diff --git a/internal/database/querier.go b/internal/database/querier.go
index 43d09d7c..a1b54018 100644
--- a/internal/database/querier.go
+++ b/internal/database/querier.go
@@ -606,6 +606,9 @@ type Querier interface {
 	// collapsible "Ignored" section so a misclick is recoverable.
 	ListIgnoredUnlinkedBooksForUser(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]ListIgnoredUnlinkedBooksForUserRow, error)
 	ListLibraries(ctx context.Context) ([]ListLibrariesRow, error)
+	// Podcasts exclusion (plan §9): generic book surfaces never list
+	// podcast episodes (library_type_name is the denormalized, trigger/
+	// fetcher-maintained discriminator; NULL rows predate it and stay).
 	ListMediaItems(ctx context.Context, arg ListMediaItemsParams) ([]ListMediaItemsRow, error)
 	ListMediaItemsByLibrary(ctx context.Context, libraryID pgtype.UUID) ([]ListMediaItemsByLibraryRow, error)
 	ListMediaItemsByLibraryIncludingArchived(ctx context.Context, libraryID pgtype.UUID) ([]ListMediaItemsByLibraryIncludingArchivedRow, error)
diff --git a/internal/database/queries.sql.go b/internal/database/queries.sql.go
index d1dc1ee1..749b29f3 100644
--- a/internal/database/queries.sql.go
+++ b/internal/database/queries.sql.go
@@ -2620,6 +2620,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.authors) AS a
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -2688,6 +2689,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.publishers) AS p
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -2755,6 +2757,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.narrators) AS n
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -2824,6 +2827,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.tags) AS t
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -2892,6 +2896,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -2963,6 +2968,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3034,6 +3040,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3105,6 +3112,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3172,6 +3180,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3239,6 +3248,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3306,6 +3316,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3377,6 +3388,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3448,6 +3460,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -3519,6 +3532,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
@@ -4822,6 +4836,7 @@ INNER JOIN (
     ORDER BY media_item_id, last_read_at DESC
 ) rp ON rp.media_item_id = mi.id
 WHERE ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
 ORDER BY rp.last_read_at DESC
@@ -5621,6 +5636,7 @@ WHERE ($2::uuid IS NULL OR library_id = $2::uuid)
   AND ($3::uuid[] IS NULL OR library_id = ANY($3::uuid[]))
   AND archived_at IS NULL
   AND missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9: series pages)
   AND series IS NOT NULL AND series != ''
   -- Multi-field search (series page): the query matches the series
   -- NAME, any book's AUTHOR, or any book's TITLE in the group. It is
@@ -5754,6 +5770,7 @@ SELECT COUNT(*)::int FROM (
     AND ($3::uuid[] IS NULL OR library_id = ANY($3::uuid[]))
     AND archived_at IS NULL
     AND missing_scan_count = 0
+    AND (library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9: series pages)
     AND series IS NOT NULL AND series != ''
     AND ($4::text IS NULL OR
          series ILIKE '%' || $4::text || '%'
@@ -6488,6 +6505,7 @@ SELECT mi.id, mi.library_id, mi.title, mi.subtitle, mi.author, mi.isbn, mi.descr
 WHERE ($1::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $1::uuid)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9: collections picker)
 ORDER BY mi.created_at DESC
 `
 
@@ -8928,6 +8946,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetNextRetryTime(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
 const GetNotStartedItems = `-- name: GetNotStartedItems :many
