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Thank you, thank you for the transcript. It makes podcasts so much nicer...

Thank CastingWords and $115.50 for about 90% of it. (I did some light copy editing when I was concerned that our extemporaneous speaking didn't look intelligent when transcribed, but it made it about 60 minutes instead of a day.)

Both good decisions-- getting the transcription done cheaply, so it actually got done, and adding the "editor's notes" to add further context.

I'd definitely recommend this approach to all podcasts.

Would love it if you can try out our service, Scribie.com once too. Just for comparison sakes.

You didn't try routing it through Twilio's voice mail transcription?

(Mostly kidding...)

Yes, thank you!

I thought I was the only one.

Patrick, I love almost everything you write, both here and on your blog, but the idea of listening to anything for more than 5 minutes drives me nuts. Maybe it's my OCD, or my need to focus deeply on my work, or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not deliver the data densely enough. I will probably read your 79 minute podcast transcription in under 10 minutes, without losing focus, and being eternally grateful.

Andrew Warner of mixergy did this sporadically at one time, but never enough. Andrew, if you're reading this, please do what Patrick has done, every time. I'll never miss another show of yours!

or maybe it's just that the podcast form does not present the data densely enough.

You might find playing podcasts at faster speeds enjoyable/useful - any decent podcast app should let you play at 1.5x or 2x speed, which I find much more engaging for more informational podcasts (ie anything where comedic timing isn't critical).

Thanks. We now do a new transcript for every single interview.

The demand was too big for me to ignore.

Personally, I love the transcripts even though I listen to the interviews, because going back and reviewing what somebody said in an audio file is a royal pain. If I want to remember what that service was that so-and-so recommended, it's five seconds of skimming the text versus several minutes of scrubbing around the audio and listening for a little while to see if I'm at the right part.

> I thought I was the only one.

You're definitely not. When scanning or seeking, Podcasts are to web communications as reel to reel is to data storage.

A note to patio11: I had already closed the page when I saw this comment. Went back and happily read the whole transcript (I never listen to podcasts.)

You might want to make it more obvious that there is text on this page.

While I like the option for transcripted podcasts, I actually find that I listen to podcasts more than I would go through and read the transcripts (except for research / review later on).

Perhaps it's just a factor of having a long commute, but I love being able to load up my ipod with podcasts and just listening to them like I would the radio.

Good for SEO too.

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