diff --git a/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md b/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
index fee799b9..51358c92 100644
--- a/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
+++ b/PROJECT_CONTEXT.md
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ knowledgebase/
 │   ├── disciples/              → 4,747 initiated disciples directory
 │   │   ├── page.tsx            → Disciples browser (letter nav, suffix filter, search, sort, pagination)
 │   │   └── disciples-browser.tsx → Client component
-│   ├── transcriptions/page.tsx → Coming Soon page
+│   ├── transcriptions/         → 3,787 transcriptions (lectures, conversations, philosophy, dictations)
+│   │   ├── page.tsx            → Browse by year / place / type (3 views)
+│   │   ├── year/[year]/page.tsx → Year listing, grouped by month
+│   │   ├── place/[place]/page.tsx → Place listing
+│   │   ├── type/[type]/page.tsx → Type listing (lecture/conversation), year sidebar
+│   │   └── [slug]/page.tsx     → Individual transcription reading page
 │   └── api/
 │       ├── og/route.tsx        → Dynamic OG image generator (Noto Sans, Prabhupāda image)
 │       ├── books/              → Book/verse API routes
@@ -83,6 +88,11 @@ knowledgebase/
 │   ├── reading-settings.tsx    → Theme/font/size/justify accessibility panel
 │   ├── mobile-nav.tsx          → Left-slide drawer for mobile sidebar navigation
 │   ├── site-footer.tsx         → Global footer (About + Home links)
+│   ├── audio-player/           → Site-wide floating audio player
+│   │   ├── audio-context.tsx   → React context + provider, manages <audio> element
+│   │   ├── floating-player.tsx → Floating player UI (desktop bar / mobile pill)
+│   │   ├── audio-wave.tsx      → Reusable animated audio wave bars
+│   │   └── index.ts            → Barrel exports
 │   ├── logo.tsx                → Theme-aware logo component
 │   └── theme-provider.tsx      → next-themes wrapper
 ├── lib/
@@ -94,6 +104,7 @@ knowledgebase/
 │   ├── source-reference.ts     → Source reference from URL (for copy attribution)
 │   ├── disciples.ts            → Disciples data access (by letter, place, year, search)
 │   ├── letters.ts              → Letters data access (by year, recipient, location)
+│   ├── transcriptions.ts       → Transcriptions data access (reads from Prisma/MongoDB)
 │   ├── utils.ts                → cn() helper
 │   ├── [book].ts               → Per-book data access layers (nod, tlc, iso, noi, ej, ek, etc.)
 │   ├── other-documents.ts      → Other Documents data access
@@ -313,6 +324,39 @@ model Disciple {
   @@index([tags])
   @@map("disciples")
 }
+
+type ContentBlock {
+  text      String
+  format    String   @default("paragraph")
+  alignment String   @default("left")
+  speaker   String?
+}
+
+model Transcription {
+  id              String         @id @default(auto()) @map("_id") @db.ObjectId
+  slug            String         @unique
+  name            String
+  type            String         // "lecture" | "conversation"
+  date            String?
+  year            Int?
+  month           Int?
+  day             Int?
+  place           String?
+  context         String?
+  reference       String?
+  summary         String?
+  content         ContentBlock[]
+  tags            String[]
+  participants    String[]
+  language        String         @default("en")
+  source          String?
+  durationMinutes Int?
+  audioUrl        String?
+  isPublished     Boolean        @default(false)
+  notes           String?
+
+  @@map("transcriptions")
+}
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -463,11 +507,27 @@ Seed script: `npx tsx scripts/seed-disciples.ts`
 - Multi-recipient groups are split by `,`, `;`, ` and `, ` & `
 - Trailing punctuation (`:`, `,`, `.`) cleaned from names
 
+### Transcriptions (stored in `transcriptions` collection)
+
+3,787 transcriptions of Śrīla Prabhupāda's lectures and conversations (1966–1977), plus 59 philosophy discussions and 12 SB dictations.
+
+- **Lectures** (2,179): Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Nectar of Devotion, Īśopaniṣad, Brahma-saṁhitā, and general lectures
+- **Conversations** (1,537): Morning walks, room conversations, interviews, press conferences, initiations
+- **Philosophy Discussions** (59): Western philosophers discussed with Śyāmasundara and Hayagrīva
+- **SB Dictations** (12): Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3rd Canto translation/purport dictations
+- **Audio**: 99.1% have linked audio recordings from Cloudflare R2 (`audioUrl` field)
+- **Empty content**: 30 transcriptions (Hindi/Bengali lectures) have no English text but may have audio
+
+Data layer: `lib/transcriptions.ts` (reads from Prisma/MongoDB, NOT local JSON files)
+
+Seed script: `cd knowledgebase && npx tsx scripts/seed-transcriptions.ts`
+
 ### Other
 
 | Content | Collection |
 |---------|-----------|
 | Glossary (2,749 entries) | `glossary` |
+| Transcriptions (3,787 entries) | `transcriptions` collection |
 
 ---
 
@@ -582,6 +642,27 @@ IAST transliteration → Devanagari via `indic-transliteration` library. Key fix
 | `/letters/location/Los%20Angeles` | All letters from a specific location |
 | `/letters/[slug]` | Individual letter reader with prev/next navigation |
 
