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5 of 8 leading AI podcasts declare zero transcripts in their RSS feeds. Chain of Thought declares them on 98.4% of episodes. Public RSS data, as of 2026-06-11. The State of AI Podcast Feeds: Transcripts, Cadence, and Hygiene Across 8 Shows (2026) A public-signal benchmark of 8 AI engineering podcasts: feed-declared transcripts, publishing cadence, feed hygiene, catalog depth, and recency. Five of the eight declare zero transcripts in their RSS feeds. Data collected June 11, 2026. Jun 11, 2026