diff --git a/nova.py b/nova.py
index 7ff7f01..ff54970 100755
--- a/nova.py
+++ b/nova.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Episode:
     def __init__(self, date, slug, title, show_notes, video_src, audio_src, config):
         self.date = date
         self.slug = slug
-        self.title = title.strip()
+        self.title = title
         self.show_notes = markdown.markdown(show_notes)
         self.video = video_src
         self.audio = audio_src
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def parse_file(file, array_keys=("tags")):
                 config[match.group("key")] = [i.strip() for i in
                                               match.group("value").split(",")]
             else:
-                config[match.group("key")] = match.group("value")
+                config[match.group("key")] = match.group("value").strip()
         else:
             raise ParseError(f"Invalid line {line}")