diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0feb975..c15c56a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ dist
 data
 feed_urls.txt
 public
+!public/default_thumbnail.svg
diff --git a/default_thumbnail.svg b/default_thumbnail.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3343d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default_thumbnail.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<svg width="400" height="400" viewBox="0 0 400 400" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <rect width="400" height="400" fill="#2563eb"/>
+  <circle cx="200" cy="150" r="60" fill="white" opacity="0.9"/>
+  <polygon points="180,130 180,170 220,150" fill="#2563eb"/>
+  <rect x="100" y="220" width="200" height="8" rx="4" fill="white" opacity="0.7"/>
+  <rect x="120" y="240" width="160" height="6" rx="3" fill="white" opacity="0.5"/>
+  <rect x="140" y="258" width="120" height="6" rx="3" fill="white" opacity="0.5"/>
+  <text x="200" y="320" text-anchor="middle" fill="white" font-family="Arial, sans-serif" font-size="24" font-weight="bold" opacity="0.8">PODCAST</text>
+</svg>
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