Silos threaten the internets most important purpose
Apple
Apple is adding automatic, searchable transcripts to all podcast episodes.
It’s only available to users of Apple’s own Podcasts app.
New episodes will be transcribed and indexed immediately, with back-catalog episodes added as they are processed.
Apple Podcasts.Apple
“When platforms like Apple restrict access to automatic podcast transcriptions, it limits the discoverability of valuable content.
It’s hard to think of a better integration.
Searchable text is amazing, accessibility-wise.
Apple Podcasts Transcript Availability.Apple
It’s also essential for researchers.
After all, many (maybe most) non-tech podcasts don’t even put links in their show notes.
Or even have show notes.
I embed a transcript onto my website for every episode I create.
In this regard, it follows the current trend of locking user-created media behind a paywall or a login.
The answer is probably to avoid these aggregators altogether.
Instead of using Twitter or Instagram, start a blog.
And if you have a podcast, post that free, Apple-provided transcript on your show’s website.
I also published those transcripts on some free podcast aggregators.
That made the text widely and freely available.”
