Podcast transcripts
Of the 195 shows on the US Apple Podcasts chart, 24 link a transcript of their own from their newest episode. That's the version any app can read. We read every feed on October 28, 2026.
How to read a podcast transcript
- Apple Podcasts: on iPhone or iPad with iOS 17.4 or later, play the episode, open the player and tap View Transcript. You can search it and tap a line to play from there. A grayed-out button means the episode has none. Apple's steps.
- The publisher's own: linked from the show's RSS feed with the Podcasting 2.0
podcast:transcripttag, so apps and tools outside Apple's can use it. The tag.
The 24 chart shows that publish one
In chart order. 21 of them are timed (WebVTT, SRT or JSON), so BitePods can show the words and let you clip a moment by what was said.
The BuildersiHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope · No. 3 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Love TrappediHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts · No. 7 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Bred To LeadDr. Jake Tayler Jacobs · No. 24 on the chartFormats: TextRSS feed · Clip a moment
We!Joe Mittiga · No. 25 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, JSON, HTMLRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven BartlettDOAC · No. 35 on the chartFormats: WebVTTRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Betrayal Season 6iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts · No. 38 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The Team Housedee takos · No. 40 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Build or BreakDaniel Lubetzky · No. 48 on the chartFormats: WebVTTRSS feed · Clip by what was said
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia HardstarkExactly Right and iHeartPodcasts · No. 55 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Stuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcasts · No. 61 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
3 Takeaways™Lynn Thoman · No. 71 on the chartFormats: HTMLRSS feed · Clip a moment
How Much Can I Make? — Real Jobs. Real Stories. Career InsightsMirav Ozeri - Career Insights Journalist · No. 87 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, JSON, HTMLRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Table ReadiHeartPodcasts · No. 97 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer Podcast: Thyropause, Menopause, Metabolism and How to Fix ItDr. Amie Hornaman · No. 102 on the chartFormats: WebVTTRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The Chad Durfee ShowChad Durfee · No. 115 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, JSON, HTMLRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The MOOD PodcastMatt Jacob · No. 145 on the chartFormats: HTMLRSS feed · Clip a moment
Burden of GuiltiHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts · No. 149 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
On The Line with Jim PyneJim · No. 161 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, JSON, HTMLRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Sword and ScaleSword and Scale · No. 167 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The Bobby Bones ShowiHeartPodcasts · No. 172 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Bourbon with BradCompletely Offensively LLC · No. 173 on the chartFormats: WebVTTRSS feed · Clip by what was said
The MeatEater PodcastMeatEater · No. 181 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Behind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts · No. 183 on the chartFormats: WebVTT, SRT, TextRSS feed · Clip by what was said
followHIMHank Smith & John Bytheway · No. 189 on the chartFormats: WebVTTRSS feed · Clip by what was said
Questions
- How do I get the transcript of a podcast?
- On iPhone or iPad with iOS 17.4 or later, play the episode in Apple Podcasts, open the player and tap View Transcript. A grayed-out button means that episode has none. Elsewhere, look for the publisher's own transcript: it is linked from the show's RSS feed, and the shows listed here link one.
- Does Apple write transcripts for every podcast?
- Apple generates transcripts automatically after a new episode is published, in English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. A creator can supply their own as VTT or SRT instead. They are read inside Apple Podcasts.
- Why do so few shows publish their own?
- It's extra work for the publisher, and Apple now makes one in its app. Of the 195 shows on the US chart we checked on October 28, 2026, 24 linked a transcript from their newest episode.
- Can I clip a podcast by what was said?
- Yes, for shows with a timed transcript (WebVTT, SRT or JSON). Open the show in BitePods, find the sentence in the transcript, and mark it in and out. The link plays just that part. Free, no account.
Every other show on the chart: podcast RSS feeds, each page saying whether its feed links a transcript. Sources: Apple, Transcripts on Apple Podcasts and View podcast transcripts on iPhone, read October 28, 2026.