diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b908d4c..b00a39a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
 .DS_Store
+data/
+audio/
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite-shm
+*.sqlite-wal
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c67c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM python:3.12-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+COPY backend/requirements.txt .
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Copy backend code
+COPY backend/ .
+
+# Copy webapp as static files
+COPY webapp/index.html webapp/d3.v7.min.js /static/
+
+EXPOSE 8000
+
+CMD ["uvicorn", "app:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]
diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2591681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+"""FastAPI backend for podcast-mindmap."""
+
+import json
+import os
+import numpy as np
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Query, HTTPException
+from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+
+from database import get_db, init_db, get_all_embeddings
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Podcast Mindmap API")
+
+DATA_DIR = os.environ.get("DATA_DIR", "/data")
+AUDIO_DIR = os.environ.get("AUDIO_DIR", "/audio")
+STATIC_DIR = os.environ.get("STATIC_DIR", "/static")
+
+# Cache embeddings in memory
+_embeddings_cache = {}
+
+
+def _load_embeddings(podcast_id: Optional[str] = None):
+    """Load and cache embeddings."""
+    key = podcast_id or "__all__"
+    if key not in _embeddings_cache:
+        vectors, meta = get_all_embeddings(podcast_id)
+        _embeddings_cache[key] = (vectors, meta)
+    return _embeddings_cache[key]
+
+
+def _invalidate_cache():
+    _embeddings_cache.clear()
+
+
+# ── API Routes ──
+
+@app.get("/api/podcasts")
+def list_podcasts():
+    db = get_db()
+    rows = db.execute("SELECT * FROM podcasts").fetchall()
+    db.close()
+    return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+
+@app.get("/api/podcasts/{podcast_id}")
+def get_podcast(podcast_id: str):
+    db = get_db()
+    podcast = db.execute("SELECT * FROM podcasts WHERE id = ?", (podcast_id,)).fetchone()
+    if not podcast:
+        raise HTTPException(404, "Podcast not found")
+
+    staffeln = db.execute("SELECT * FROM staffeln WHERE podcast_id = ? ORDER BY id", (podcast_id,)).fetchall()
+    themes = db.execute("SELECT * FROM themes WHERE podcast_id = ?", (podcast_id,)).fetchall()
+    episodes = db.execute("SELECT * FROM episodes WHERE podcast_id = ? ORDER BY id", (podcast_id,)).fetchall()
+    quotes = db.execute("SELECT * FROM quotes WHERE podcast_id = ?", (podcast_id,)).fetchall()
+    db.close()
+
+    # Build mindmap_data compatible format
+    return {
+        "name": podcast["name"],
+        "host": podcast["host"],
+        "description": podcast["description"],
+        "staffeln": [dict(s) for s in staffeln],
+        "themes": [{**dict(t), "episodes": json.loads(t["episodes_json"])} for t in themes],
+        "episodes": [{"id": e["id"], "title": e["title"], "guest": e["guest"],
+                      "staffel": e["staffel"], "audioFile": e["audio_file"]} for e in episodes],
+        "quotes": [{
+            "id": q["id"], "text": q["text"], "verbatim": q["verbatim"],
+            "speaker": q["speaker"], "episode": q["episode_id"],
+            "startTime": q["start_time"], "endTime": q["end_time"],
+            "isTopQuote": bool(q["is_top_quote"]),
+            "themes": json.loads(q["themes_json"]),
+            "audioFile": next((e["audio_file"] for e in episodes if e["id"] == q["episode_id"]), None)
+        } for q in quotes],
+    }
+
+
+@app.get("/api/podcasts/{podcast_id}/transcript/{episode_id}")
+def get_transcript(podcast_id: str, episode_id: str):
+    db = get_db()
+    paras = db.execute(
+        "SELECT idx, start_time, end_time, text FROM paragraphs WHERE podcast_id = ? AND episode_id = ? ORDER BY idx",
+        (podcast_id, episode_id)
+    ).fetchall()
+    db.close()
+    return {"paragraphs": [{"start": p["start_time"], "end": p["end_time"], "text": p["text"]} for p in paras]}
+
+
+@app.get("/api/search")
+def search(q: str = Query(..., min_length=2), podcast_id: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 50):
+    """Full-text search across all transcripts."""
