diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/applepodcasts.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/applepodcasts.py
index 91a7028367..eb30fb2319 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/applepodcasts.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/applepodcasts.py
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 class ApplePodcastsIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://podcasts\.apple\.com/(?:[^/]+/)?podcast(?:/[^/]+){1,2}.*?\bi=(?P<id>\d+)'
     _TESTS = [{
-        'url': 'https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ferreck-dawn-to-the-break-of-dawn-117/id1625658232?i=1000665010654',
-        'md5': '82cc219b8cc1dcf8bfc5a5e99b23b172',
+        'url': 'https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/urbana-podcast-724-by-david-penn/id1531349107?i=1000748574256',
+        'md5': 'f8a6f92735d0cfbd5e6a7294151e28d8',
         'info_dict': {
-            'id': '1000665010654',
-            'ext': 'mp3',
-            'title': 'Ferreck Dawn - To The Break of Dawn 117',
-            'episode': 'Ferreck Dawn - To The Break of Dawn 117',
-            'description': 'md5:8c4f5c2c30af17ed6a98b0b9daf15b76',
-            'upload_date': '20240812',
-            'timestamp': 1723449600,
-            'duration': 3596,
-            'series': 'Ferreck Dawn - To The Break of Dawn',
+            'id': '1000748574256',
+            'ext': 'm4a',
+            'title': 'URBANA PODCAST 724 BY DAVID PENN',
+            'episode': 'URBANA PODCAST 724 BY DAVID PENN',
+            'description': 'md5:fec77bacba32db8c9b3dda5486ed085f',
+            'upload_date': '20260206',
+            'timestamp': 1770400801,
+            'duration': 3602,
+            'series': 'Urbana Radio Show',
             'thumbnail': 're:.+[.](png|jpe?g|webp)',
         },
     }, {
@@ -57,22 +57,22 @@ class ApplePodcastsIE(InfoExtractor):
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, episode_id)
         server_data = self._search_json(
             r'<script [^>]*\bid=["\']serialized-server-data["\'][^>]*>', webpage,
-            'server data', episode_id, contains_pattern=r'\[{(?s:.+)}\]')[0]['data']
+            'server data', episode_id)['data'][0]['data']
         model_data = traverse_obj(server_data, (
             'headerButtonItems', lambda _, v: v['$kind'] == 'share' and v['modelType'] == 'EpisodeLockup',
             'model', {dict}, any))
 
         return {
             'id': episode_id,
-            **self._json_ld(
-                traverse_obj(server_data, ('seoData', 'schemaContent', {dict}))
-                or self._yield_json_ld(webpage, episode_id, fatal=False), episode_id, fatal=False),
             **traverse_obj(model_data, {
                 'title': ('title', {str}),
                 'description': ('summary', {clean_html}),
                 'url': ('playAction', 'episodeOffer', 'streamUrl', {clean_podcast_url}),
                 'timestamp': ('releaseDate', {parse_iso8601}),
                 'duration': ('duration', {int_or_none}),
+                'episode': ('title', {str}),
+                'episode_number': ('episodeNumber', {int_or_none}),
+                'series': ('showTitle', {str}),
             }),
             'thumbnail': self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage),
             'vcodec': 'none',