/parser/phase/index.ts
index 5432152..ae8e980 100644
--- a/src/parser/phase/index.ts
+++ b/src/parser/phase/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import * as phase4 from "./phase-4";
 import * as phase5 from "./phase-5";
 import * as phase6 from "./phase-6";
 import * as phase7 from "./phase-7";
+import * as phase8 from "./phase-8";
 import * as pending from "./phase-pending";
 import { XmlNodeSource } from "./types";
 
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ const feeds: FeedUpdate[] = [
   phase7.podcastChat,
   phase7.podcastPublisher,
 
+  phase8.podcastFollow,
+
   pending.metaBoost,
   pending.id,
   pending.social,
diff --git a/src/parser/phase/phase-8.ts b/src/parser/phase/phase-8.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6aad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/phase/phase-8.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { ensureArray, getAttribute, normalizeHttpUrl } from "../shared";
+import type { XmlNode } from "../types";
+
+export type Phase8Follow = {
+  url: string;
+};
+
+function getFollowUrl(node: XmlNode): string | null {
+  const url = getAttribute(node, "url");
+  return url ? normalizeHttpUrl(url, true) : null;
+}
+
+export const podcastFollow = {
+  phase: 8,
+  name: "follow",
+  tag: "podcast:follow",
+  nodeTransform: (node: XmlNode | XmlNode[]): XmlNode | undefined =>
+    ensureArray(node).find((n) => getFollowUrl(n)),
+  supportCheck: (node: XmlNode): boolean => Boolean(getFollowUrl(node)),
+  fn(node: XmlNode): { podcastFollow: Phase8Follow } {
+    const url = getFollowUrl(node);
+
+    if (!url) {
+      throw new Error("Unable to extract phase 8 podcastFollow; supportCheck needs to be updated");
+    }
+
+    return {
+      podcastFollow: {
+        url,
+      },
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/parser/types.ts b/src/parser/types.ts
index 2134a65..dcfe370 100644
--- a/src/parser/types.ts
+++ b/src/parser/types.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type {
 import type { Phase5Blocked, Phase5BlockedPlatforms, Phase5SocialInteract } from "./phase/phase-5";
 import type { Phase6RemoteItem, Phase6TxtEntry } from "./phase/phase-6";
 import type { Phase7Chat, Phase7Publisher } from "./phase/phase-7";
+import type { Phase8Follow } from "./phase/phase-8";
 import {
   PhasePendingPodcastId,
   PhasePendingSocial,
@@ -193,6 +194,11 @@ export interface FeedObject extends BasicFeed {
   chat?: Phase7Chat;
   podcastPublisher?: Phase7Publisher;
 
+  // #region Phase 8
+  /** PENDING Phase 8: URL to a JSON document containing podcast follow links. */
+  podcastFollow?: Phase8Follow;
+  // #endregion
+
   /** Channel-level podcast:socialInteract (same shape as item podcastSocialInteraction). */
   channelPodcastSocialInteract?: Phase5SocialInteract[];
   // #region Pending Phase