+    db = get_db()
+    q_like = f"%{q}%"
+
+    if podcast_id:
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT p.podcast_id, p.episode_id, p.idx, p.start_time, p.text, e.title, e.guest "
+            "FROM paragraphs p JOIN episodes e ON p.podcast_id = e.podcast_id AND p.episode_id = e.id "
+            "WHERE p.podcast_id = ? AND p.text LIKE ? LIMIT ?",
+            (podcast_id, q_like, limit)
+        ).fetchall()
+    else:
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT p.podcast_id, p.episode_id, p.idx, p.start_time, p.text, e.title, e.guest "
+            "FROM paragraphs p JOIN episodes e ON p.podcast_id = e.podcast_id AND p.episode_id = e.id "
+            "WHERE p.text LIKE ? LIMIT ?",
+            (q_like, limit)
+        ).fetchall()
+
+    db.close()
+    return [dict(r) for r in rows]
+
+
+@app.get("/api/similar/{podcast_id}/{episode_id}/{para_idx}")
+def find_similar(podcast_id: str, episode_id: str, para_idx: int,
+                 limit: int = 10, cross_podcast: bool = False):
+    """Find semantically similar paragraphs using embeddings."""
+    db = get_db()
+    row = db.execute(
+        "SELECT id, embedding FROM paragraphs WHERE podcast_id = ? AND episode_id = ? AND idx = ?",
+        (podcast_id, episode_id, para_idx)
+    ).fetchone()
+    db.close()
+
+    if not row or not row["embedding"]:
+        raise HTTPException(404, "Paragraph not found or not embedded")
+
+    query_vec = np.frombuffer(row["embedding"], dtype=np.float32)
+    query_vec = query_vec / np.linalg.norm(query_vec)
+
+    # Load all embeddings
+    search_podcast = None if cross_podcast else podcast_id
+    vectors, meta = _load_embeddings(search_podcast)
+
+    if vectors is None or len(meta) == 0:
+        return []
+
+    # Cosine similarity (vectors are already normalized)
+    scores = vectors @ query_vec
+
+    # Get top results (skip self)
+    indices = np.argsort(scores)[::-1]
+    results = []
+    for idx in indices:
+        m = meta[idx]
+        # Skip self
+        if m["podcast_id"] == podcast_id and m["episode_id"] == episode_id and m["idx"] == para_idx:
+            continue
+        # Skip same episode unless cross_podcast
+        if not cross_podcast and m["episode_id"] == episode_id:
+            continue
+
+        results.append({
+            "podcast_id": m["podcast_id"],
+            "episode_id": m["episode_id"],
+            "paragraph_idx": m["idx"],
+            "score": float(scores[idx])
+        })
+
+        if len(results) >= limit:
+            break
+
+    # Enrich with text previews
+    db = get_db()
+    for r in results:
+        p = db.execute(
+            "SELECT text, start_time FROM paragraphs WHERE podcast_id = ? AND episode_id = ? AND idx = ?",
+            (r["podcast_id"], r["episode_id"], r["paragraph_idx"])
+        ).fetchone()
+        if p:
+            r["text_preview"] = p["text"][:150]
+            r["start_time"] = p["start_time"]
+
+        ep = db.execute(
+            "SELECT title, guest FROM episodes WHERE podcast_id = ? AND id = ?",
+            (r["podcast_id"], r["episode_id"])
+        ).fetchone()
+        if ep:
+            r["episode_title"] = ep["title"]
+            r["guest"] = ep["guest"]
+    db.close()
+
+    return results
+
+
+@app.get("/api/semantic-search")
+def semantic_search(q: str = Query(..., min_length=3), podcast_id: Optional[str] = None, limit: int = 20):
+    """Semantic search using query embedding."""
