# Podcast episodes as a Gemini Notebook source

> Find the episode, download the audio file, upload it as a source — long interviews become quotable, searchable text.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/podcast-episodes — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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- Site: [podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/)
- Category: Video & audio
- Access: free

Find the episode, download the audio file, upload it as a source — long interviews become quotable, searchable text.

Long-form interviews carry opinions, backstory and tangents that rarely get written up anywhere else, so downloading an episode and uploading the audio turns hours of conversation into searchable, quotable text. Podcast Index itself is just a directory for locating a show's feed, not a place that hosts the audio. An hour-plus audio file takes longer to process than text, so it's worth reserving for material that genuinely doesn't exist anywhere in written form.

## Import into Gemini Notebook

1. Copy the link: https://podcastindex.org/
2. In your notebook, click Add source → Website.
3. Paste the link and confirm — several links can be pasted at once, one per line.

**Tip:** Public YouTube videos with captions import as sources directly, with timestamped citations. For podcasts, upload the audio file — Gemini Notebook transcribes it.

## More video & audio sources

- [YouTube](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/youtube.md) — Lectures, talks and interviews — paste the video URL. For whole channels or playlists, see the tools page.
- [TED](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/ted.md) — Every talk has a full transcript page — paste that URL for a cleaner import than the video.
- [Pocket Casts](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/pocket-casts.md) — Podcast app with strong discovery for expert shows. Use it to find episodes, then feed transcripts or show-notes pages into your notebook.
- [Spotify Podcasts](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/spotify-podcasts.md) — Massive podcast catalog with expert interviews on nearly any subject. Audio can't be imported directly — look for episode transcripts or show notes instead.
- [Substack](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/substack.md) — Home of independent expert newsletters on finance, tech, science and more. Individual post URLs import as Website sources; some posts sit behind paywalls.
- [Vimeo](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/sources/vimeo.md) — Indie film, documentaries, and design reels without the ad noise. Gemini Notebook can't ingest Vimeo video directly, so pair clips with transcripts.