Transcript Workflow

This is where we coordinate to get transcripts of every episode completed. If you want to help, join The Portal Transcripts Discord. This is part of the Transcript Completion Project.

Getting Started

Add Podcast Metadata to Wiki

• Create a page for the podcast episode
• Put description at top without a heading so that the Table of Contents is below the description
• Add the thumbnail using the format of this URL. Example [1]
• Buttons: next, prev, mp3, art19

Working on a Transcript

Make a Machine Readable Version

• Get the MP3 (from the episode wiki page)
• Import the MP3 into Descript
• Export a VTT file from Descript
  • Check the "Remove ums/uhs Checkbox"
• Upload VTT file to wiki
• Link VTT file in The Portal Media Progress

Run Through Alex's VTT Parsing Program

• Get Alex to explain how the program works
• Export MediaWiki-friendly text
• Paste into Wiki

Make Human-Made Version

• Add your name to the "Responsibility" column in The Portal Media Progress, so people know who to contact with question.
• Make edits to the wiki. All progress will be tracked in the "View History" tab.
• Once you feel like you're done, change the Transcript Status to "Human-Made" in The Portal Media Progress.

Update VTT file with Human-Made Version

• Upload the MP3 file to Descript
• Make sure file is in right format to be imported into Descript.
  • https://help.descript.com/en/articles/2343178-import-transcript-formatting-tips
  • https://help.descript.com/en/articles/3337674-transcribing-an-audio-video-file
  • Import the transcript into Descript
• Export VTT file
• Upload back to wiki. Make sure you use the same filename, so that a new version of the file is created.

Run Through VTT Parser to Make Wiki-Friendly Text

• Paste new version to wiki.
• Update "Transcript Notes".

Making a Transcript (Old. Delete me.)

The programs below have been useful for automatically generating a transcription of audio or video, which then only needs editing to properly identify speakers, fix grammatical issues, and be made human-readable. Once this has been done transcripts can be exported as Microsoft Word documents, which allows for easy find-and-replace editing that implements wiki-formatting syntax before copying the finalized transcript onto its respective wiki page. In addition, exporting and uploading to the wiki a .vtt version of the transcript allows it to be used in many of our community projects. Some of the listed programs have free trials/transcription time, so don't hesitate to get involved!

• Descript
• Otter.ai
• Temi.com

Each time a new YouTube video is released, we need to take the audio from that and upload it to the CDN on the wiki. This will ensure that all of our time codes are matching up.

Annotating a Transcript

• Annotating episodes

Progress

The Portal Podcast Human Readable Transcripts

#	Title	Transcript Status	Wiki Page Status
31	31: to be broadcast	No transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
30	30: Ross Douthat - The Rave before the Fall	No transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
29	29: Jamie Metzl - The Bio-Hacker will see you now, Ready or Not	No transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
Special 1	A Portal Special Presentation- Geometric Unity: A First Look	Transcript needs editing.	File:Geometric-Unity-A-First-Look - YouTube.vtt
28	28: Eric Lewis - The Singular Genius of Elew	Transcript incomplete and need machine-readable transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
27	27: Daniel Schmachtenberger - On Avoiding Apocalypses	Transcript incomplete and need machine-readable transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
26	26: James O’Keefe: What is (and isn't) Journalism in the 21st century	Machine-readable transcript complete, need human-readable transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
25	25: The Construct: Jeffrey Epstein	Transcript finished and linked below.	Needs linking and subcategories.
24	24: Kai Lenny - To Play and Flirt with Giants	Auto-transcription complete. Ping @Jayg#7232 for access to edit in Descript	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
23	23: Agnes Callard - Courage, Meta-cognitive detachment and their limits	Auto-transcription complete. Ping @Jayg#7232 for access to edit in Descript	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
22	22: Ben Greenfield - Wheat From Chaff in Human Fitness	Transcript finished and linked below	Needs linking and subcategories.
21	21: Ashley Mathews (aka Riley Reid) - The mogul and brains behind America's Sweetheart	Transcript finished and linked below	Needs linking.
20	20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy	Transcript complete, needs editing and cleaning up.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Needs Sponsors section.
19	19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC	Transcript complete.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
18	18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal & Chapter 2020	Transcript generated.	Needs linking in the transcript section.
17	17: Anna Khachiyan - Reconstructing The Mystical Feminine From The Ashes Of “The Feminine Mystique”	Transcript finished and linked below	Finished compiling words, references, and names. Needs linking and subcategories.
16	16: Tyler Cowen - The Revolution Will Not Be Marginalized	Transcript generated but not complete, needs much cleaning, formatting, and speaker identification.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic. Needs Sponsors section.
15	15: Garrett Lisi - My Arch-nemesis, Myself	Transcript generated but not complete, needs much cleaning and formatting, need machine-readable transcript.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
14	14: London Tsai - The Reclusive Dean of The New Escherians	Machine-readable transcript complete, need human-readable transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
13	13: Garry Kasparov - Avoiding Zugzwang in AI and Politics	No transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
12	12: Vitalik Buterin - The Ethereal Prince and His Virtual Machine	Transcript generated but not complete, needs much cleaning and speaker identification. No machine-readable transcript.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
11	11: Sam Harris - Fighting with Friends	Transcript complete, needs cleaning up.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
10	10: Julie Lindahl: Shaking the poisoned fruit of shame out of the family tree	Transcript generated with speaker identification and timestamps. Editing for readability, spelling, and grammar would be helpful.	Needs linking and subcategories.
9	9: Bryan Callen - Cracking Wise	No transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
8	8: Andrew Yang - The Dangerously Different Candidate The Media Wants You To Ignore	Transcript complete.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
7	7: Bret Easton Ellis - The Dark Laureate of Generation X	No transcript.	Needs transcript with linking and subcategories.
6	6: Jocko Willink - The Way of the Violent Intellectual	Transcript generated with speaker identification and timestamps. Editing for readability, spelling, and grammar would be helpful.	Needs linking and subcategories.
5	5: Rabbi Wolpe - “So a Rabbi and an atheist walk into a podcast...”	Transcript generated with speaker identification and timestamps. Editing for readability, spelling, and grammar would be helpful.	Needs linking and subcategories. Needs Sponsors section.
4	4: Timur Kuran - The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception	Transcript generated with speaker identification and timestamps. Editing for readability, spelling, and grammar would be helpful.	Needs linking and subcategories.
3	3: Werner Herzog	Transcript complete.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
2	2: What Is The Portal?	Transcript complete.	Needs linking in the transcript section. Transcript section needs subcategories by topic.
1	1: Peter Thiel	Transcript complete.	Needs linking in the transcript section.
0	0: Welcome to The Portal	Transcript complete.	Wiki page complete.

