“You’re listening to an interview and say, ‘Oh yeah, they made a really good point. I could have bookmarked it, but I just want to go back to that section again,’ — or revisiting a show or revisiting some aspect of the show; it really helps customers to go back and forth and use that as a navigation tool more so than just read along.”
The transcripts are currently available on select shows, but more are on the way
Brahmbhatt went on to say that the team wanted to make the podcasts experience similar to scrubbing through videos, allowing users to get to the part of a podcast based on the text.
Although transcriptions exist on platforms like Spotify, they are only available on some podcasts. Platforms like Apple Podcasts don’t offer a default transcription feature, though creators can include it with the show notes.