 SELECT mi.id, mi.library_id, mi.title, mi.subtitle, mi.author, mi.isbn, mi.description, mi.file_path, mi.file_size, mi.mime_type, mi.cover_image_path, mi.series, mi.series_number, mi.tags, mi.narrators, mi.authors, mi.authors_search, mi.publishers, mi.publishers_search, mi.abridged, mi.explicit, mi.asin, mi.date_published, mi.publisher, mi.contributors, mi.language, mi.edition, mi.page_count, mi.genre, mi.copyright_year, mi.goodreads_id, mi.openlibrary_id, mi.google_books_id, mi.added_by_admin_id, mi.created_at, mi.imported_at, mi.updated_at, mi.format_group, mi.format_mimetype, mi.is_reflowable, mi.has_fixed_layout, mi.total_characters, mi.chapter_count, mi.entitlement_id, mi.revision_number, mi.kobo_content_id, mi.kobo_metadata, mi.manga_type, mi.reading_direction, mi.series_count, mi.volume, mi.imprint, mi.age_rating, mi.web_url, mi.story_arc, mi.is_black_and_white, mi.metadata_notes, mi.community_rating, mi.alternate_info, mi.scan_information, mi.summary, mi.metadata_overrides, mi.missing_scan_count, mi.archived_at, mi.chapter_metadata, mi.library_type_name, mi.audio_metadata, mi.tags_search, mi.contributors_search, mi.narrators_search, mi.file_sha256, mi.opf_identifier, mi.opf_uuid, mi.hash_confidence, mi.source, mi.source_feed_id, mi.episode_guid, mi.feed_position, mi.season_number, mi.episode_number, mi.enclosure_url, mi.declared_duration_seconds, mi.transcript_url, mi.chapters_url, mi.hosts, mi.guests, mi.download_state, mi.download_error, mi.download_attempts FROM media_items mi
 WHERE ($1::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $1::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND NOT EXISTS (
@@ -9435,6 +9454,7 @@ SELECT
  FROM media_items mi
  JOIN reading_history rh ON rh.media_item_id = mi.id
  WHERE rh.user_id = $1
+   AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
  GROUP BY mi.id, mi.title, mi.author
  ORDER BY read_count DESC
  LIMIT $2
@@ -9658,6 +9678,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetReadingSpeed(ctx context.Context, arg GetReadingSpeedParams
 const GetRecentlyAddedItems = `-- name: GetRecentlyAddedItems :many
 SELECT mi.id, mi.library_id, mi.title, mi.subtitle, mi.author, mi.isbn, mi.description, mi.file_path, mi.file_size, mi.mime_type, mi.cover_image_path, mi.series, mi.series_number, mi.tags, mi.narrators, mi.authors, mi.authors_search, mi.publishers, mi.publishers_search, mi.abridged, mi.explicit, mi.asin, mi.date_published, mi.publisher, mi.contributors, mi.language, mi.edition, mi.page_count, mi.genre, mi.copyright_year, mi.goodreads_id, mi.openlibrary_id, mi.google_books_id, mi.added_by_admin_id, mi.created_at, mi.imported_at, mi.updated_at, mi.format_group, mi.format_mimetype, mi.is_reflowable, mi.has_fixed_layout, mi.total_characters, mi.chapter_count, mi.entitlement_id, mi.revision_number, mi.kobo_content_id, mi.kobo_metadata, mi.manga_type, mi.reading_direction, mi.series_count, mi.volume, mi.imprint, mi.age_rating, mi.web_url, mi.story_arc, mi.is_black_and_white, mi.metadata_notes, mi.community_rating, mi.alternate_info, mi.scan_information, mi.summary, mi.metadata_overrides, mi.missing_scan_count, mi.archived_at, mi.chapter_metadata, mi.library_type_name, mi.audio_metadata, mi.tags_search, mi.contributors_search, mi.narrators_search, mi.file_sha256, mi.opf_identifier, mi.opf_uuid, mi.hash_confidence, mi.source, mi.source_feed_id, mi.episode_guid, mi.feed_position, mi.season_number, mi.episode_number, mi.enclosure_url, mi.declared_duration_seconds, mi.transcript_url, mi.chapters_url, mi.hosts, mi.guests, mi.download_state, mi.download_error, mi.download_attempts FROM media_items mi
 WHERE ($1::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $1::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
 ORDER BY mi.imported_at DESC NULLS LAST, mi.created_at DESC
@@ -9789,6 +9810,7 @@ INNER JOIN (
     ORDER BY media_item_id, last_read_at DESC
 ) rp ON rp.media_item_id = mi.id
 WHERE ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
 ORDER BY rp.last_read_at DESC
@@ -10619,6 +10641,7 @@ SELECT
 FROM reading_history rh
 JOIN media_items mi ON mi.id = rh.media_item_id
 WHERE rh.user_id = $1
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND COALESCE(rh.reading_session_end, rh.created_at) >= $2
   AND COALESCE(rh.reading_session_end, rh.created_at) <= $3
   AND ($4::uuid[] IS NULL OR mi.library_id = ANY($4::uuid[]))
@@ -12947,6 +12970,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 JOIN library_types lt ON l.library_type_id = lt.id
 WHERE mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts')
   AND ($3::uuid[] IS NULL OR mi.library_id = ANY($3::uuid[]))
 ORDER BY mi.created_at DESC LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2
 `
@@ -13051,6 +13075,9 @@ type ListMediaItemsRow struct {
 	LibraryTypeName_2       string             `db:"library_type_name_2" json:"library_type_name_2"`
 }
 
+// Podcasts exclusion (plan §9): generic book surfaces never list
+// podcast episodes (library_type_name is the denormalized, trigger/
+// fetcher-maintained discriminator; NULL rows predate it and stay).