+    from embeddings import embed_texts
+
+    try:
+        query_vec = np.array(embed_texts([q])[0], dtype=np.float32)
+        query_vec = query_vec / np.linalg.norm(query_vec)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(500, f"Embedding failed: {e}")
+
+    vectors, meta = _load_embeddings(podcast_id)
+    if vectors is None:
+        return []
+
+    scores = vectors @ query_vec
+    indices = np.argsort(scores)[::-1][:limit]
+
+    db = get_db()
+    results = []
+    for idx in indices:
+        m = meta[idx]
+        score = float(scores[idx])
+        if score < 0.3:
+            break
+
+        p = db.execute(
+            "SELECT text, start_time FROM paragraphs WHERE id = ?", (m["id"],)
+        ).fetchone()
+        ep = db.execute(
+            "SELECT title, guest FROM episodes WHERE podcast_id = ? AND id = ?",
+            (m["podcast_id"], m["episode_id"])
+        ).fetchone()
+
+        results.append({
+            "podcast_id": m["podcast_id"],
+            "episode_id": m["episode_id"],
+            "paragraph_idx": m["idx"],
+            "score": score,
+            "text_preview": p["text"][:200] if p else "",
+            "start_time": p["start_time"] if p else None,
+            "episode_title": ep["title"] if ep else "",
+            "guest": ep["guest"] if ep else "",
+        })
+    db.close()
+
+    return results
+
+
+# ── Startup ──
+
+@app.on_event("startup")
+def startup():
+    init_db()
+
+    # Auto-import podcasts from data directory
+    data_path = Path(DATA_DIR)
+    if data_path.exists():
+        for podcast_dir in data_path.iterdir():
+            if not podcast_dir.is_dir():
+                continue
+            mindmap_file = podcast_dir / "mindmap_data.json"
+            srt_file = podcast_dir / "srt_index.json"
+            if mindmap_file.exists() and srt_file.exists():
+                podcast_id = podcast_dir.name
+                db = get_db()
+                existing = db.execute("SELECT id FROM podcasts WHERE id = ?", (podcast_id,)).fetchone()
+                db.close()
+                if not existing:
+                    print(f"Importing podcast: {podcast_id}")
+                    with open(mindmap_file) as f:
+                        mindmap_data = json.load(f)
+                    with open(srt_file) as f:
+                        srt_index = json.load(f)
+                    from database import import_podcast
+                    import_podcast(podcast_id, mindmap_data, srt_index)
+
+
+# ── Static Files + Audio ──
+
+# Mount audio directory (per-podcast subdirs)
+if os.path.isdir(AUDIO_DIR):
+    app.mount("/audio", StaticFiles(directory=AUDIO_DIR), name="audio")
+
+# Serve webapp as static files (fallback)
+if os.path.isdir(STATIC_DIR):
+    app.mount("/", StaticFiles(directory=STATIC_DIR, html=True), name="static")
diff --git a/backend/database.py b/backend/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7143fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+"""SQLite database for podcast-mindmap: paragraphs, quotes, embeddings."""
