diff --git a/app/jobs/podcast_episodes/create_job.rb b/app/jobs/podcast_episodes/create_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b63808b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/podcast_episodes/create_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module PodcastEpisodes
+  class CreateJob < ApplicationJob
+    queue_as :podcast_episode_create
+
+    # @param podcast_id [Integer] - podcast id
+    # @param item [Hash] according to the Podcasts::EpisodeRssItem::ATTRIBUTES
+    def perform(podcast_id, item)
+      Podcasts::CreateEpisode.call(podcast_id, item)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/podcast.rb b/app/models/podcast.rb
index 7f2075fc7..f94ffc030 100644
--- a/app/models/podcast.rb
+++ b/app/models/podcast.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Podcast < ApplicationRecord
   alias_attribute :name, :title
 
   def existing_episode(item)
-    episode = PodcastEpisode.where(media_url: item.enclosure.url).
+    episode = PodcastEpisode.where(media_url: item.enclosure_url).
       or(PodcastEpisode.where(title: item.title)).
       or(PodcastEpisode.where(guid: item.guid.to_s)).presence
     episode ||= PodcastEpisode.where(website_url: item.link).presence if unique_website_url?
diff --git a/app/services/podcasts/create_episode.rb b/app/services/podcasts/create_episode.rb
index d85c3af4a..4e123b5ab 100644
--- a/app/services/podcasts/create_episode.rb
+++ b/app/services/podcasts/create_episode.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Podcasts
   class CreateEpisode
     def initialize(podcast_id, item)
       @podcast_id = podcast_id
-      @item = item
+      @item = item.is_a?(EpisodeRssItem) ? item : EpisodeRssItem.new(item)
     end
 
     def self.call(*args)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Podcasts
       rescue StandardError => e
         Rails.logger.error("not a valid date: #{e}")
       end
-      ep.body = item.content_encoded || item.itunes_summary || item.description
+      ep.body = item.body
       ep.save!
       ep
     end
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ module Podcasts
 
     # checking url when it is https is useless, the url is set to the enclosure url anyway
     def get_media_url(episode)
-      episode.media_url = if HTTParty.head(item.enclosure.url.gsub(/http:/, "https:")).code == 200
-                            item.enclosure.url.gsub(/http:/, "https:")
+      episode.media_url = if HTTParty.head(item.enclosure_url.gsub(/http:/, "https:")).code == 200
+                            item.enclosure_url.gsub(/http:/, "https:")
                           else
-                            item.enclosure.url
+                            item.enclosure_url
                           end
     rescue StandardError
       # podcast episode must have a media_url
-      episode.media_url = item.enclosure.url
+      episode.media_url = item.enclosure_url
       episode.podcast.update(status_notice: I18n.t(:unplayable, scope: "podcasts.statuses")) if episode.podcast.status_notice.empty?
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/podcasts/episode_rss_item.rb b/app/services/podcasts/episode_rss_item.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b84ed29cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/podcasts/episode_rss_item.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# a wrapper/adapter for RSS::Rss::Channel::Item to be able to pass it to ActiveJob
+module Podcasts
+  class EpisodeRssItem
+    ATTRIBUTES = %i[title itunes_subtitle itunes_summary link guid pubDate body enclosure_url].freeze
+
+    attr_reader(*ATTRIBUTES)
+
+    def initialize(attributes)
+      ATTRIBUTES.each do |key|
+        instance_variable_set("@#{key}", attributes[key])
+      end
+    end
+
+    def self.from_item(item)
+      new(
+        title: item.title,
+        itunes_subtitle: item.itunes_subtitle,
+        itunes_summary: item.itunes_summary,
+        link: item.link,
+        guid: item.guid.to_s,
+        pubDate: item.pubDate.to_s,
+        enclosure_url: item.enclosure.url,
+        body: item.content_encoded || item.itunes_summary || item.description,
+      )
+    end
+
+    def to_h
+      ATTRIBUTES.each_with_object({}) do |key, hash|
+        hash[key] = instance_variable_get("@#{key}")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/podcasts/get_episode.rb b/app/services/podcasts/get_episode.rb
index fd5b75e9a..831de51ed 100644
--- a/app/services/podcasts/get_episode.rb
+++ b/app/services/podcasts/get_episode.rb
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 module Podcasts
   class GetEpisode
-    def initialize(podcast)
+    def initialize(podcast, update = Podcasts::UpdateEpisode)
       @podcast = podcast
+      @update = update
     end
 