 func (q *Queries) ListMediaItems(ctx context.Context, arg ListMediaItemsParams) ([]ListMediaItemsRow, error) {
 	rows, err := q.db.Query(ctx, ListMediaItems, arg.Limit, arg.Offset, arg.VisibleLibraryIds)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -13837,6 +13864,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 JOIN library_types lt ON l.library_type_id = lt.id
 WHERE mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.library_id = $1
 ORDER BY
     CASE
@@ -15921,6 +15949,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $2
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($3::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $3::uuid)
@@ -15981,6 +16010,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $2
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($3::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $3::uuid)
@@ -16041,6 +16071,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $2
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($3::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $3::uuid)
@@ -16101,6 +16132,7 @@ LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $1
  WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
    AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
    AND ($2::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
    AND (
        mi.title ILIKE $3 OR
@@ -16413,6 +16445,7 @@ LEFT JOIN reading_progress rp ON rp.media_item_id = mi.id AND rp.user_id = $1
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND ($2::uuid IS NULL
   OR mi.library_id = $2::uuid)
   -- Fuzzy author filter — per-element against the authors[] array (A2c
@@ -17018,6 +17051,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $2
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.narrators) AS narrator
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND ($3::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $3::uuid)
   AND narrator IS NOT NULL
   AND word_similarity($1, narrator) > 0.3
@@ -17075,6 +17109,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $2
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND ($3::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $3::uuid)
@@ -17136,6 +17171,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = $2
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.tags_search) AS tag
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND ($3::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = $3::uuid)
   AND tag IS NOT NULL
   AND word_similarity($1, tag) > 0.3
diff --git a/internal/database/queries/queries.sql b/internal/database/queries/queries.sql
index 2699d53f..9372f5e5 100644
--- a/internal/database/queries/queries.sql
+++ b/internal/database/queries/queries.sql
@@ -180,12 +180,16 @@ SELECT * FROM media_items WHERE library_id = $1 AND file_path = $2;
 SELECT * FROM media_items WHERE id = $1;
 
 -- name: ListMediaItems :many
+-- Podcasts exclusion (plan §9): generic book surfaces never list
+-- podcast episodes (library_type_name is the denormalized, trigger/
+-- fetcher-maintained discriminator; NULL rows predate it and stay).
 SELECT mi.*, l.name as library_name, lt.name as library_type_name
 FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 JOIN library_types lt ON l.library_type_id = lt.id
 WHERE mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts')
   AND (sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[] IS NULL OR mi.library_id = ANY(sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[]))
 ORDER BY mi.created_at DESC LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2;
 
@@ -214,6 +218,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 JOIN library_types lt ON l.library_type_id = lt.id
 WHERE mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')
 ORDER BY
     CASE
@@ -660,6 +665,7 @@ LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.na
  WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
    AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
    AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
    AND (
        mi.title ILIKE sqlc.narg('search_pattern') OR
@@ -750,6 +756,7 @@ LEFT JOIN reading_progress rp ON rp.media_item_id = mi.id AND rp.user_id = sqlc.
