diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c84ade..ac04f43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ The long form, with what was wrong before and how it was found, is in
 ### Added
 
 - Directory has a row of chips above it: Podcasts, Blogs, and once Podcasts is picked, each
-  podcast's own iTunes category. Picking one filters the Directory in place.
+  podcast's own iTunes category, the narrower one where a show gives two (Games, not Leisure).
+  Picking one filters the Directory in place.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/feed.rs b/src/feed.rs
index c5f7ab6..9ac5fde 100644
--- a/src/feed.rs
+++ b/src/feed.rs
@@ -538,10 +538,12 @@ fn from_rss(ch: rss::Channel, bytes: &[u8]) -> ParsedFeed {
             .map(str::to_owned)
             .or_else(|| ch.image().map(|i| i.url().to_owned())),
         // Only the iTunes one: Apple's list is fixed, while a plain <category> is freeform and
-        // would fill the Directory with one-off tags. The top level only, for the same reason.
+        // would fill the Directory with one-off tags. The subcategory where there is one: Apple
+        // files every tabletop and gaming show under Leisure, which says little; Games says it.
         category: ch
             .itunes_ext()
             .and_then(|i| i.categories().first())
+            .map(|c| c.subcategory().filter(|s| !s.text().trim().is_empty()).unwrap_or(c))
             .and_then(|c| non_empty(Some(c.text().trim()))),
         entries,
     }
@@ -717,7 +719,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(feed.title.as_deref(), Some("Test Cast"));
         assert_eq!(feed.ttl_mins, Some(45));
-        assert_eq!(feed.category.as_deref(), Some("Technology"), "the first, top level only");
+        assert_eq!(feed.category.as_deref(), Some("Podcasting"), "the first, by its subcategory");
         assert_eq!(feed.entries.len(), 3);
 
         let ep = &feed.entries[0];