diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisode.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisode.kt
index a8a7f33572..d334023df1 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisode.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisode.kt
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ fun RenderPodcastEpisode(
                 PodcastValueSplits(value = it)
             }
 
+            if (!makeItShort) {
+                val persons = remember(noteEvent) { episode.episodePersons() }
+                PodcastPeople(persons, accountViewModel)
+            }
+
             markdown?.takeIf { !makeItShort }?.let {
                 Spacer(Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp))
                 val tags = remember(noteEvent) { noteEvent.tags.toImmutableListOfLists() }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisodeAudioPlayer.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisodeAudioPlayer.kt
index 8b08ee63bd..4821a71ccc 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisodeAudioPlayer.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastEpisodeAudioPlayer.kt
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ fun PodcastEpisodeAudioPlayer(
     // the player. Pulled through the spec-neutral PodcastEpisode interface so both kinds work.
     val value = remember(note) { (note.event as? PodcastEpisode)?.episodeValue() }
 
+    // Highlight clips (Podcasting-2.0 soundbites) — rendered under the player so a tap can seek the
+    // live controller to the clip's start.
+    val soundbites = remember(note) { (note.event as? PodcastEpisode)?.episodeSoundbites().orEmpty() }
+
     Column(Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
         GetMediaItem(
             videoUri = audio.url,
@@ -117,6 +121,11 @@ fun PodcastEpisodeAudioPlayer(
                         accountViewModel = accountViewModel,
                     )
                 }
+
+                PodcastSoundbites(soundbites) { startMillis ->
+                    controller.controller.seekTo(startMillis)
+                    controller.controller.play()
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastPeople.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastPeople.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a08d9f0925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastPeople.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.types
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyRow
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalUriHandler
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.RobohashFallbackAsyncImage
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.Size5dp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.grayText
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastPerson
+
+/**
+ * A "Hosts & Guests" strip: the Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:person` credits for a show or episode,
+ * rendered as a horizontally scrollable row of avatar + name + role. A person is free-text (not a
+ * Nostr user), so we load their [PodcastPerson.img] with a robohash fallback seeded by their name,
+ * and tapping one opens their [PodcastPerson.href] link when present.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun PodcastPeople(
+    persons: List<PodcastPerson>,
+    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+) {
+    val people = persons.filter { it.isValid() }
+    if (people.isEmpty()) return
+
+    Column(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(Size5dp),
+    ) {
+        Text(
+            text = stringRes(R.string.podcast_hosts_and_guests),
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.grayText,
+        )
+
+        LazyRow(
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+        ) {
+            items(people) { person ->
+                PersonItem(person, accountViewModel)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun PersonItem(
+    person: PodcastPerson,
+    accountViewModel: AccountViewModel,
+) {
+    val uriHandler = LocalUriHandler.current
+    val href = person.href
+
+    Column(
+        modifier =
+            Modifier
+                .width(72.dp)
+                .then(
+                    if (href != null) {
+                        Modifier.clickable { runCatching { uriHandler.openUri(href) } }
+                    } else {
+                        Modifier
+                    },
+                ).padding(vertical = 4.dp),
+        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
+    ) {
+        RobohashFallbackAsyncImage(
+            robot = person.name,
+            model = person.img,
+            contentDescription = person.name,
+            modifier = Modifier.size(56.dp).clip(CircleShape),
+            loadProfilePicture = accountViewModel.settings.showProfilePictures(),
+            loadRobohash = accountViewModel.settings.isNotPerformanceMode(),
+        )
+
+        Text(
+            text = person.name,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+            maxLines = 1,
+            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+            textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        )
+
+        person.role?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let {
+            Text(
+                text = it,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.grayText,
+                maxLines = 1,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastSoundbites.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastSoundbites.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00825d41a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/types/PodcastSoundbites.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.types
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ExperimentalLayoutApi
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.FlowRow
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.material3.AssistChip
+import androidx.compose.material3.AssistChipDefaults
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.Icon
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.icons.symbols.MaterialSymbols
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastSoundbite
+
+/**
+ * The episode's Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:soundbite` highlight clips as "jump to the good part" chips.
+ * Tapping one calls [onPlayFrom] with the clip's start offset in milliseconds; the host wires that
+ * to the media controller so playback seeks there. Kept controller-agnostic so it can live wherever
+ * a seek callback is available.
+ */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalLayoutApi::class, ExperimentalFoundationApi::class)
+@Composable
+fun PodcastSoundbites(
+    soundbites: List<PodcastSoundbite>,
+    onPlayFrom: (startMillis: Long) -> Unit,
+) {
+    if (soundbites.isEmpty()) return
+
+    FlowRow(
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(vertical = 2.dp),
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp),
+    ) {
+        soundbites.forEach { soundbite ->
+            val label = soundbite.title?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: formatClock(soundbite.startTimeSeconds)
+            AssistChip(
+                onClick = { onPlayFrom(soundbite.startMillis()) },
+                label = {
+                    Text(
+                        text = label,
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                    )
+                },
+                leadingIcon = {
+                    Icon(
+                        symbol = MaterialSymbols.PlayArrow,
+                        contentDescription = stringRes(R.string.podcast_play_soundbite),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(AssistChipDefaults.IconSize),
+                        tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                    )
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private fun formatClock(totalSeconds: Double): String {
+    val total = totalSeconds.toLong()
+    val minutes = total / 60
+    val seconds = total % 60
+    val secStr = if (seconds < 10) "0$seconds" else "$seconds"
+    return "$minutes:$secStr"
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/podcasts/PodcastHeader.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/podcasts/PodcastHeader.kt
index 4d880a85ea..057706340c 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/podcasts/PodcastHeader.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/podcasts/PodcastHeader.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.TranslatableRichTextViewer
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.navs.INav
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.ReactionsRow
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.types.PodcastCoverCard
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.types.PodcastPeople
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.DividerThickness
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.Size5dp
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ fun PodcastHeader(
             if (claimedAuthors.isNotEmpty() && podcastPubkey != null) {
                 PodcastAuthors(podcastPubkey, claimedAuthors, accountViewModel, nav)
             }
+
+            val persons = remember(show) { show?.showPersons() ?: emptyList() }
+            PodcastPeople(persons, accountViewModel)
         }
 