+
+import json
+import sqlite3
+import os
+import numpy as np
+from typing import Optional
+
+DB_PATH = os.environ.get("DB_PATH", "/data/db.sqlite")
+
+
+def get_db():
+    db = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+    db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    db.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
+    return db
+
+
+def init_db():
+    db = get_db()
+    db.executescript("""
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS podcasts (
+        id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+        name TEXT NOT NULL,
+        host TEXT,
+        description TEXT,
+        config_json TEXT
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS episodes (
+        id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        podcast_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        title TEXT NOT NULL,
+        guest TEXT,
+        staffel INTEGER,
+        youtube_id TEXT,
+        audio_file TEXT,
+        PRIMARY KEY (podcast_id, id),
+        FOREIGN KEY (podcast_id) REFERENCES podcasts(id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS paragraphs (
+        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+        podcast_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        episode_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        idx INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        start_time REAL,
+        end_time REAL,
+        text TEXT NOT NULL,
+        embedding BLOB,
+        UNIQUE(podcast_id, episode_id, idx),
+        FOREIGN KEY (podcast_id) REFERENCES podcasts(id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS topics (
+        paragraph_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        tag TEXT NOT NULL,
+        score REAL DEFAULT 1.0,
+        PRIMARY KEY (paragraph_id, tag),
+        FOREIGN KEY (paragraph_id) REFERENCES paragraphs(id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS quotes (
+        id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        podcast_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        episode_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        text TEXT NOT NULL,
+        verbatim TEXT,
+        speaker TEXT,
+        start_time REAL,
+        end_time REAL,
+        is_top_quote BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0,
+        themes_json TEXT DEFAULT '[]',
+        PRIMARY KEY (podcast_id, id),
+        FOREIGN KEY (podcast_id) REFERENCES podcasts(id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS staffeln (
+        id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+        podcast_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        name TEXT NOT NULL,
+        color TEXT DEFAULT '#666',
+        PRIMARY KEY (podcast_id, id),
+        FOREIGN KEY (podcast_id) REFERENCES podcasts(id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS themes (
+        id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        podcast_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+        label TEXT NOT NULL,
+        description TEXT,
+        color TEXT DEFAULT '#666',
+        episodes_json TEXT DEFAULT '[]',
+        PRIMARY KEY (podcast_id, id),
+        FOREIGN KEY (podcast_id) REFERENCES podcasts(id)
+    );
+
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_paragraphs_podcast ON paragraphs(podcast_id, episode_id);
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_quotes_podcast ON quotes(podcast_id, episode_id);
+    CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_topics_tag ON topics(tag);
+    """)
+    db.commit()
+    db.close()
+
+
+def import_podcast(podcast_id: str, mindmap_data: dict, srt_index: dict):
+    """Import a podcast's data from mindmap_data.json + srt_index.json into the DB."""
+    db = get_db()
+
+    # Podcast
+    db.execute(
+        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO podcasts (id, name, host, description) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        (podcast_id, mindmap_data.get("name", ""), mindmap_data.get("host", ""),
+         mindmap_data.get("description", ""))
+    )
+
+    # Staffeln
+    for s in mindmap_data.get("staffeln", []):
+        db.execute(
+            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO staffeln (id, podcast_id, name, color) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            (s["id"], podcast_id, s["name"], s.get("color", "#666"))
+        )
+
+    # Themes
+    for t in mindmap_data.get("themes", []):
+        db.execute(
+            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO themes (id, podcast_id, label, description, color, episodes_json) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            (t["id"], podcast_id, t["label"], t.get("description", ""),
+             t.get("color", "#666"), json.dumps(t.get("episodes", [])))
+        )
+
+    # Episodes
+    for ep in mindmap_data.get("episodes", []):
+        db.execute(
+            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO episodes (id, podcast_id, title, guest, staffel, audio_file) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            (ep["id"], podcast_id, ep["title"], ep.get("guest", ""),
+             ep.get("staffel"), ep.get("audioFile"))
+        )
+
+    # Quotes
+    for q in mindmap_data.get("quotes", []):
+        db.execute(
+            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO quotes (id, podcast_id, episode_id, text, verbatim, speaker, start_time, end_time, is_top_quote, themes_json) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+            (q["id"], podcast_id, q["episode"], q["text"], q.get("verbatim"),
+             q.get("speaker", ""), q.get("startTime"), q.get("endTime"),
+             q.get("isTopQuote", False), json.dumps(q.get("themes", [])))
+        )
+
+    # Paragraphs from srt_index
+    for ep_key, ep_data in srt_index.items():
+        ep_id = ep_key.split("-")[0]  # S1E1-Wachstum → S1E1
+        for i, p in enumerate(ep_data.get("paragraphs", [])):
+            db.execute(
+                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO paragraphs (podcast_id, episode_id, idx, start_time, end_time, text) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+                (podcast_id, ep_id, i, p["start"], p["end"], p["text"])
+            )
+
+    db.commit()
+    db.close()
+
+
+def get_all_embeddings(podcast_id: Optional[str] = None):
+    """Load all embeddings as numpy array + metadata."""