     def call(item)
-      episode = podcast.existing_episode(item)
+      item_data = item.is_a?(EpisodeRssItem) ? item : Podcasts::EpisodeRssItem.from_item(item)
+      episode = podcast.existing_episode(item_data)
       if episode
-        Podcasts::UpdateEpisode.call(episode, item)
+        update.call(episode, item_data)
       else
-        Podcasts::CreateEpisode.call(podcast.id, item)
+        PodcastEpisodes::CreateJob.perform_later(podcast.id, item_data.to_h)
       end
     end
 
     private
 
-    attr_reader :podcast
+    attr_reader :podcast, :update
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/podcasts/update_episode.rb b/app/services/podcasts/update_episode.rb
index c11ed3aa6..ba9096b6b 100644
--- a/app/services/podcasts/update_episode.rb
+++ b/app/services/podcasts/update_episode.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Podcasts
 
     def call
       update_published_at unless episode.published_at?
-      update_media_url if !episode.media_url.include?("https") && item.enclosure.url.include?("https")
+      update_media_url if !episode.media_url.include?("https") && item.enclosure_url.include?("https")
     end
 
     private
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Podcasts
     end
 
     def update_media_url
-      episode.update!(media_url: item.enclosure.url)
+      episode.update!(media_url: item.enclosure_url)
     rescue StandardError
       message = "something went wrong with #{episode.podcast_title}, #{episode.title} -- #{episode.media_url}"
       Rails.logger.error(message)
diff --git a/spec/factories/podcast_episode_rss_items.rb b/spec/factories/podcast_episode_rss_items.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc6feacf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/podcast_episode_rss_items.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :podcast_episode_rss_item, class: "Podcasts::EpisodeRssItem" do
+    title { Faker::Book.title }
+    itunes_subtitle { Faker::Hipster.words(3) }
+    itunes_summary { Faker::Hipster.words(3) }
+    link { Faker::Internet.url }
+    guid { "<guid isPermaLink=\"false\">#{Faker::Internet.url}/2.mp3}</guid>" }
+    pubDate { Faker::Date.between(2.years.ago, Time.zone.today) }
+    body { Faker::Hipster.paragraph(1) }
+    enclosure_url { "#{Faker::Internet.url}/2.mp3" }
+
+    initialize_with { new(attributes) }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/jobs/podcast_episodes/create_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/podcast_episodes/create_job_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/spec/models/podcast_spec.rb b/spec/models/podcast_spec.rb
index 3321e0f1c..4755d8229 100644
--- a/spec/models/podcast_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/podcast_spec.rb
@@ -67,14 +67,18 @@ RSpec.describe Podcast, type: :model do
 
   describe "#existing_episode" do
     let(:podcast) { create(:podcast) }
-    let(:enclosure) { instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item::Enclosure", url: "https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3") }
     let(:guid) { "<guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://podcast.example/file.mp3</guid>" }
+
     let(:item) do
-      instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item", pubDate: "2019-06-19",
-                                                 enclosure: enclosure,
-                                                 title: "lightalloy's podcast",
-                                                 guid: guid,
-                                                 link: "https://litealloy.ru")
+      build(:podcast_episode_rss_item, pubDate: "2019-06-19",
+                                       enclosure_url: "https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3",
+                                       description: "yet another podcast",
+                                       title: "lightalloy's podcast",
+                                       guid: guid,
+                                       itunes_subtitle: "hello",
+                                       content_encoded: nil,
+                                       itunes_summary: "world",
+                                       link: "https://litealloy.ru")
     end
 
     it "determines existing episode by media_url" do
diff --git a/spec/requests/podcast_episodes_api_spec.rb b/spec/requests/podcast_episodes_api_spec.rb
index cea15438a..9fe668e38 100644
--- a/spec/requests/podcast_episodes_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/podcast_episodes_api_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ RSpec.describe "ArticlesApi", type: :request, vcr: vcr_option do
   let(:podcast) { create(:podcast, feed_url: "http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/feed/podcast/") }
 
