cdeistopened Podcast Ingest
Fetches podcast RSS feeds, downloads audio, and produces polished markdown transcripts via Gemini Flash.
When to Use
- User wants to transcribe a podcast episode or batch of episodes
- User provides an RSS feed URL, podcast name, or direct audio URL
- Building a markdown knowledge base from podcast content
Commands
# List episodes from a feed
bun run podcast-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --feed <rss-url> --list
# Transcribe the latest episode
bun run podcast-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --feed <rss-url> --limit 1
# Transcribe latest 5 episodes
bun run podcast-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --feed <rss-url> --limit 5
# Transcribe from direct audio URL
bun run podcast-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --audio <audio-url> --title "Episode Title"
Requirements
GEMINI_API_KEYenvironment variable- Output goes to
output/podcasts/by default
Output Format
Each episode produces a markdown file with YAML frontmatter:
---
title: "Episode Title"
podcast: "Podcast Name"
author: "Host Name"
date: "2026-02-18"
source: "https://..."
type: "podcast-transcript"
---
Followed by: Summary, Topics, Speakers list, and full sectioned transcript.
Cost
~$0.005 per hour of audio (Gemini Flash). A typical 1-hour episode costs less than a penny.