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Apple Podcasts transcript

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First 2 min · free hereApple Podcasts episode, clip1:35English · detected

0:00: This is episode forty-two, and it is about money habits.
0:14: The first habit is simple: pay yourself first, on payday.
0:45: Second, plan the month before it starts.
1:13: Third, review it once a week. Ten minutes, no more.

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How to transcribe an Apple Podcasts episode

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Paste it above
The first 2 minutes are free here.
The rest in Kalpa
The full episode transcript, on your iPhone.

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Subscriber-only episodes may not open by link.
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When the free tool is enough — and when you need Kalpa

	Free web tool	Kalpa app
Length	First 2 minutes of any recording	The whole recording, no limit
Summary, quotes and topics	—	Yes
Search everything you saved	—	Ask in chat, jump to the moment
Your own recordings	Upload a file	Record on iPhone or Apple Watch, transcribed on device
Languages	25, detected automatically	25, detected automatically

Questions and answers

Doesn’t Apple Podcasts have its own transcripts?

Apple Podcasts shows transcripts for some episodes, while Kalpa turns the episode into text you can copy, download as .txt and keep.

How much of an Apple Podcasts episode is free?

Kalpa transcribes the first 2 minutes of any Apple Podcasts episode for free, with no sign-up, and the rest of the episode is in the Kalpa app.

Can I get the full Apple Podcasts episode on my iPhone?

Yes, the full transcript of the episode is in the Kalpa app for iPhone and Apple Watch, which is free to start.

Do subscriber-only Apple Podcasts episodes work?

Subscriber-only episodes may not open by link, because Kalpa can only transcribe public Apple Podcasts content.

Which languages can an Apple Podcasts episode be in?

Kalpa detects the episode’s language automatically and supports 25 languages, including Croatian and Polish.

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