+    db = get_db()
+    if podcast_id:
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT id, podcast_id, episode_id, idx, embedding FROM paragraphs WHERE podcast_id = ? AND embedding IS NOT NULL",
+            (podcast_id,)
+        ).fetchall()
+    else:
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT id, podcast_id, episode_id, idx, embedding FROM paragraphs WHERE embedding IS NOT NULL"
+        ).fetchall()
+    db.close()
+
+    if not rows:
+        return None, []
+
+    meta = [{"id": r["id"], "podcast_id": r["podcast_id"],
+             "episode_id": r["episode_id"], "idx": r["idx"]} for r in rows]
+    vectors = np.array([np.frombuffer(r["embedding"], dtype=np.float32) for r in rows])
+
+    # Normalize for cosine similarity
+    norms = np.linalg.norm(vectors, axis=1, keepdims=True)
+    norms[norms == 0] = 1
+    vectors = vectors / norms
+
+    return vectors, meta
+
+
+def store_embedding(paragraph_id: int, embedding: list[float]):
+    """Store embedding as binary blob."""
+    db = get_db()
+    blob = np.array(embedding, dtype=np.float32).tobytes()
+    db.execute("UPDATE paragraphs SET embedding = ? WHERE id = ?", (blob, paragraph_id))
+    db.commit()
+    db.close()
diff --git a/backend/embeddings.py b/backend/embeddings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ade771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/embeddings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+"""Generate embeddings via DashScope (Qwen text-embedding-v3)."""
+
+import os
+import time
+from openai import OpenAI
+from database import get_db, store_embedding
+
+DASHSCOPE_API_KEY = os.environ.get("DASHSCOPE_API_KEY", "")
+EMBEDDING_MODEL = os.environ.get("EMBEDDING_MODEL", "text-embedding-v3")
+BATCH_SIZE = 6  # DashScope text-embedding-v3 limit: 10 texts, but long texts need smaller batches
+
+
+def get_client():
+    return OpenAI(
+        api_key=DASHSCOPE_API_KEY,
+        base_url="https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"
+    )
+
+
+def embed_texts(texts: list[str]) -> list[list[float]]:
+    """Embed a batch of texts."""
+    client = get_client()
+    response = client.embeddings.create(
+        model=EMBEDDING_MODEL,
+        input=texts,
+        dimensions=1024
+    )
+    return [item.embedding for item in response.data]
+
+
+def embed_all_paragraphs(podcast_id: str = None):
+    """Embed all paragraphs that don't have embeddings yet."""
+    db = get_db()
+
+    if podcast_id:
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT id, text FROM paragraphs WHERE podcast_id = ? AND embedding IS NULL",
+            (podcast_id,)
+        ).fetchall()
+    else:
+        rows = db.execute(
+            "SELECT id, text FROM paragraphs WHERE embedding IS NULL"
+        ).fetchall()
+
+    db.close()
+
+    if not rows:
+        print("No paragraphs to embed.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"Embedding {len(rows)} paragraphs...")
