Podcast and YouTube Summaries for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
Podcasts are made to be heard, and a lot of good conversations are hard to follow if you cannot hear them. Yedapo turns podcast episodes and YouTube videos into written summaries you can read from start to finish without sound.
This page covers what you can read on Yedapo, what it does not do, and where to find a full transcript when you need every word.
Summaries, not transcripts
Yedapo is not a captioning or transcript service. Episode pages show a structured summary, short quotes, and timestamps. They do not show a word-for-word transcript.
What you can read on a summary page
Every part of a summary is text. Audio and video on episode pages only play when you press play.
The bottom line and a 30-second answer
Two short passages at the top tell you what the episode is about and whether it covers what you came for.
Key takeaways with timestamps
The main points in the order they came up, each tagged with the time in the episode where it starts.
Notable quotes
Short quotes in the speakers' own words on the points that mattered most, with timestamps.
Concepts explained
Terms, names, and ideas from the conversation, explained in plain language.
The episode flow
A chronological outline of how the conversation moved from one topic to the next.
Counterpoints and action items
Claims worth questioning, and the practical steps the guests suggest.
How it works
1. Find an episode
Search by show or episode title, or browse summaries by topic. You do not need an account to read.
2. Read the summary
Start with the bottom line, then go as deep as you like: takeaways, quotes, and the full episode flow.
3. Follow your shows
A free account covers up to 3 followed shows (podcasts and YouTube channels combined) and a weekly email digest about their new episodes, summarized as daily capacity allows. The digest is text, like everything else.
What Yedapo does not do
- It does not show full word-for-word transcripts. Yedapo uses a transcript to write each summary, but the full text is not displayed.
- It is not live captioning. Summaries are written after an episode is published, not in real time.
- Summaries are written by AI and can miss nuance or get details wrong, including who said what. When the exact words matter, check a transcript or captions.
- Not every episode has a summary yet. A free account can request 3 new podcast summaries a day. Creating a summary for a YouTube video that is not covered yet needs Pro.
Need every word? Where to find full transcripts
When you need the complete text of an episode, these are better places to look:
- Apple Podcasts: The Podcasts app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac shows transcripts for many episodes.
- YouTube captions: Many videos have captions, often auto-generated. On desktop, "Show transcript" sits under the video description.
- Snipd: A podcast player app that shows episode transcripts with speaker labels. Our comparison covers what else it does.
Many shows also post transcripts on their own websites, so check the episode's show notes. Use a transcript for the full text and Yedapo when you want the main points first.
Shows and topics to start with
These show and topic pages list episodes that already have summaries, all free to read.
Shows
- The Daily: The New York Times news show
- Up First from NPR: NPR morning news
- The Diary of a CEO: Long interviews with Steven Bartlett
- Lex Fridman Podcast: Long-form interviews on science, technology, and more
- Lenny's Podcast: Product, growth, and career
Example summaries
What is free and what is paid
- Reading: free, with no account, for every summary that already exists.
- Free account: 3 new podcast summaries a day, up to 3 followed shows (podcasts and YouTube channels combined), and a weekly email digest.
- Pro, $9.99 a month: unlimited podcast and YouTube summaries, Ask-AI, unlimited followed shows, daily or per-episode email plus Telegram, and export to Notion, Obsidian, and Markdown.
- Creating a summary for a YouTube video that is not covered yet needs Pro.
- New episodes of the shows you follow are summarized as daily capacity allows, so a summary is not guaranteed the day an episode comes out.
Frequently asked questions
How can deaf and hard-of-hearing people follow podcasts?
Through text. Some shows publish transcripts, Apple Podcasts shows transcripts for many episodes, and YouTube has captions on many videos. Yedapo adds another option: a structured written summary of each episode, with key points, short quotes, and timestamps, free to read without an account.
Does Yedapo show full podcast transcripts?
No. Yedapo uses an episode's transcript to write its summary, but the full transcript is not shown on the site. Episode pages show the summary, short quotes, and timestamps. For the complete text, check Apple Podcasts, YouTube captions, or the show's own website.
Do I need to hear anything to use Yedapo?
No. Summaries and email digests are text, and audio or video on an episode page only plays if you press play. Signing up takes a Google account or an email address.
Can I read summaries of YouTube videos too?
Yes. Yedapo summarizes YouTube videos as well as podcasts, and every YouTube summary that already exists is free to read. Creating a summary for a YouTube video that is not covered yet needs Pro.
Is Yedapo free?
Reading summaries that already exist is free, with no account. A free account adds 3 new podcast summaries a day, up to 3 followed shows (podcasts and YouTube channels combined), and a weekly email digest. Pro is $9.99 a month, with yearly billing on the pricing page.
How accurate are the summaries?
They are written by AI from the episode's transcript, the platform's captions, or speech-to-text, so they can miss nuance or attribute a quote to the wrong speaker. Our page on how summaries are made explains the process and how to report an error.
Read your first episode
Browse the summary library without an account, or create a free account to follow your shows and request summaries.