private function get_pod_info() {

		$pod_info = null;

		if ( pods_api()->pod_exists( $this->taxonomy ) ) {

			// Load the taxonomy Pod
			$params   = array(
				'name'       => $this->taxonomy,
				'table_info' => true,
			);
			$pod_info = pods_api()->load_pod( $params, false );
		}

		return $pod_info;

	}