Podcasts with transcript on Ximalaya

[Luxi]

Since there aren't many podcasts with a full transcript, and even less that are suitable for lower proficiency levels, this series from Ximalaya.com seems to tick several boxes,

 

"5' Psychology"《5分钟心理学》

It's a series of short talks on popular psychology-related topics. The list of programs is 3 pages long, with many different topics, plenty to choose from. The full transcript is posted on the page, ready to copy and save, or paste on CTA  (Chinese Text Analyser), or Pleco or Chinese Text Reader from the mobile App. There is a piano playing in the background and it takes some getting used to, but there are no gongs or whistles, and the readings are clear though fast (normal speed, but easy to follow with the transcript)

The language is rather simple and direct, it uses everyday words and expressions, not just easy but very useful to learn, The kind of audio material that would make good class material. A couple of checks for statistics with CTA gave close to 30% at HSK1 level, at a guess HSK3 and up would be able to follow most of these talks.

In the mobile App the talks can be downloaded for offline listening.

[Daniel Droste]

I found that the 微信公众号 of 故事fm has full transcripts (and I really like this show)

 

I am using an international 微信， look at the pics below to find gushi fm transcripts, there might be tanscripts for other shows here too. Could probably also access this from pc.

[Daniel Droste]

Alright, the texts provided in weixin as illustrated above are NOT transcripts unfortunately..They are merely comprehensive summaries of the interview. Listened to it this morning and discovered that after the first couple of paragraphs or so the text differs quite a bit from the speaker. Unfortunate, but one could still use this method for listening comprehension by only reviewing the text later. I do however want to pick up on the colloquialisms of different native speakers being interviewed..

 

If anyone has an idea where to find 故事fm transcripts please post here, I really like this podcast! I know there must be out there, given its listener-ship.. 

 

Cheers

[Lu Jo dido]

Well that’s a very good idea, in the past I’ve tried to search some Ximalaya channels with transcripts but found none at all. To be honest I didn’t insist, as my Chinese level is low and it takes me ages to browse through different pages of the app. But I’ll try later and I find something I’ll post it here, and will be waiting for some other comments here.

[Daniel Droste]

This is the response I have received from Ximalaya. Looks like it would indeed be difficult to find any transcript for podcasts..

 

德仁你好，

 

我们收到了你在 故事FM 网站上的留言。很遗憾，每期节目音频的对应文字（transcript），目前无法对外提供。

 

这主要是由于以下两个原因：

1. 原始的 Transcript 是由语音转文字的机器（科大讯飞）自动生成，错误很多，质量较差，不宜对外公开。

2. 我们的节目上线过程中，需要经过网络审核，书面语化的文字、省略部分敏感信息会有助于通过审核。

 

如果你还有什么问题，可直接邮件回复我。

 

[pon00050]

I am late to this thread

but if anyone is still interested in getting transcripts,

one can make a use of the existing service called Auphonic.

 

https://auphonic.com/blog/2016/08/16/speech-recognition-private-beta/

 

I have experiences doing this and I think that transcripts are rather accurate for the most part.

 

 

If this is too technical and there is enough people who want it, I can certainly do this on my own and share it via Google Drive folder probably.

 

[Jan Finster]

8 hours ago, pon00050 said:

I am late to this thread

but if anyone is still interested in getting transcripts,

one can make a use of the existing service called Auphonic.

 

https://auphonic.com/blog/2016/08/16/speech-recognition-private-beta/

 

Would this also work for audio that has this annoying piano music in the background? [I always wondered if they put that music on to prevent such transcriptions(?)]