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL
   OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
   -- Fuzzy author filter — per-element against the authors[] array (A2c
@@ -934,6 +941,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -953,6 +961,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -973,6 +982,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.tags_search) AS tag
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
   AND tag IS NOT NULL
   AND word_similarity(sqlc.narg('search_query'), tag) > 0.3
@@ -990,6 +1000,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.narrators) AS narrator
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
   AND narrator IS NOT NULL
   AND word_similarity(sqlc.narg('search_query'), narrator) > 0.3
@@ -1006,6 +1017,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1025,6 +1037,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1063,6 +1076,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.authors) AS a
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1131,6 +1145,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.publishers) AS p
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1198,6 +1213,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.narrators) AS n
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1267,6 +1283,7 @@ JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 CROSS JOIN LATERAL unnest(mi.tags) AS t
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1335,6 +1352,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1406,6 +1424,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1477,6 +1496,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1548,6 +1568,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1615,6 +1636,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1682,6 +1704,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1749,6 +1772,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1820,6 +1844,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1891,6 +1916,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -1962,6 +1988,7 @@ FROM media_items mi
 JOIN libraries l ON mi.library_id = l.id
 LEFT JOIN library_visibility lv ON l.id = lv.library_id AND lv.user_id = sqlc.narg('user_id')
 WHERE COALESCE(lv.is_visible, true) = true
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
@@ -2606,6 +2633,7 @@ SELECT
  FROM media_items mi
  JOIN reading_history rh ON rh.media_item_id = mi.id
  WHERE rh.user_id = $1
+   AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
  GROUP BY mi.id, mi.title, mi.author
  ORDER BY read_count DESC
  LIMIT $2;
@@ -2668,6 +2696,7 @@ SELECT
 FROM reading_history rh
 JOIN media_items mi ON mi.id = rh.media_item_id
 WHERE rh.user_id = sqlc.arg('user_id')
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND COALESCE(rh.reading_session_end, rh.created_at) >= sqlc.arg('start_time')
   AND COALESCE(rh.reading_session_end, rh.created_at) <= sqlc.arg('end_time')
   AND (sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[] IS NULL OR mi.library_id = ANY(sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[]))
@@ -3964,6 +3993,7 @@ INNER JOIN (
     ORDER BY media_item_id, last_read_at DESC
 ) rp ON rp.media_item_id = mi.id
 WHERE (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
 ORDER BY rp.last_read_at DESC
@@ -3972,6 +4002,7 @@ LIMIT sqlc.narg('limit');
 -- name: GetRecentlyAddedItems :many
 SELECT mi.* FROM media_items mi
 WHERE (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
 ORDER BY mi.imported_at DESC NULLS LAST, mi.created_at DESC
@@ -3987,6 +4018,7 @@ INNER JOIN (
     ORDER BY media_item_id, last_read_at DESC
 ) rp ON rp.media_item_id = mi.id
 WHERE (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
 ORDER BY rp.last_read_at DESC
@@ -3995,6 +4027,7 @@ LIMIT sqlc.narg('limit');
 -- name: GetNotStartedItems :many
 SELECT mi.* FROM media_items mi
 WHERE (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
   AND NOT EXISTS (
@@ -4081,6 +4114,7 @@ SELECT mi.* FROM media_items mi
 WHERE (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR mi.library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid)
   AND mi.archived_at IS NULL
   AND mi.missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (mi.library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9: collections picker)
 ORDER BY mi.created_at DESC;
 
 -- name: GetDistinctSeries :many
@@ -4113,6 +4147,7 @@ WHERE (sqlc.narg('library_id')::uuid IS NULL OR library_id = sqlc.narg('library_
   AND (sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[] IS NULL OR library_id = ANY(sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[]))
   AND archived_at IS NULL
   AND missing_scan_count = 0
+  AND (library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9: series pages)
   AND series IS NOT NULL AND series != ''
   -- Multi-field search (series page): the query matches the series
   -- NAME, any book's AUTHOR, or any book's TITLE in the group. It is
@@ -4173,6 +4208,7 @@ SELECT COUNT(*)::int FROM (
     AND (sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[] IS NULL OR library_id = ANY(sqlc.narg('visible_library_ids')::uuid[]))
     AND archived_at IS NULL
     AND missing_scan_count = 0
+    AND (library_type_name IS DISTINCT FROM 'podcasts') -- podcasts exclusion (plan §9: series pages)
     AND series IS NOT NULL AND series != ''
     AND (sqlc.narg('series_query')::text IS NULL OR
          series ILIKE '%' || sqlc.narg('series_query')::text || '%'
diff --git a/internal/handlers/opds.go b/internal/handlers/opds.go
index f82e5b19..079c0560 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/opds.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/opds.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 package handlers
-
 import (
 	"bookhoard/internal/database"
 	"bookhoard/internal/opds"
@@ -18,6 +17,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 )
 
+// opdsVisibleLibraries is GetUserVisibleLibraries minus podcasts-type
+// libraries (plan D16): feeds are not OPDS inventory day one — they
+// surface via the /podcasts endpoints only.
+func opdsVisibleLibraries(ctx context.Context, q *database.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]database.GetUserVisibleLibrariesRow, error) {
+	libs, err := q.GetUserVisibleLibraries(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := make([]database.GetUserVisibleLibrariesRow, 0, len(libs))
+	for _, lib := range libs {
+		if lib.TypeName == services.LibraryTypePodcasts {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, lib)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 type OPDSHandler struct {
 	db                *database.Queries
 	libraryService    *services.LibraryService
@@ -209,7 +226,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) GetDeviceCatalog(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Get user's visible libraries
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.XML(http.StatusInternalServerError, opds.NewErrorFeed("Failed to get libraries"))
 	}
@@ -318,7 +335,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) serveAllBooksCatalog(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Get user's visible libraries
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.XML(http.StatusInternalServerError, opds.NewErrorFeed("Failed to get libraries"))
 	}
@@ -570,7 +587,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) GetLibraryCatalog(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// The library must be visible to the device owner.