+
+    for i in range(0, len(rows), BATCH_SIZE):
+        batch = rows[i:i + BATCH_SIZE]
+        texts = [r["text"][:2000] for r in batch]  # Truncate long texts
+
+        try:
+            embeddings = embed_texts(texts)
+            for row, emb in zip(batch, embeddings):
+                store_embedding(row["id"], emb)
+            print(f"  Batch {i // BATCH_SIZE + 1}/{(len(rows) + BATCH_SIZE - 1) // BATCH_SIZE}: {len(batch)} paragraphs")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"  Error at batch {i // BATCH_SIZE + 1}: {e}")
+            time.sleep(2)
+            continue
+
+    print("Done.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    podcast_id = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None
+    embed_all_paragraphs(podcast_id)
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f44e9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fastapi>=0.115.0
+uvicorn>=0.30.0
+aiosqlite>=0.20.0
+numpy>=1.26.0
+openai>=1.50.0
+pyyaml>=6.0
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b68a437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+services:
+  podcast-mindmap:
+    build: .
+    container_name: podcast-mindmap
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - DATA_DIR=/data
+      - AUDIO_DIR=/audio
+      - STATIC_DIR=/static
+      - DB_PATH=/data/db.sqlite
+      - DASHSCOPE_API_KEY=${DASHSCOPE_API_KEY}
+    volumes:
+      - ./data:/data
+      - ./audio:/audio
+    labels:
+      - "traefik.enable=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.podcast.rule=Host(`podcast.toppyr.de`)"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.podcast.entrypoints=websecure"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.podcast.tls=true"
+      - "traefik.http.routers.podcast.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
+      - "traefik.http.services.podcast.loadbalancer.server.port=8000"
+    networks:
+      - collaboration_collaboration
+
+networks:
+  collaboration_collaboration:
+    external: true
diff --git a/webapp/index.html b/webapp/index.html
index 03e7919..8d8c368 100644
--- a/webapp/index.html
+++ b/webapp/index.html
@@ -262,6 +262,26 @@
   .view-tab:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }
   .view-tab.active { background: var(--accent); color: var(--bg); border-color: var(--accent); }
 
+  /* ── Podcast Selector ── */
+  .podcast-selector {
+    display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;
+    padding: 40px 20px;
+  }
+  .podcast-card {
+    background: var(--surface2); border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 12px; padding: 20px; width: 260px; cursor: pointer;
+    transition: all 0.2s;
+  }
+  .podcast-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-2px); }
+  .podcast-card h3 { font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 4px; }
+  .podcast-card p { font-size: 12px; color: var(--text-muted); }
+
+  /* ── Semantic results ── */
+  .semantic-badge {
+    display: inline-block; background: #2a9d8f33; color: #2a9d8f;
+    font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 3px;
+  }
+
   .welcome { text-align: center; padding: 40px 20px; color: var(--text-muted); }
   .welcome h2 { color: var(--text); margin-bottom: 8px; }
   .welcome p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; }
@@ -333,7 +353,7 @@ const AudioPlayer = {
     this.currentQuote = q;
     const sameFile = this.el.src && this.el.src.endsWith(q.audioFile);
     if (!sameFile) {
-      this.el.src = `audio/${q.audioFile}`;
+      this.el.src = `audio/${CURRENT_PODCAST ? CURRENT_PODCAST + '/' : ''}${q.audioFile}`;
     }
     this.nowPlaying.innerHTML = `<strong>"${q.text.substring(0, 70)}…"</strong> — ${q.speaker} (${q.episode})`;
     this.bar.classList.add('visible');
@@ -436,12 +456,18 @@ const TranscriptView = {
   activeIdx: -1,
 
   async show(episodeId, seekTime) {
-    if (!TRANSCRIPTS) await this.loadTranscripts();
