Eliminating repetitive sponsor reads and dynamic mid-roll commercials before an episode even reaches your headphones, MinusPod operates as a self-hosted podcast ad-removal server and RSS feed manager. You subscribe to shows inside the web dashboard using PodcastIndex search or OPML import, and the server generates clean replacement RSS feeds compatible with Pocket Casts, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, and Audiobookshelf. When a new episode drops via scheduled polling or instant Podping notifications, the pipeline transcribes the audio locally with faster-whisper or Parakeet, or routes it through a remote transcription API. Your choice of LLM provider, including Ollama, Anthropic Claude, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint, scans overlapping transcript windows to pinpoint sponsor reads, cross-promotions, and intros. Programmatic audio analysis reinforces AI detection by measuring EBU R128 loudness jumps, Chromaprint acoustic fingerprints, show jingles, and dynamically inserted ad transitions before FFmpeg splices the audio or marks segments as skippable Podcasting 2.0 chapters. A browser-based Ad Editor lets you audition pre-cut and post-cut audio, nudge start and end timestamps, and confirm detections that train global, network, and show-specific sponsor patterns. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. MIT licensed.