James Cridland, writing on Medium, examines the challenges of providing podcast captions [https://blog.james.cridland.net/kahlimah-jones-vs-gimlet-the-fight-for-podcast-accessibility-dfcb731d9d7f] : > The Jones vs Gimlet suit isn’t asking for transcripts. Instead, it’s requiring Gimlet to produce closed-captions. While almost any podcast app will offer a link to a transcript, with the

Podnews surveys podcasters’ thoughts on automated transcripts being visible in podcast directories and searches [https://podnews.net/article/podcast-transcripts-why-and-when]: > Apple uses automated speech-to-text technology like this for searching; Google has experimented with this, too, and Spotify’s new terms and conditions in May 2020 also gives them the right to

Descript has released Podcast Studio [https://blog.descript.com/introducing-descript-podcast-studio-overdub/], a podcast editor that works like a word processor: > Audio is the easiest kind of content to create — you just open your mouth  —  but the hardest to edit. Descript and Overdub change that  —  and, as a result, will change the

Simplecast, announces that support for adding transcripts directly to episode pages on a podcast’s Simplecast Site. Caitlin Van Horn covers why [https://blog.simplecast.com/simplecast-hosts-podcast-transcripts/]: > As we’ve said in the past, podcast transcription is a best-practice, and essential for growing your audience. Transcription can help your search

Chance Miller, writing for 9to5Mac, covers some improvements coming to Apple Podcasts in iOS 13 [https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/04/podcasts-ios-13/]: > Apple says that the transcript search will come to “selected top shows” at first, and expand as time progresses. The company also says that show and episode pages

Ashley Carman, writing for The Verge, covers the launch of a new podcast editor [https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18618318/soundtrap-spotify-podcast-editing-storytellers-transcript] : > Its most impressive feature is how simple it’s supposed to make editing: podcasters can just cut words out of an automated transcript of their conversation, and

Omny Studio introduces new transcription features for their customers and listeners [https://blog.omnystudio.com/why-you-should-transcribe-your-content-with-omny-studio-b50a4378148b] : > Omny’s new transcript player makes it possible for people with hearing loss to enjoy your podcast and it’s also an enhanced listening experience for all listeners. Skip through to parts that you

The Max Fun network announces that The McElroys will fund transcription for 18 shows going forward, as well as their own back catalog [https://maximumfun.org/news/transcripts/]: > Over the past few years, our listeners have pointed out a lack of accessibility for hard-of-hearing fans, due to a lack of

Jules Wang, writing for Android Police, discovers evidence of Google’s transcription efforts [https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/03/26/google-podcasts-in-episode-search-is-coming-shows-now-being-fully-transcribed/] : > Google Podcasts is now automatically generating transcripts of episodes and is using them as metadata to help listeners search for shows, even if they don't know the title or

Dalit Shalom, writing for NYT Open, gives us a look into the design process behind The Daily’s transcript pages [https://open.nytimes.com/from-audio-waves-to-words-episodes-of-the-daily-now-come-with-transcripts-298ab8cb9481] : > Some of our initial designs included text that appeared, karaoke-style, as an overlay on the audio player. While this gave weight to what was being