diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2142b4e..c8ae027 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Type values surrounded in square brackets (`[]`) can be used as used as boolean
 | --list                   | [String]            | false    | Print episode list instead of downloading. Defaults to "table" when used as a boolean option. "json" is also supported.                                                                                               |
 | --exec                   | String              | false    | Execute a command after each episode is downloaded.                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | --threads                | Number              | false    | Determines the number of downloads that will happen concurrently. Default is 1.                                                                                                                                       |
+| --filter-url-tacking     |                     | false    | Attempts to extract the direct download link of an episode if detected (**experimental**).                                                                                                                            |
 | --version                |                     | false    | Output the version number.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | --help                   |                     | false    | Output usage information.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 
diff --git a/bin/async.js b/bin/async.js
index ac98782..78e7ee7 100644
--- a/bin/async.js
+++ b/bin/async.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   runExec,
   writeItemMeta,
   writeToArchive,
+  getUrlEmbed,
 } from "./util.js";
 
 const pipeline = promisify(stream.pipeline);
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const download = async ({
   archive,
   override,
   onAfterDownload,
+  filterUrlTracking,
 }) => {
   const logMessage = getLogMessageWithMarker(marker);
   if (!override && fs.existsSync(outputPath)) {
@@ -41,7 +43,18 @@ const download = async ({
     return;
   }
 
-  const headResponse = await got(url, {
+  let embeddedUrl = null;
+  if (filterUrlTracking) {
+    logMessage("Attempting to find embedded URL...");
+    embeddedUrl = await getUrlEmbed(url);
+
+    if (!embeddedUrl) {
+      logMessage("Unable to find embedded URL. Defaulting to full address");
+    }
+  }
+
+  const finalUrl = embeddedUrl || url;
+  const headResponse = await got(finalUrl, {
     timeout: 5000,
     method: "HEAD",
     responseType: "json",
@@ -87,7 +100,7 @@ const download = async ({
     });
 
     await pipeline(
-      got.stream(url).on("downloadProgress", onDownloadProgress),
+      got.stream(finalUrl).on("downloadProgress", onDownloadProgress),
       fs.createWriteStream(outputPath)
     );
   } catch (error) {
@@ -140,6 +153,7 @@ let downloadItemsAsync = async ({
   episodeTemplate,
   exec,
   feed,
+  filterUrlTracking,
   includeEpisodeMeta,
   mono,
   override,
@@ -177,6 +191,7 @@ let downloadItemsAsync = async ({
         archive,
         override,
         marker,
+        filterUrlTracking,
         key: getArchiveKey({
           prefix: archiveUrl,
           name: getArchiveFilename({
diff --git a/bin/bin.js b/bin/bin.js
index 07fadbc..141846a 100644
--- a/bin/bin.js
+++ b/bin/bin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import fs from "fs";
 import _path from "path";
-import _url from "url";
 import commander from "commander";
 import { createRequire } from "module";
 import pluralize from "pluralize";
@@ -119,6 +118,10 @@ commander
     createParseNumber({ min: 1, max: 32, name: "threads" }),
     1
   )
+  .option(
+    "--filter-url-tracking",
+    "attempts to extract the direct download link of an episode if detected (experimental)"
+  )
   .parse(process.argv);
 
 const {
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ const {
   exec,
   mono,
   threads,
+  filterUrlTracking,
   addMp3Metadata: addMp3MetadataFlag,
   adjustBitrate: bitrate,
 } = commander;
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     logErrorAndExit("No URL provided");
   }
 
-  const { hostname, pathname } = _url.parse(url);
+  const { hostname, pathname } = new URL(url);
   const archiveUrl = `${hostname}${pathname}`;
   const feed = await getFeed(url);
   const basePath = _path.resolve(
@@ -286,6 +290,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     override,
     targetItems,
     threads,
+    filterUrlTracking,
   });
 
   if (numEpisodesDownloaded === 0) {
diff --git a/bin/util.js b/bin/util.js
index 782798e..ad0ce95 100644
--- a/bin/util.js
+++ b/bin/util.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import _url from "url";
 import rssParser from "rss-parser";
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import got from "got";
 import util from "util";
 import { exec } from "child_process";
 
@@ -45,6 +45,54 @@ const getIsInArchive = ({ key, archive }) => {
   return archiveResult.includes(key);
 };
 
+const getPossibleUrlEmbeds = (url, maxAmount = 5) => {
+  const fullUrl = new URL(url);
+  const possibleStartIndexes = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < fullUrl.pathname.length; i++) {
+    if (fullUrl.pathname[i] === "/") {
+      possibleStartIndexes.push(i);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const possibleEmbedChoices = possibleStartIndexes.map((startIndex) => {
+    let possibleEmbed = fullUrl.pathname.slice(startIndex + 1);
+
+    if (!possibleEmbed.startsWith("http")) {
+      possibleEmbed = `https://${possibleEmbed}`;
+    }
+
+    return decodeURIComponent(possibleEmbed);
+  });
+
+  return possibleEmbedChoices
+    .slice(Math.max(possibleEmbedChoices.length - maxAmount, 0))
+    .reverse();
+};
+
+const getUrlEmbed = async (url) => {
+  const possibleUrlEmbeds = getPossibleUrlEmbeds(url);
+  for (const possibleUrl of possibleUrlEmbeds) {
+    try {
+      const embeddedUrl = new URL(possibleUrl);
+      await got(embeddedUrl.href, {
+        timeout: 3000,
+        method: "HEAD",
+        responseType: "json",
+        headers: {
+          accept: "*/*",
+        },
+      });
+
+      return embeddedUrl;
+    } catch (error) {
+      // do nothing
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+};
+
 const getLoopControls = ({ limit, offset, length, reverse }) => {
   if (reverse) {
     const startIndex = length - 1 - offset;
@@ -341,7 +389,7 @@ const writeItemMeta = ({
 };
 
 const getUrlExt = (url) => {
-  const { pathname } = _url.parse(url);
+  const { pathname } = new URL(url);
 
   if (!pathname) {
     return "";
@@ -408,7 +456,7 @@ const getImageUrl = ({ image, itunes }) => {
 };
 
 const getFeed = async (url) => {
-  const { href } = _url.parse(url);
+  const { href } = new URL(url);
 
   let feed;
   try {
@@ -522,6 +570,7 @@ export {
   getImageUrl,
   getItemsToDownload,
   getUrlExt,
+  getUrlEmbed,
   logFeedInfo,
   ITEM_LIST_FORMATS,
   logItemsList,