Count transcript tags in a podcast RSS feed
Five of eight AI podcasts in a June 11, 2026 feed audit declared zero transcripts in RSS. Across the 2,148 items those feeds served, 190 carried at least one podcast:transcript tag (8.8%). An absent tag does not establish whether a transcript exists on a website, video platform, or elsewhere. If you ship a feed, or you parse one, count the tag and keep the count inside what a declaration can…
In a June 11, 2026 audit of eight AI podcasts, five of them showed zero transcripts in their RSS feeds. Out of the 2,148 items across these feeds, 190 contained a podcast:transcript tag, representing 8.8% of the total. The absence of a tag does not confirm the existence of a transcript on other platforms. A podcast:transcript tag links to a transcript or captions file, signaling apps and crawlers where the episode's text resides.
The audit focuses on declarations, not verifying the functionality of linked files or the impact on citations and search traffic. The benchmark, conducted on June 11, 2026, reveals that Chain of Thought had the highest transcript coverage at 98.4%, with only its trailer episode lacking a tag. In contrast, AI Engineering Podcast achieved 93.7% coverage, while Practical AI had a significantly lower 15.2%.
The percentages presented in the audit are snapshots of the eight selected shows and do not represent a comprehensive survey of all AI podcasts. A 0% transcription coverage in a feed does not necessarily mean the podcast lacks transcripts; it could mean the transcripts are not declared in the RSS feed. The audit does not validate the availability or quality of the transcripts or their impact on audience reach or AI citations.
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