-    const key = Object.keys(TRANSCRIPTS).find(k => k.startsWith(episodeId.replace('E', 'E')));
-    if (!key || !TRANSCRIPTS[key]) return;
+    const epData = await this.loadEpisodeTranscript(episodeId);
+    if (!epData || !epData.paragraphs) {
+      // Fallback: try old method
+      if (!TRANSCRIPTS) await this.loadTranscripts();
+      const key = Object.keys(TRANSCRIPTS).find(k => k.startsWith(episodeId));
+      if (!key || !TRANSCRIPTS[key]) return;
+      this.paragraphs = TRANSCRIPTS[key].paragraphs;
+    } else {
+      this.paragraphs = epData.paragraphs;
+    }
 
     this.episodeId = episodeId;
-    this.paragraphs = TRANSCRIPTS[key].paragraphs;
     this.visible = true;
     this.userScrolled = false;
 
@@ -515,18 +541,35 @@ const TranscriptView = {
   },
 
   async loadTranscripts() {
+    if (TRANSCRIPTS && Object.keys(TRANSCRIPTS).length > 0) return;
+    TRANSCRIPTS = {};
     try {
       const resp = await fetch('srt_index.json');
-      TRANSCRIPTS = await resp.json();
-    } catch (e) {
-      // Try from data subdir
+      if (resp.ok) { TRANSCRIPTS = await resp.json(); return; }
+    } catch (e) {}
+    try {
+      const resp = await fetch('data/srt_index.json');
+      if (resp.ok) { TRANSCRIPTS = await resp.json(); }
+    } catch (e2) {}
+  },
+
+  async loadEpisodeTranscript(episodeId) {
+    // Try API first
+    if (CURRENT_PODCAST) {
       try {
-        const resp = await fetch('data/srt_index.json');
-        TRANSCRIPTS = await resp.json();
-      } catch (e2) {
-        TRANSCRIPTS = {};
-      }
+        const resp = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/podcasts/${CURRENT_PODCAST}/transcript/${episodeId}`);
+        if (resp.ok) {
+          const data = await resp.json();
+          if (!TRANSCRIPTS) TRANSCRIPTS = {};
+          TRANSCRIPTS[episodeId] = data;
+          return data;
+        }
+      } catch (e) {}
     }
+    // Fallback
+    await this.loadTranscripts();
+    const key = Object.keys(TRANSCRIPTS).find(k => k.startsWith(episodeId));
+    return key ? TRANSCRIPTS[key] : null;
   }
 };
 
@@ -546,7 +589,34 @@ const Search = {
 
   async run(query) {
     if (query.length < 3) { this.clear(); return; }
-    if (!TRANSCRIPTS) await TranscriptView.loadTranscripts();
+
+    // Try semantic search via API first
+    if (CURRENT_PODCAST) {
+      try {
+        const resp = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/semantic-search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&podcast_id=${CURRENT_PODCAST}`);
+        if (resp.ok) {
+          const apiResults = await resp.json();
+          if (apiResults.length > 0) {
+            this.showSemanticResults(apiResults, query);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {}
+      // Fallback to text search via API
+      try {
+        const resp = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&podcast_id=${CURRENT_PODCAST}`);
+        if (resp.ok) {
+          const apiResults = await resp.json();
+          if (apiResults.length > 0) {
+            this.showApiResults(apiResults, query);
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {}
+    }
+
+    // Client-side fallback
+    if (!TRANSCRIPTS || Object.keys(TRANSCRIPTS).length === 0) await TranscriptView.loadTranscripts();
 
     const results = [];
     const qLower = query.toLowerCase();
@@ -623,6 +693,33 @@ const Search = {
     panel.innerHTML = html;
   },
 
+  showSemanticResults(results, query) {
+    TranscriptView.hide();
+    const panel = document.getElementById('panel');
+    let html = `<h2>${results.length} semantische Treffer für "${escHtml(query)}" <span class="semantic-badge">KI</span></h2>`;
+    results.forEach(r => {
+      html += `<div class="search-result" onclick="Search.goTo('${r.episode_id}', ${r.start_time})">`;
+      html += `<div class="sr-episode">${r.podcast_id}/${r.episode_id}: ${r.episode_title || ''} — ${r.guest || ''} · ${r.start_time !== null ? fmtTime(r.start_time) : ''} <span class="semantic-badge">${(r.score * 100).toFixed(0)}%</span></div>`;