         // Standard engagement row for the show itself (comment / zap / react), like any other
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dfd388bf96..0d60765aa6 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1012,6 +1012,8 @@
     <string name="podcast_value_split_percent">%1$d%%</string>
     <string name="podcast_value_zap_split_hint">Zaps to this are split between:</string>
     <string name="podcast_comment_action">Comment</string>
+    <string name="podcast_hosts_and_guests">Hosts &amp; Guests</string>
+    <string name="podcast_play_soundbite">Play highlight</string>
     <plurals name="podcast_comment_count">
         <item quantity="one">%1$d comment</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$d comments</item>
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/Podcasting20EpisodeEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/Podcasting20EpisodeEvent.kt
index 670214c782..96be4d42e0 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/Podcasting20EpisodeEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/Podcasting20EpisodeEvent.kt
@@ -38,14 +38,18 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.DurationTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.EditTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.EpisodeNumberTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.ImageTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.PersonTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.PubDateTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.SeasonTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.SoundbiteTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.TitleTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.TranscriptTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.ValueTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.VideoTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastAudio
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastEpisode
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastPerson
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastSoundbite
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastValue
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
 
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@ class Podcasting20EpisodeEvent(
 
     fun value() = tags.firstNotNullOfOrNull(ValueTag::parse)
 
+    fun persons() = tags.mapNotNull(PersonTag::parse)
+
+    fun soundbites() = tags.mapNotNull(SoundbiteTag::parse)
+
     fun durationInSeconds() = tags.firstNotNullOfOrNull(DurationTag::parse)
 
     /** RFC2822 publication date string, kept verbatim for RSS generation. */
@@ -128,6 +136,10 @@ class Podcasting20EpisodeEvent(
 
     override fun episodeValue() = value()
 
+    override fun episodePersons() = persons()
+
+    override fun episodeSoundbites() = soundbites()
+
     companion object {
         const val KIND = 30054
 
@@ -146,6 +158,8 @@ class Podcasting20EpisodeEvent(
             transcriptUrl: String? = null,
             chaptersUrl: String? = null,
             value: PodcastValue? = null,
+            persons: List<PodcastPerson> = emptyList(),
+            soundbites: List<PodcastSoundbite> = emptyList(),
             topics: List<String> = emptyList(),
             markdownContent: String = "",
             createdAt: Long = TimeUtils.now(),
@@ -166,6 +180,8 @@ class Podcasting20EpisodeEvent(
             transcriptUrl?.let { transcript(it) }
             chaptersUrl?.let { chapters(it) }
             value?.let { value(it) }
+            persons.filter { it.isValid() }.forEach { person(it) }
+            soundbites.forEach { soundbite(it) }
             if (topics.isNotEmpty()) hashtags(topics)
 
