diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index d30025dfb..915a63c54 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ def _add_newswire_dict_entry(base_dir: str, domain: str,
     # extract hashtags from the text of the feed post
     post_tags = get_newswire_tags(all_text, max_tags)
 
+    if podcast_properties.get('explicit'):
+        post_tags.append('#NSFW')
+
     # Include tags from podcast categories
     if podcast_properties:
         post_tags += podcast_properties['categories']