diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastEpisodesController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastEpisodesController.php
index 691506f46..b5b42f6b6 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastEpisodesController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/modules/rest/controllers/PodcastEpisodesController.php
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ class Rest_PodcastEpisodesController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
             return;
         }
         try {
-
-            $podcast = PodcastQuery::create()->findPk($id);
-            if (!$podcast) {
-                throw new PodcastNotFoundException();
-            }
-
             $totalPodcastEpisodesCount = PodcastEpisodesQuery::create()
                 ->filterByDbPodcastId($id)
                 ->count();
@@ -44,21 +38,9 @@ class Rest_PodcastEpisodesController extends Zend_Rest_Controller
             $sortColumn = $this->_getParam('sort', PodcastEpisodesPeer::ID);
             $sortDir = $this->_getParam('sort_dir', Criteria::ASC);
 
-            $episodes = PodcastEpisodesQuery::create()
-                ->filterByDbPodcastId($id)
-                ->setLimit($limit)
-                ->setOffset($offset)
-                ->orderBy($sortColumn, $sortDir)
-                ->find();
-
-            $episodesArray = array();
-            foreach ($episodes as $episode) {
-                array_push($episodesArray, $episode->toArray(BasePeer::TYPE_FIELDNAME));
-            }
-
             $this->getResponse()
                 ->setHttpResponseCode(201)
-                ->appendBody(json_encode($episodesArray));
+                ->appendBody(json_encode($this->_service->getPodcastEpisodes($id, $offset, $limit, $sortColumn, $sortDir)));
 
         } catch (PodcastNotFoundException $e) {
             $this->podcastNotFoundResponse();
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastEpisodeService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastEpisodeService.php
index 476115840..af4957929 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastEpisodeService.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/PodcastEpisodeService.php
@@ -206,14 +206,35 @@ class Application_Service_PodcastEpisodeService extends Application_Service_Thir
         return $episode->toArray(BasePeer::TYPE_FIELDNAME);
     }
 
-    public function getPodcastEpisodes($podcastId)
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of Podcast episodes, with the option to paginate the results.
+     *
+     * @param $podcastId
+     * @param int $offset
+     * @param int $limit
+     * @param string $sortColumn
+     * @param string $sortDir
+     * @return array
+     * @throws PodcastNotFoundException
+     */
+    public function getPodcastEpisodes($podcastId,
+                                       $offset=0,
+                                       $limit=10,
+                                       $sortColumn=PodcastEpisodesPeer::ID,
+                                       $sortDir=Criteria::ASC)
     {
         $podcast = PodcastQuery::create()->findPk($podcastId);
         if (!$podcast) {
             throw new PodcastNotFoundException();
         }
 
-        $episodes = PodcastEpisodesQuery::create()->findByDbPodcastId($podcastId);
+        $episodes = PodcastEpisodesQuery::create()
+            ->filterByDbPodcastId($podcastId)
+            ->setLimit($limit)
+            ->setOffset($offset)
+            ->orderBy($sortColumn, $sortDir)
+            ->find();
+
         $episodesArray = array();
         foreach ($episodes as $episode) {
             array_push($episodesArray, $episode->toArray(BasePeer::TYPE_FIELDNAME));