             initializer()
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/TagArrayBuilderExt.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/TagArrayBuilderExt.kt
index 3607a898f4..bfe6c921bc 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/TagArrayBuilderExt.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/TagArrayBuilderExt.kt
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.DurationTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.EditTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.EpisodeNumberTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.ImageTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.PersonTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.PubDateTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.SeasonTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.SoundbiteTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.TitleTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.TranscriptTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.ValueTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.VideoTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastAudio
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastPerson
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastSoundbite
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastValue
 
 fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.title(title: String) = addUnique(TitleTag.assemble(title))
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.chapters(url: String) = addUnique(
 
 fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.value(value: PodcastValue) = addUnique(ValueTag.assemble(value))
 
+fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.person(person: PodcastPerson) = add(PersonTag.assemble(person))
+
+fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.soundbite(soundbite: PodcastSoundbite) = add(SoundbiteTag.assemble(soundbite))
+
 fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.pubdate(rfc2822Date: String) = addUnique(PubDateTag.assemble(rfc2822Date))
 
 fun TagArrayBuilder<Podcasting20EpisodeEvent>.duration(durationInSeconds: Long) = addUnique(DurationTag.assemble(durationInSeconds))
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/tags/PersonTag.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/tags/PersonTag.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4186262de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/tags/PersonTag.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags
+
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.has
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastPerson
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.ensure
+
+/**
+ * Podcasting-2.0 episode person credit: `["person", "<name>", "<role>", "<img>", "<href>"]`.
+ *
+ * Only the name (slot 1) is required; role/img/href are optional and carried positionally, with
+ * empty strings standing in for absent middle values. Maps to the shared [PodcastPerson] holder.
+ * (The show-level `podcast:person` `group` attribute isn't carried on the episode tag — it's
+ * organizational metadata that lives in the show's JSON when present.)
+ */
+class PersonTag {
+    companion object {
+        const val TAG_NAME = "person"
+
+        fun parse(tag: Array<String>): PodcastPerson? {
+            ensure(tag.has(1)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[1].isNotEmpty()) { return null }
+            return PodcastPerson(
+                name = tag[1],
+                role = tag.getOrNull(2)?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() },
+                img = tag.getOrNull(3)?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() },
+                href = tag.getOrNull(4)?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() },
+            )
+        }
+
+        fun assemble(person: PodcastPerson): Array<String> {
+            // Trim trailing empties so a person with only a name is a 2-element tag, but keep empty
+            // placeholders in the middle so href stays in slot 4 when role/img are missing.
+            val slots = listOf(person.name, person.role ?: "", person.img ?: "", person.href ?: "")
+            val lastNonEmpty = slots.indexOfLast { it.isNotEmpty() }.coerceAtLeast(0)
+            return (listOf(TAG_NAME) + slots.subList(0, lastNonEmpty + 1)).toTypedArray()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/tags/SoundbiteTag.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/tags/SoundbiteTag.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc104dca99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/episode/tags/SoundbiteTag.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags
+
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.has
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastSoundbite
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.ensure
+
+/**
+ * Podcasting-2.0 episode soundbite: `["soundbite", "<startTime>", "<duration>", "<optional title>"]`.
+ *
+ * `startTime` and `duration` are in seconds (may be fractional). Title is optional. Maps to the
+ * shared [PodcastSoundbite] holder. A soundbite with a non-positive duration is dropped as invalid.
+ */
+class SoundbiteTag {
+    companion object {
+        const val TAG_NAME = "soundbite"
+
+        fun parse(tag: Array<String>): PodcastSoundbite? {
+            ensure(tag.has(2)) { return null }
+            ensure(tag[0] == TAG_NAME) { return null }
+            val start = tag[1].toDoubleOrNull() ?: return null
+            val duration = tag[2].toDoubleOrNull() ?: return null
+            ensure(start >= 0.0) { return null }
+            ensure(duration > 0.0) { return null }
+            return PodcastSoundbite(start, duration, tag.getOrNull(3)?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() })
+        }
+
+        fun assemble(soundbite: PodcastSoundbite): Array<String> {
+            val head = arrayOf(TAG_NAME, soundbite.startTimeSeconds.toString(), soundbite.durationSeconds.toString())
+            val title = soundbite.title
+            return if (title.isNullOrEmpty()) head else head + title
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/metadata/Podcasting20PodcastMetadata.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/metadata/Podcasting20PodcastMetadata.kt
index 61a8030ad9..3129ed1edd 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/metadata/Podcasting20PodcastMetadata.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/metadata/Podcasting20PodcastMetadata.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.JsonMapper
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.signers.EventTemplate
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip78AppData.AppSpecificDataEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastPerson
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastShow
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastValue
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.TimeUtils
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ class Podcasting20PodcastMetadata(
 
     override fun showValue() = content.value
 
+    override fun showPersons() = content.persons.filter { it.isValid() }
+
     fun language() = content.language
 