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.XML(http.StatusInternalServerError, opds.NewErrorFeed("Failed to get libraries"))
 	}
@@ -677,7 +694,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) SearchDeviceCatalog(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Get user's visible libraries
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.XML(http.StatusInternalServerError, opds.NewErrorFeed("Failed to get libraries"))
 	}
@@ -818,7 +835,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) DownloadBook(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Get user's visible libraries
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "failed to get libraries"})
 	}
@@ -974,7 +991,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) GetCoverImage(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Get user's visible libraries
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "failed to get libraries"})
 	}
@@ -1115,7 +1132,7 @@ func (h *OPDSHandler) ListFormats(c *echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Get user's visible libraries
 	userID := device.UserID.Bytes
-	libraries, err := h.db.GetUserVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
+	libraries, err := opdsVisibleLibraries(c.Request().Context(), h.db, pgtype.UUID{Bytes: userID, Valid: true})
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "failed to get libraries"})
 	}
diff --git a/internal/services/statistics_service.go b/internal/services/statistics_service.go
index 64088969..08c57064 100644
--- a/internal/services/statistics_service.go
+++ b/internal/services/statistics_service.go
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ func (s *StatisticsService) UserSummary(ctx context.Context, userID pgtype.UUID,
 		entry.Sessions++
 		summary.SessionCount++
 
+		// Podcast episodes (plan D15): sessions flow into time-spent
+		// (the minutes/pages/sessions math above already ran), but an
+		// episode is not a book — never enters BooksActive/BooksFinished.
+		if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(sess.LibraryTypeName.String), "podcasts") {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		mediaUUID, err := uuid.FromBytes(sess.MediaItemID.Bytes[0:16])
 		if err == nil {
 			key := mediaUUID.String()
diff --git a/templates/library_switcher.templ b/templates/library_switcher.templ
index 27c38579..29d79fae 100644
--- a/templates/library_switcher.templ
+++ b/templates/library_switcher.templ
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ templ LibrarySwitcher(libData []LibraryData, currentLibraryID string, title stri
 				>
 				<option value="">All Libraries ({ TotalMediaCount(libData) })</option>
 				for _, lib := range libData {
+					// Podcasts libraries are feed-managed (plan D13): never
+					// in the book-library switcher — feeds surface via
+					// /podcasts only. Presentation-layer filter so every
+					// switcher consumer is correct at once.
+					if !IsBookLibrary(lib.TypeName) {
+						continue
+					}
 					if lib.Offline {
 						if lib.ID == currentLibraryID {
 							<option value={ lib.ID } selected>{ lib.Name } ({ lib.MediaCount }) — storage offline</option>
diff --git a/templates/library_switcher_templ.go b/templates/library_switcher_templ.go
index fc7b88e8..84412ca4 100644
--- a/templates/library_switcher_templ.go
+++ b/templates/library_switcher_templ.go
@@ -82,187 +82,201 @@ func LibrarySwitcher(libData []LibraryData, currentLibraryID string, title strin
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
 		for _, lib := range libData {
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 7, "    ")
+			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+			}
+			if !IsBookLibrary(lib.TypeName) {
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 8, "continue")
+				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+				}
+			}
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 9, " ")
+			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+			}
 			if lib.Offline {
 				if lib.ID == currentLibraryID {
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 7, "<option value=\"")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 10, "<option value=\"")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var4 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var4, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 31, Col: 29}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 38, Col: 29}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var4)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 8, "\" selected>")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 11, "\" selected>")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var5 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var5, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 31, Col: 51}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 38, Col: 51}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var5))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 9, " (")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 12, " (")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var6 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var6, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 31, Col: 71}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 38, Col: 71}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var6))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 10, ") — storage offline</option>")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 13, ") — storage offline</option>")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 				} else {
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 11, "<option value=\"")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 14, "<option value=\"")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var7 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var7, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 33, Col: 29}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 40, Col: 29}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var7)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 12, "\">")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 15, "\">")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var8 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var8, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 33, Col: 42}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 40, Col: 42}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var8))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 13, " (")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 16, " (")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 					var templ_7745c5c3_Var9 string
 					templ_7745c5c3_Var9, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 33, Col: 62}
+						return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 40, Col: 62}
 					}
 					_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var9))
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
-					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 14, ") — storage offline</option>")
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 17, ") — storage offline</option>")
 					if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 						return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 					}
 				}
 			} else if lib.ID == currentLibraryID {
