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Muse Podcast Search Engine
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🚀 About
Muse is a free, AI-powered podcast search engine. Tired of scouring episode show notes for bits of information, we built a platform where you can:
- 🔍 Search any podcast by keyword (titles, descriptions, or transcript content)
- 📄 View full, time-stamped transcripts (speaker-diarized and formatted)
- ✍️ Read AI-generated chapter summaries
- 🌐 Find podcasts in 17 different languages natively transcribed or AI translated
- 🎧 Click through to listen at the exact moment a topic is discussed
- 🆕 Discover new channels or episodes based on your interests
Currently optimized for desktop browsers, tablets, foldables, and smartphones. Community contribution and native apps are coming soon!
🌟 Key Features
- Account Signup & Management
Create a free account to save searches, bookmark episodes, and track listening history.
- Transcript Generation
Ingests RSS feeds from any podcast; uses OpenAI Whisper Turbo on an NVIDIA GPU for fast, high-quality transcription; diarizes speakers and formats with timestamps.
- Chapter Summaries
Generates concise summaries of each transcript segment using FalconsAI text-summarization.
- Transcript Translations
Takes podcasts and translates them into 17 different languages using nllb-200-distilled-600M translation model.
- Full-Text Search
Powered by Elasticsearch for lightning-fast, fuzzy-match queries; filters by title, description, channel metadata, or transcript.
- Flexible Playback
Jump directly to the moment a keyword appears in the audio player on the website.
🏗️ Architecture & Tech Stack
| Layer |
Technology |
| Backend | Python, Django |
| Transcription | OpenAI Whisper Turbo (GPU-accelerated) |
| Summarization | FalconsAI / text_summarization |
| Translation | Facebook / nllb-200-distilled-600M translation model |
| Connection Pooling | PgBouncer |
| Email Services | Mailjet |
| Database | PostgreSQL | MaraiaDB |
| Search Engine | Elasticsearch |
| Frontend | Django templates | HTML | CSS | JavaScript |
| Deployment | Docker | Ubuntu VM | Windows OS |