     /** Contact email for the show, if provided. */
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ class Podcasting20PodcastMetadata(
         val complete: Boolean? = null,
         val guid: String? = null,
         val value: PodcastValue? = null,
+        val persons: List<PodcastPerson> = emptyList(),
     )
 
     companion object {
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastEpisode.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastEpisode.kt
index 46a87e606e..c0fd1cc3d6 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastEpisode.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastEpisode.kt
@@ -84,4 +84,16 @@ interface PodcastEpisode {
      * V4V and returns null.
      */
     fun episodeValue(): PodcastValue? = null
+
+    /**
+     * Hosts/guests credited on this specific episode (Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:person`). Empty when
+     * the publisher lists no per-episode people (NIP-F4 has no person tag and returns empty).
+     */
+    fun episodePersons(): List<PodcastPerson> = emptyList()
+
+    /**
+     * Highlight clips of the episode (Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:soundbite`), each a start offset +
+     * duration into the audio. Empty when none are declared.
+     */
+    fun episodeSoundbites(): List<PodcastSoundbite> = emptyList()
 }
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastPerson.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastPerson.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6914f9bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastPerson.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+/**
+ * A Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:person` — a host, guest, or other contributor credited on a show or a
+ * single episode. Unlike a NIP-F4 author (a Nostr pubkey), a person is free-text: a [name] plus an
+ * optional [role]/[group], an avatar [img] URL, and a [href] link to their page. None of these need
+ * to be a Nostr identity, so it maps RSS `<podcast:person>` credits straight through.
+ *
+ * Carried two ways: show-level persons live in the `kind:30078` metadata JSON (a `persons` array),
+ * and episode-level persons are `["person", ...]` tags on the `kind:30054` event.
+ */
+@Immutable
+@Serializable
+class PodcastPerson(
+    val name: String = "",
+    /** e.g. "host", "guest", "cohost" — free text per the Podcasting 2.0 taxonomy. */
+    val role: String? = null,
+    /** Grouping such as "cast" or "writing"; rarely displayed, kept for round-trip fidelity. */
+    val group: String? = null,
+    /** Avatar image URL. */
+    val img: String? = null,
+    /** Link to the person's page/profile. */
+    val href: String? = null,
+) {
+    fun isValid() = name.isNotBlank()
+}
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastShow.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastShow.kt
index 9aca7484bd..dcf87a2f8a 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastShow.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastShow.kt
@@ -71,4 +71,10 @@ interface PodcastShow {
 