The Portal Podcast .vtt Files

#	Title	File	File Status
31	31: to be broadcast	-	.vtt file needed
30	30: Ross Douthat - The Rave before the Fall	-	.vtt file needed
29	29: Jamie Metzl - The Bio-Hacker will see you now, Ready or Not	-	.vtt file needed
Special 1	A Portal Special Presentation- Geometric Unity: A First Look	Special 1 VTT File	.vtt file needs editing
28	28: Eric Lewis - The Singular Genius of Elew	-	.vtt file needed
27	27: Daniel Schmachtenberger - On Avoiding Apocalypses	-	.vtt file needed
26	26: James O’Keefe: What is (and isn't) Journalism in the 21st century	Episode 26 VTT File	Finished
25	25: The Construct: Jeffrey Epstein	Episode 25 VTT File	Finished
24	24: Kai Lenny - To Play and Flirt with Giants	-	.vtt file needed
23	23: Agnes Callard - Courage, Meta-cognitive detachment and their limits	-	.vtt file needed
22	22: Ben Greenfield - Wheat From Chaff in Human Fitness	Episode 22 VTT File	Finished
21	21: Ashley Mathews (aka Riley Reid) - The mogul and brains behind America's Sweetheart	Episode 21 VTT File	Finished
20	20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy	-	.vtt file needed
19	19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC	Episode 19 VTT File	Finished
18	18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal & Chapter 2020	-	.vtt file needed
17	17: Anna Khachiyan - Reconstructing The Mystical Feminine From The Ashes Of “The Feminine Mystique”	Episode 17 VTT File	Finished
16	16: Tyler Cowen - The Revolution Will Not Be Marginalized	-	.vtt file needed
15	15: Garrett Lisi - My Arch-nemesis, Myself	-	.vtt file needed
14	14: London Tsai - The Reclusive Dean of The New Escherians	-	.vtt file needed
13	13: Garry Kasparov - Avoiding Zugzwang in AI and Politics	-	.vtt file needed
12	12: Vitalik Buterin - The Ethereal Prince and His Virtual Machine	-	.vtt file needed
11	11: Sam Harris - Fighting with Friends	Episode 11 VTT File	Speakers and timestamps aligned. May require cleaning and removal of filler words.
10	10: Julie Lindahl: Shaking the poisoned fruit of shame out of the family tree	Episode 10 VTT File	Speakers and timestamps aligned. May require editing for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
9	9: Bryan Callen - Cracking Wise	-	.vtt file needed
8	8: Andrew Yang - The Dangerously Different Candidate The Media Wants You To Ignore	Episode 8 VTT File	Finished
7	7: Bret Easton Ellis - The Dark Laureate of Generation X	-	.vtt file needed
6	6: Jocko Willink - The Way of the Violent Intellectual	Episode 6 VTT File	Speakers and timestamps aligned. May require editing for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
5	5: Rabbi Wolpe - “So a Rabbi and an atheist walk into a podcast...”	Episode 5 VTT File	Speakers and timestamps aligned. May require editing for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
4	4: Timur Kuran - The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception	Episode 4 VTT File	Speakers and timestamps aligned. May require editing for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
3	3: Werner Herzog	Episode 3 VTT File	Finished
2	2: What Is The Portal?	Episode 2 VTT File	Finished
1	1: Peter Thiel	Episode 1 VTT File	Finished
0	0: Welcome to The Portal	Episode 0 VTT File	Finished

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