+### Transcriptions
+
+```
+/transcriptions                         → Browse by year / place / type
+/transcriptions?view=year               → Year grid view
+/transcriptions?view=place              → Place grid view  
+/transcriptions?view=type               → Lecture vs Conversation cards
+/transcriptions/year/[year]             → Year listing, grouped by month
+/transcriptions/place/[place]           → Place listing
+/transcriptions/type/[type]             → Type listing (lecture/conversation), year sidebar
+/transcriptions/[slug]                  → Individual transcription reading page
+```
+
+Each transcription page shows:
+- Title, type badge (Lecture/Conversation), date, place, reference, duration
+- Participants list
+- Play Audio button (links to Cloudflare R2 mp3)
+- Content blocks: paragraphs with speaker labels, verses (centered italic), quotes (border-left), notes
+- Prev/next navigation within same year
+- `?hl=` text highlight sharing support with OG image
+
 ### Other routes
 
 | Route | Content |
@@ -685,6 +766,28 @@ SSR and DS have parent chapters with sub-chapters stored as individual `prose_ch
 - All 104 content pages have `generateMetadata` with contextual fallback descriptions
 - When `?hl=` is present, the actual selected text is extracted from DB content for the OG quote
 
+### Audio Player
+
+A site-wide floating audio player for transcription recordings (and future music library). Built with framer-motion for animations.
+
+- **Desktop**: Centered floating bar (max-width 680px) with cover image, track info, transport controls (prev/play/next), volume slider, source link, close button
+- **Mobile**: Auto-minimizes to a floating pill (cover image with circular progress ring and audio wave animation) after 8 seconds of inactivity. Tap to expand. Full player shows two rows: track info row + centered transport controls
+- **Z-index**: `z-40` — below text selection toolbar (z-80), drawers (z-90), modals (z-100)
+- **Hidden when selection toolbar is active** on mobile to avoid overlap
+- **Forced dark surface** (`bg-[#1c1c1e]`) for accessibility contrast regardless of theme
+- **Keyboard shortcuts**: Space (play/pause), ←/→ (seek ±10s), ↑/↓ (volume), M (mute), Esc (close)
+- **Progress seeker**: 8px tall bar at top of player, click/drag to seek
+- **Volume**: Persisted to localStorage. Mobile relies on hardware volume buttons
+- **framer-motion**: Spring animations for enter/exit, AnimatePresence for minimize/expand transitions, motion.div for audio wave bars
+
+Components:
+- `components/audio-player/audio-context.tsx` — React context + provider, manages `<audio>` element
+- `components/audio-player/floating-player.tsx` — Floating player UI
+- `components/audio-player/audio-wave.tsx` — Reusable animated audio wave bars
+- `components/audio-player/index.ts` — Barrel exports
+
+The `AudioPlayerProvider` wraps the entire app in `layout.tsx`. The `FloatingPlayer` is rendered before `SiteFooter`.
+
 ### Site Footer
 - Global footer on every page with © year, About link, Home link
 
@@ -803,6 +906,42 @@ make run                             # Build + start Go API on :8080
 
 Glossary is browsed via `/glossary/{letter}` routes (A-Z). Each letter page shows terms grouped by base letter (diacritical variants mapped: Ā→A, Ś→S, Ṛ→R, etc.). Single entry view with prev/next navigation.
 
+## Transcription JSON Schema
+
+```json
+{
+  "slug": "720911sb-los-angeles",
+  "name": "Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.6",
+  "type": "lecture",
+  "date": "September 11, 1972",
+  "year": 1972,
+  "month": 9,
+  "day": 11,
+  "place": "Los Angeles",
+  "context": null,
+  "reference": "SB 1.2.6",
+  "durationMinutes": 45,
+  "participants": ["Prabhupāda", "Devotees"],
+  "audioUrl": "https://s3.prabhupadasays.com/sp-audio/...",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "text": "So Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement...",
+      "format": "paragraph",
+      "alignment": "left",
+      "speaker": "Prabhupāda"
+    },
+    {
+      "text": "<i>oṁ namo bhagavate...</i>",
+      "format": "verse",
+      "alignment": "center",
+      "speaker": null
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Content block formats: `"paragraph"` (body text), `"verse"` (centered italic), `"quote"` (translation/purport), `"heading"` (TEXT/TRANSLATION/PURPORT labels), `"note"` (editorial notes).
+
 ---
 
 ## Known Issues
@@ -817,4 +956,10 @@ Glossary is browsed via `/glossary/{letter}` routes (A-Z). Each letter page show
 
 5. **CSS zoom for font scaling**: `zoom` property works in Chrome/Safari/Edge but may not work in older Firefox (< 126). A `transform: scale()` fallback is provided via `@supports not (zoom: 1.1)`.
 
-6. **Password protection requires ACCESS_KEY at runtime**: The `PasswordGate` component checks the server at runtime via `/api/verify-access`. The env var must be available when the server is running, not just at build time.
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+6. **Password protection requires ACCESS_KEY at runtime**: The `PasswordGate` component checks the server at runtime via `/api/verify-access`. The env var must be available when the server is running, not just at build time.
+
+7. **Transcription BSON fallback** — 1 document stores content as `contentJson` string due to BSON wire protocol limits; `getTranscription()` transparently parses it
+
+8. **Empty transcriptions** — 30 entries have no English text content (Hindi/Bengali recordings); the UI shows "No transcription available" with the audio player still accessible
+
+9. **Audio player z-index** — Player is hidden when text selection toolbar is active on mobile to avoid overlap
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