diff --git a/pod_feeder.pl b/pod_feeder.pl
index ae415d9..c1f5dc5 100755
--- a/pod_feeder.pl
+++ b/pod_feeder.pl
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sub get_feed_items {
                         my $title = $item->{'title'};
 
                         # strip apostrophes
-                        $title =~ s/'//g;
+                        $title =~ s/('|`)//g;
 
                         # split up string on non-alphanumerics
                         my @parts = split( /([^(\p{Letter}|\p{Number})]|\p{Punctuation})/, $title );