- Returning callers now keep their voice across sessions (stored in regulars.json)
- Backfilled voice assignments for all 11 existing regulars
- Discord button on homepage + link in all page footers
- REC and On-Air buttons now toggle together (both directions)
- Fixed host mic double-stream bug (stem_mic vs host_stream conflict)
- SEO: JSON-LD structured data on episode + how-it-works pages
- SEO: noscript fallbacks, RSS links, twitter meta tags
- Episode 9 transcript and sitemap update
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
New stem recording system captures 5 time-aligned WAV files (host, caller,
music, sfx, ads) during live shows. Standalone postprod.py processes stems
into broadcast-ready MP3 with gap removal, voice compression, music ducking,
and EBU R128 loudness normalization.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Music crossfade: smooth 3-second blend between tracks instead of hard stop/start
- Emotional detection: analyze host mood from recent messages so callers adapt tone
- AI caller summaries: generate call summaries with timestamps for show history
- Returning callers: persist regular callers across sessions with call history
- Session export: generate transcripts with speaker labels and chapter markers
- Caller screening: AI pre-screens phone callers to get name and topic while queued
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Named relationships (20M/20F): "my buddy Ray", "my wife Linda" — not generic
- Relationship status with detail: "married 15 years, second marriage"
- Vehicle they drive: rural southwest flavor (F-150s, Tacomas, old Broncos)
- What they were doing before calling: grounds call in a physical moment
- Specific memory/story to reference: flash floods, poker wins, desert nights
- Food/drink right now: Tecate on the porch, third cup of coffee
- Strong random opinions: speed limits, green chile, desert philosophy
- Contradictions/secrets: tough guy who cries at TV, reads physics at work
- Verbal fingerprints: 2 specific phrases per caller
- Emotional arcs: mood shifts during the call
- Show relationship: first-timer, regular, skeptic, reactive
- Late-night reasons: why they're awake
- Topic drift tendencies for some callers
- Regional speech patterns in prompt (over in, down the road, out here)
- Opening line variety based on personality
- Local town news enrichment via SearXNG
- Ad channel now configurable in settings UI
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add dedicated ad playback system (no loop, own channel)
- Ad channel defaults to 11, saved/loaded with audio settings
- Separate play_ad/stop_ad methods and API endpoints
- Frontend stop button now calls /api/ads/stop instead of stopMusic
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add 30s timeout to all frontend fetch calls (safeFetch)
- Add 20s asyncio.timeout around lock+LLM in chat, ai-respond, auto-respond
- Reduce OpenRouter timeout from 60s to 25s
- Reduce Inworld TTS timeout from 60s to 25s
- Return graceful fallback responses on timeout instead of hanging
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add ads playback system with backend endpoints and frontend UI
- Diversify AI callers: randomize voices per session, expand jobs/problems/interests/quirks/locations
- Update website tagline and descriptions to "biologically questionable organisms"
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When off air, callers hear a message and get disconnected. When on
air, calls route normally. Toggle button added to frontend header
with pulsing red ON AIR indicator.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Use persistent callback-based output stream instead of opening/closing per chunk
- Replace librosa.resample with simple decimation in real-time audio callbacks
- Move host stream initialization to background thread to avoid blocking
- Change live caller channel default to 9
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