     /** The show's default value-for-value split block, if any. NIP-F4 has no V4V and returns null. */
     fun showValue(): PodcastValue? = null
+
+    /**
+     * Show-level hosts/guests (Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:person`) — the recurring cast credited across
+     * the podcast. Empty when none are declared (NIP-F4 uses author p-tags instead and returns empty).
+     */
+    fun showPersons(): List<PodcastPerson> = emptyList()
 }
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastSoundbite.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastSoundbite.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e88cb2fbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/podcasts/PodcastSoundbite.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Immutable
+
+/**
+ * A Podcasting-2.0 `podcast:soundbite` — a highlight clip of an episode, defined as a
+ * [startTimeSeconds] offset into the episode audio and a [durationSeconds] length, with an optional
+ * [title]. Players surface these as tappable "jump to the good part" chips.
+ *
+ * Carried as `["soundbite", "<startTime>", "<duration>", "<optional title>"]` tags on the episode
+ * event; times are in seconds and may be fractional.
+ */
+@Immutable
+class PodcastSoundbite(
+    val startTimeSeconds: Double,
+    val durationSeconds: Double,
+    val title: String? = null,
+) {
+    /** Start offset in whole milliseconds, ready for a media player `seekTo`. */
+    fun startMillis(): Long = (startTimeSeconds * 1000).toLong()
+}
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/PodcastPersonSoundbiteTest.kt b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/PodcastPersonSoundbiteTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..536038f965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quartz/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nipXXPodcasting20/PodcastPersonSoundbiteTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20
+
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip78AppData.AppSpecificDataEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.PersonTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.episode.tags.SoundbiteTag
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nipXXPodcasting20.metadata.Podcasting20PodcastMetadata
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastPerson
+import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.podcasts.PodcastSoundbite
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertNull
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+class PodcastPersonSoundbiteTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `person tag parses all fields`() {
+        val person = PersonTag.parse(arrayOf("person", "Alice", "host", "https://img/a.png", "https://alice.example"))
+        assertEquals("Alice", person?.name)
+        assertEquals("host", person?.role)
+        assertEquals("https://img/a.png", person?.img)
+        assertEquals("https://alice.example", person?.href)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `person tag with only a name`() {
+        val person = PersonTag.parse(arrayOf("person", "Bob"))
+        assertEquals("Bob", person?.name)
+        assertNull(person?.role)
+        assertNull(person?.img)
+        assertNull(person?.href)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `person tag keeps href in slot 4 when role and img are blank`() {
+        val person = PersonTag.parse(arrayOf("person", "Carol", "", "", "https://carol.example"))
+        assertEquals("Carol", person?.name)
+        assertNull(person?.role)
+        assertNull(person?.img)
+        assertEquals("https://carol.example", person?.href)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `person tag round-trips through assemble`() {
+        val original = PodcastPerson(name = "Dave", role = "guest", img = "https://img/d.png")
+        val reparsed = PersonTag.parse(PersonTag.assemble(original))
+        assertEquals("Dave", reparsed?.name)
+        assertEquals("guest", reparsed?.role)
+        assertEquals("https://img/d.png", reparsed?.img)
+        assertNull(reparsed?.href)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `nameless person tag is dropped`() {
+        assertNull(PersonTag.parse(arrayOf("person")))
+        assertNull(PersonTag.parse(arrayOf("person", "")))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `soundbite tag parses times and optional title`() {
+        val soundbite = SoundbiteTag.parse(arrayOf("soundbite", "73.5", "60.0", "Best moment"))
+        assertEquals(73.5, soundbite?.startTimeSeconds)
+        assertEquals(60.0, soundbite?.durationSeconds)
+        assertEquals("Best moment", soundbite?.title)
+        assertEquals(73500L, soundbite?.startMillis())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `soundbite tag without title`() {
+        val soundbite = SoundbiteTag.parse(arrayOf("soundbite", "0", "30"))
+        assertEquals(0.0, soundbite?.startTimeSeconds)
+        assertEquals(30.0, soundbite?.durationSeconds)
+        assertNull(soundbite?.title)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `soundbite with bad or non-positive numbers is dropped`() {
+        assertNull(SoundbiteTag.parse(arrayOf("soundbite", "abc", "60")))
+        assertNull(SoundbiteTag.parse(arrayOf("soundbite", "10", "0")))
+        assertNull(SoundbiteTag.parse(arrayOf("soundbite", "10")))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `soundbite round-trips through assemble`() {
+        val reparsed = SoundbiteTag.parse(SoundbiteTag.assemble(PodcastSoundbite(12.0, 45.0, "Clip")))
+        assertEquals(12.0, reparsed?.startTimeSeconds)
+        assertEquals(45.0, reparsed?.durationSeconds)
+        assertEquals("Clip", reparsed?.title)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `show metadata JSON parses a persons array`() {
+        val json =
+            """{"title":"My Show","persons":[{"name":"Alice","role":"host","img":"https://img/a.png"},{"name":"Bob","role":"guest"}]}"""
+        val event = AppSpecificDataEvent("id", "pk", 0, arrayOf(arrayOf("d", "podcast-metadata")), json, "sig")
+        val show = Podcasting20PodcastMetadata.parse(event)
+        val persons = show?.showPersons().orEmpty()
+        assertEquals(2, persons.size)
+        assertEquals("Alice", persons[0].name)
+        assertEquals("host", persons[0].role)
+        assertEquals("https://img/a.png", persons[0].img)
+        assertEquals("Bob", persons[1].name)
+        assertEquals("guest", persons[1].role)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `show metadata without persons is empty, not a crash`() {
+        val event = AppSpecificDataEvent("id", "pk", 0, arrayOf(arrayOf("d", "podcast-metadata")), """{"title":"Bare"}""", "sig")
+        val show = Podcasting20PodcastMetadata.parse(event)
+        assertTrue(show?.showPersons().orEmpty().isEmpty())
+    }
+}