Podscope is a first-to-launch audio and video search engine that scours podcasts for words that are broadcasted during the podcasts. Though they won’t explain exactly how their technology works besides the ambiguous answer “Um, magic” they do explicate how it works.
Simply by typing in a keyword or phrase you’ll be given results by what else, relevancy, and then you can hear previews of the podcasts before you click through. They describe themselves as a audio/video search engine like Search Inside the Book.
Podscope.com In Their Own Words
What is Podscope?
Podscope is the first search engine that actually allows you to search for spoken words within any audio or video file. We’re starting with podcasts and will be adding all types of multimedia in coming months.
How does it work?
Just like any other search engine. You enter a word or phrase in the input box, and we’ll show you a list of results. By clicking on the (+) sign next to each result, you can select snippets of audio to help you decide whether to listen to the whole podcast or even subscribe. If you know about Search Inside the Book, that’s what we do for audio/video.
Why Podscope.com It Might Be A Killer
Though it would be incorrect to say that Podscope doesn’t have any competitors in their field, given that there are so many startups which filter out podcasts, they are however the first to use this mysterious technology. Podscope runs their searches quickly and has a simple but effective interface.
Some Questions About Podscope.com
The only thing left to ponder is, how? How are they searching spoken words in a podcast? Secondly, will this kind of search render many results irrelevant, given that many times a word might be spoken that may or may not relate to the general idea whatsoever? 