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 15, "<option value=\"")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 18, "<option value=\"")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var10 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var10, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 36, Col: 28}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 43, Col: 28}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var10)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 16, "\" selected>")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 19, "\" selected>")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var11 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var11, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 36, Col: 50}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 43, Col: 50}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var11))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 17, " (")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 20, " (")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var12 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var12, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 36, Col: 70}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 43, Col: 70}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var12))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 18, ")</option>")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 21, ")</option>")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 			} else {
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 19, "<option value=\"")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 22, "<option value=\"")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var13 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var13, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(lib.ID)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 38, Col: 28}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 45, Col: 28}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var13)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 20, "\">")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 23, "\">")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var14 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var14, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.Name)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 38, Col: 41}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 45, Col: 41}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var14))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 21, " (")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 24, " (")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var15 string
 				templ_7745c5c3_Var15, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(lib.MediaCount)
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 38, Col: 61}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `templates/library_switcher.templ`, Line: 45, Col: 61}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var15))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
-				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 22, ")</option>")
+				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 25, ")</option>")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 23, "</select></div>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 26, "</select></div>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -273,7 +287,7 @@ func LibrarySwitcher(libData []LibraryData, currentLibraryID string, title strin
 			}
 		}
 		if len(actions) > 0 {
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 24, "<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 27, "<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
@@ -283,12 +297,12 @@ func LibrarySwitcher(libData []LibraryData, currentLibraryID string, title strin
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 			}
-			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 25, "</div>")
+			templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 28, "</div>")
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 26, "</div><div id=\"loading-spinner\" class=\"hidden fixed inset-0 flex items-center justify-center z-50\" style=\"background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-primary) 55%, transparent);\"><div class=\"animate-spin rounded-full h-12 w-12 border-b-2\" style=\"border-color: var(--accent);\"></div></div></div>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 29, "</div><div id=\"loading-spinner\" class=\"hidden fixed inset-0 flex items-center justify-center z-50\" style=\"background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-primary) 55%, transparent);\"><div class=\"animate-spin rounded-full h-12 w-12 border-b-2\" style=\"border-color: var(--accent);\"></div></div></div>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -317,7 +331,7 @@ func DashboardActions() templ.Component {
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var16 = templ.NopComponent
 		}
 		ctx = templ.ClearChildren(ctx)
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 27, "<button data-action=\"open-dashboard-settings\" class=\"icon-btn\" title=\"Customize Dashboard\">")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 30, "<button data-action=\"open-dashboard-settings\" class=\"icon-btn\" title=\"Customize Dashboard\">")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -325,7 +339,7 @@ func DashboardActions() templ.Component {
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 28, "</button> <button data-action=\"reload-page\" class=\"icon-btn\" title=\"Refresh\">")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 31, "</button> <button data-action=\"reload-page\" class=\"icon-btn\" title=\"Refresh\">")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -333,7 +347,7 @@ func DashboardActions() templ.Component {
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 29, "</button>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 32, "</button>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
diff --git a/templates/utils.go b/templates/utils.go
index e3512654..17de12db 100644
--- a/templates/utils.go
+++ b/templates/utils.go
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ func MediaBadgeIcon(badge string) string {
 func TotalMediaCount(libs []LibraryData) int64 {
 	var total int64
 	for _, l := range libs {
-		// Unmounted storage contributes nothing visible: an offline
-		// library's holdings stay in the database but out of the UI
-		// until its folders return.
-		if l.Offline {
+		// Podcasts libraries are feed-managed (plan D13): not book-
+		// library inventory — excluded here so switcher totals stay
+		// consistent with the switcher's podcast-filtered option list.
+		if l.Offline || l.TypeName == "podcasts" {
 			continue
 		}
 		total += l.MediaCount
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ func TotalMediaCount(libs []LibraryData) int64 {
 	return total
 }
 
+// IsBookLibrary reports whether a library type participates in the
+// generic book surfaces (switcher, All Books, series). Podcasts are
+// feed-managed and surface via /podcasts only (plan §9/D13).
+func IsBookLibrary(typeName string) bool {
+	return typeName != "podcasts"
+}
+
 func uuidToString(id pgtype.UUID) string {
 	if !id.Valid {
 		return ""