   before do
-    Podcasts::Feed.new.get_episodes(podcast, 2)
+    perform_enqueued_jobs do
+      Podcasts::Feed.new.get_episodes(podcast, 2)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "GET /api/articles" do
diff --git a/spec/services/podcasts/create_episode_spec.rb b/spec/services/podcasts/create_episode_spec.rb
index 64134008a..7515ad36d 100644
--- a/spec/services/podcasts/create_episode_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/podcasts/create_episode_spec.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ RSpec.describe Podcasts::CreateEpisode, type: :service do
   let!(:podcast) { create(:podcast) }
 
   context "when item has an https media_url" do
-    let!(:item) { RSS::Parser.parse("spec/support/fixtures/podcasts/developertea.rss", false).items.first }
+    let(:rss_item) { RSS::Parser.parse("spec/support/fixtures/podcasts/developertea.rss", false).items.first }
+    let!(:item) { Podcasts::EpisodeRssItem.from_item(rss_item) }
 
     before do
-      stub_request(:head, item.enclosure.url).to_return(status: 200)
+      stub_request(:head, item.enclosure_url).to_return(status: 200)
     end
 
     it "creates an episode" do
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ RSpec.describe Podcasts::CreateEpisode, type: :service do
   end
 
   context "when item has an http media url" do
-    let!(:item) { RSS::Parser.parse("spec/support/fixtures/podcasts/awayfromthekeyboard.rss", false).items.first }
-    let(:https_url) {  "https://awayfromthekeyboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Episode_075_Lara_Hogan_Demystifies_Public_Speaking.mp3" }
+    let(:rss_item) { RSS::Parser.parse("spec/support/fixtures/podcasts/awayfromthekeyboard.rss", false).items.first }
+    let!(:item) { Podcasts::EpisodeRssItem.from_item(rss_item) }
+    let(:https_url) { "https://awayfromthekeyboard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Episode_075_Lara_Hogan_Demystifies_Public_Speaking.mp3" }
 
     it "sets media_url to https version when it is available" do
       stub_request(:head, https_url).to_return(status: 200)
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ RSpec.describe Podcasts::CreateEpisode, type: :service do
     it "keeps an http media url when https version is not available" do
       stub_request(:head, https_url).to_return(status: 404)
       episode = described_class.call(podcast.id, item)
-      expect(episode.media_url).to eq(item.enclosure.url)
+      expect(episode.media_url).to eq(item.enclosure_url)
     end
 
     # enable when the logic will not rely solely on exception
diff --git a/spec/services/podcasts/episode_rss_item_spec.rb b/spec/services/podcasts/episode_rss_item_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a86bfc822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/podcasts/episode_rss_item_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Podcasts::EpisodeRssItem do
+  let(:enclosure) { instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item::Enclosure", url: "https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3") }
+  let(:guid) { "<guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://podcast.example/file.mp3</guid>" }
+  let(:item) do
+    instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item", pubDate: "2019-06-19",
+                                               enclosure: enclosure,
+                                               description: "yet another podcast",
+                                               title: "lightalloy's podcast",
+                                               guid: guid,
+                                               itunes_subtitle: "hello",
+                                               content_encoded: nil,
+                                               itunes_summary: "world",
+                                               link: "https://litealloy.ru")
+  end
+
+  describe "#new" do
+    it "create a nice object" do
+      data = described_class.new(title: "a", itunes_subtitle: "b", itunes_summary: "c",
+                                 link: "https://example.com", guid: "guid", pubDate: "2019-01-01",
+                                 body: "100", enclosure_url: "example.example")
+      expect(data.title).to eq("a")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#from_item" do
+    it "returns a hash" do
+      attributes = described_class.from_item(item).to_h
+      expect(attributes).to be_kind_of(Hash)
+      expect(attributes[:title]).to eq("lightalloy's podcast")
+      expect(attributes[:enclosure_url]).to eq("https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3")
+      expect(attributes[:body]).to eq("world")
+    end
+
+    it "has attr readers" do
+      data = described_class.from_item(item)
+      expect(data.guid).to eq(guid)
+      expect(data.enclosure_url).to eq("https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3")
+      expect(data.link).to eq(item.link)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/podcasts/feed_spec.rb b/spec/services/podcasts/feed_spec.rb
index b5e85caea..a76b3a1de 100644
--- a/spec/services/podcasts/feed_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/podcasts/feed_spec.rb
@@ -55,12 +55,16 @@ RSpec.describe Podcasts::Feed, vcr: vcr_option do
 