+      html += `<div class="sr-text">${escHtml(r.text_preview || '')}</div>`;
+      html += `</div>`;
+    });
+    panel.innerHTML = html;
+  },
+
+  showApiResults(results, query) {
+    TranscriptView.hide();
+    const panel = document.getElementById('panel');
+    let html = `<h2>${results.length} Treffer für "${escHtml(query)}"</h2>`;
+    results.forEach(r => {
+      const highlighted = this.highlight(r.text.substring(0, 200), query);
+      html += `<div class="search-result" onclick="Search.goTo('${r.episode_id}', ${r.start_time})">`;
+      html += `<div class="sr-episode">${r.episode_id}: ${r.title || ''} — ${r.guest || ''} · ${r.start_time !== null ? fmtTime(r.start_time) : ''}</div>`;
+      html += `<div class="sr-text">${highlighted}</div>`;
+      html += `</div>`;
+    });
+    panel.innerHTML = html;
+  },
+
   highlight(text, query) {
     const escaped = escHtml(text);
     const re = new RegExp(`(${query.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')})`, 'gi');
@@ -651,10 +748,76 @@ const Search = {
 };
 
 // ── Data Loading ──
-fetch('mindmap_data.json')
-  .then(r => r.json())
-  .then(data => { DATA = data; init(); })
-  .catch(e => console.error('Failed to load data:', e));
+// Detect mode: API backend or static files
+const API_BASE = '';  // Same origin
+let CURRENT_PODCAST = null;
+
+async function loadApp() {
+  try {
+    // Try API first
+    const resp = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/podcasts`);
+    if (resp.ok) {
+      const podcasts = await resp.json();
+      if (podcasts.length === 1) {
+        // Single podcast → load directly
+        await selectPodcast(podcasts[0].id);
+      } else if (podcasts.length > 1) {
+        // Multiple podcasts → show selector
+        showPodcastSelector(podcasts);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('No podcasts found');
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Fallback: static files
+    console.log('API not available, falling back to static files');
+  }
+
+  // Static file fallback
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch('mindmap_data.json');
+    DATA = await resp.json();
+    CURRENT_PODCAST = 'default';
+    init();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Failed to load data:', e);
+  }
+}
+
+async function selectPodcast(podcastId) {
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/podcasts/${podcastId}`);
+    DATA = await resp.json();
+    CURRENT_PODCAST = podcastId;
+    // Clear existing graph if switching
+    document.getElementById('svg').innerHTML = '';
+    init();
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Failed to load podcast:', e);
+  }
+}
+
+function showPodcastSelector(podcasts) {
+  const panel = document.getElementById('panel');
+  const mindmap = document.getElementById('mindmap');
+
+  let html = '<div class="podcast-selector">';
+  podcasts.forEach(p => {
+    html += `<div class="podcast-card" onclick="selectPodcast('${p.id}')">`;
+    html += `<h3>${escHtml(p.name)}</h3>`;
+    html += `<p>${escHtml(p.description || '')}</p>`;
+    html += `</div>`;
+  });
+  html += '</div>';
+  panel.innerHTML = html;
+
+  // Also set welcome
+  document.getElementById('app-title').textContent = 'Podcast Mindmap';
+  document.title = 'Podcast Mindmap';
+}
+
+loadApp();
 
 function init() {
   const name = DATA.name || 'Podcast';
@@ -1041,7 +1204,7 @@ async function exportSoundbite(quoteId) {
   if (btn) btn.textContent = 'Lädt…';
 
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`audio/${q.audioFile}`);
+    const response = await fetch(`audio/${CURRENT_PODCAST ? CURRENT_PODCAST + '/' : ''}${q.audioFile}`);
     const arrayBuffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
 
     const audioCtx = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)();