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Automating Your Podcast With the Transistor MCP

Justin — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:06:30 -0700

Transistor's developer API has powered custom dashboards and automations for years. Now the same account is reachable from any AI agent through mcp.transistor.fm — no dashboard login, no clicking around. Three demos: publishing an episode end to end from Claude Code, pulling custom show analytics in the Claude app, and chaining the Auphonic CLI, ffmpeg, and Transistor into one reusable skill that masters, chapters, and publishes an episode while you walk away.

Chapters
(00:00) Why AI agents love Transistor's API
(01:08) Claude Code: draft, transcribe, publish
(05:07) Claude app: custom show analytics
(08:06) Auphonic CLI and a reusable publishing skill
(14:08) What else you can automate

What an iPhone Mic Sounds Like After Auphonic Mastering

Justin — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:16:07 -0700

Justin records straight into an iPhone mic — no studio setup, no fancy gear — to show how much mastering can do for audio that starts out ordinary. Along the way: why the Auphonic CLI paired with Transistor's MCP makes for a genuinely automated podcast publishing pipeline.

Chapters
(00:00) Testing an iPhone mic
(00:27) Auphonic CLI meets Transistor MCP

Driving out of the smoke: Vernon to Vancouver Island

Justin — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:07:28 -0700

Recorded on a walk with nothing but an iPhone mic, after Josh Anderton and I talked about making more raw, unproduced stuff. Wildfire smoke pushed my son and me out of Vernon on August 8th — we drove through an AQI of 1,000 at the top of the pass to get to clean air on the coast. Thrift stores in Vancouver, a band called The Thunes converting an entire public market in one set, a day of in-person work in Victoria, and the question my wife and I keep circling: where do we want home base to be once the kids are graduated?

Chapters
(00:00) No microphone, just start recording
(00:45) Leaving Vernon because of the smoke
(01:46) An AQI of 1,000 over the pass
(02:37) Vancouver, thrift stores, and the ferry
(03:02) The Thunes convert the whole market
(03:54) Victoria: working with Josh, and Pandora Street
(05:13) Where to live when the kids are gone

Sample ep for Brian

Justin — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:15:07 -0800

Content quality sucks

Justin — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:05:08 -0800

It's no good.

Wide footprint

Justin — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:56:12 -0800

Entity footprints matter more than content quality Presence across Reddit, reviews, social platforms, and other sites matters more than having the best blog content

Cool new feature

Justin — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:27:56 -0800

Why should you start a podcast? In our experience, it's the best way to: - Earn a reputation in your industry - Connect with an audience - Grow your personal network Connect with us: - Twitter: @transistorfm - Email us: mail@transistor.fm Guests: -

Trailer for Season 2

Justin — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:17:36 -0700

Why you should listen

Justin — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:57:53 -0800

A trailer for my new podcast

Testing this draft

Justin — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:57:10 -0700

A movie review

Justin — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:00:00 -0700

Link to Black Panther movie

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