@nprofile1q... this doesn't answer your q, but am kind of curious on this open question.
Do folks get much value from the transcript feature? Or if you're a podcast app maker, do your users value it, and tell you?
Clearly a win for accessibility, but beyond that podcasts are an overhwhelmingly audio medium for me. I don't *look* at my app, I lock the screen and shove it in my pocket.
I remember coding this into wherever and thinking: "Neat! too bad I'll never use it." Thoughts?