🎙️ PodMint – AI Podcast Generator (MERN Stack)

Welcome to PodMint, an open-source AI-powered podcast generator built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js). This project allows users to generate podcast episodes by simply entering a topic — PodMint handles the transcript generation and even converts it into an audio file.

🚀 Currently under active development — contributors are welcome!

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✨ Features

• 🧠 AI-generated podcast transcripts using OpenAI (GPT)
• 🔊 Text-to-speech audio using ElevenLabs / Google TTS
• 🎛️ Admin panel to review, regenerate, or edit transcripts
• ❤️ User interaction with likes and comments
• 📡 Episode feed displaying recent podcasts
• 🌐 Modern frontend built with React + Vite
• 🔒 Authentication & Authorization for creators/admins

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🧩 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (Vite), Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose)
• AI Services: OpenAI (for transcripts), ElevenLabs / Google TTS (for audio)
• Deployment: To be decided (likely Vercel + Render / Railway / DigitalOcean)

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🛠️ Local Development

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/podmint.git
cd podmint