     it "fetches podcast episodes" do
       expect do
-        described_class.new.get_episodes(podcast, 2)
+        perform_enqueued_jobs do
+          described_class.new.get_episodes(podcast, 2)
+        end
       end.to change(PodcastEpisode, :count).by(2)
     end
 
     it "fetches correct podcasts" do
-      described_class.new.get_episodes(podcast, 2)
+      perform_enqueued_jobs do
+        described_class.new.get_episodes(podcast, 2)
+      end
       episodes = podcast.podcast_episodes
       expect(episodes.pluck(:title).sort).to eq(["Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong", "IFTTT Architecture with Nicky Leach"])
       expect(episodes.pluck(:media_url).sort).to eq(%w[https://traffic.libsyn.com/sedaily/AnalyseAsia.mp3 https://traffic.libsyn.com/sedaily/IFTTT.mp3])
diff --git a/spec/services/podcasts/get_episode_spec.rb b/spec/services/podcasts/get_episode_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..261f678e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/podcasts/get_episode_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Podcasts::GetEpisode do
+  let(:podcast) { create(:podcast) }
+  let(:episode) { create(:podcast_episode, podcast: podcast) }
+  let(:item) do
+    build(:podcast_episode_rss_item, pubDate: "2019-06-19",
+                                     enclosure_url: "https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3",
+                                     description: "yet another podcast",
+                                     title: "lightalloy's podcast",
+                                     guid: "<guid isPermaLink=\"false\">http://podcast.example/file.mp3</guid>",
+                                     itunes_subtitle: "hello",
+                                     content_encoded: nil,
+                                     itunes_summary: "world",
+                                     link: "https://litealloy.ru")
+  end
+
+  it "calls UpdateEpisode when an episode exists" do
+    update = double
+    allow(update).to receive(:call)
+    allow(podcast).to receive(:existing_episode).and_return(episode)
+    described_class.new(podcast, update).call(item)
+    expect(update).to have_received(:call).with(episode, item)
+  end
+
+  it "schedules a Create job when episode doesn't exist" do
+    allow(podcast).to receive(:existing_episode).and_return(nil)
+    expect do
+      described_class.new(podcast).call(item)
+    end.to have_enqueued_job.on_queue("podcast_episode_create") # .with(podcast.id)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/podcasts/update_episode_spec.rb b/spec/services/podcasts/update_episode_spec.rb
index cc1d1b99f..544a058ef 100644
--- a/spec/services/podcasts/update_episode_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/podcasts/update_episode_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe Podcasts::UpdateEpisode, type: :service do
   let(:podcast) { create(:podcast) }
-  let(:enclosure) { instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item::Enclosure", url: "https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3") }
-  let(:item) { instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item", pubDate: "2019-06-19", enclosure: enclosure) }
+
+  let(:item) do
+    build(:podcast_episode_rss_item, enclosure_url: "https://example.com/1.mp3")
+  end
 
   it "updates published_at if it's nil" do
     episode = create(:podcast_episode, podcast: podcast, published_at: nil)
@@ -13,14 +15,14 @@ RSpec.describe Podcasts::UpdateEpisode, type: :service do
   end
 
   it "updates media_url if the item url contains https" do
-    episode = create(:podcast_episode, podcast: podcast, media_url: "http://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3")
+    episode = create(:podcast_episode, podcast: podcast, media_url: "http://example.com/1.mp3")
     described_class.call(episode, item)
     episode.reload
-    expect(episode.media_url).to eq("https://audio.simplecast.com/2330f132.mp3")
+    expect(episode.media_url).to eq("https://example.com/1.mp3")
   end
 
   it "catches expception when pubDate is invalid" do
-    invalid_item = instance_double("RSS::Rss::Channel::Item", pubDate: "i'm not a date", enclosure: enclosure)
+    invalid_item = build(:podcast_episode_rss_item, pubDate: "I'm not a date")
 
     episode = create(:podcast_episode, podcast: podcast, published_at: nil)
     described_class.call(episode, invalid_item)