LyleChamney, thank you! You resolved my issue in the simplest way possible ?? Thanks for such a thorough and clear response.
To answer your question, yes, I’m just using the local site to create an RSS feed to plug into iTunes! This is a bit of a dated article, but I used it as a rough guide to how it should all work. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/guide-setting-podcast-website-feed-wordpress-podpress/
Thanks again!