Podcast Idiot

I built a new tool since the last update, fixed a couple of bugs in the tools I already had, and now have a complete production workflow running on my own software from start to finish.

Two new tools complete the Podcast Idiot pipeline. The Transcriber runs Whisper locally to turn audio into transcripts with speaker labels, no cloud needed. The Chapter Creator uses AI to read those transcripts and generate Podcasting 2.0 chapter files. Both work with the RSS Feed Builder.

Kevin Bae explains why he built a Progressive Web App podcast player, describes the two-week development process, and walks through its features, including search, favorites, downloads, transcripts, chapters, and funding links. He discusses technical challenges, privacy advantages, future improvements, and how the project fits into his growing Podcast Idiot tool ecosystem.

After a long hiatus, Podcast Idiot returns with a simple, local podcast RSS feed creator built with AI, supporting modern podcast tags, feed editing, and standalone XML generation without servers or subscriptions.

On today's show I test out livestreaming again. This is for my music podcast called Sats and Sounds. I got it all working to be able to record but there was no audio coming from Curiocaster or The Split Kit. These are things to figure out in the coming weeks. But, at least the live stream worked in Podverse and it was streaming on the website at http://stream.satsandsounds.com.