diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/chats/chats-client.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/chats/chats-client.tsx
index 64661620d..d7fc5e076 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/chats/chats-client.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/chats/chats-client.tsx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export default function ChatsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: ChatsPageClientProps)
 	const handleDeleteChat = async () => {
 		if (!chatToDelete) return;
 
-		await deleteChat(chatToDelete.id);
+		await deleteChat({ id: chatToDelete.id });
 
 		setDeleteDialogOpen(false);
 		setChatToDelete(null);
diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/podcasts/podcasts-client.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/podcasts/podcasts-client.tsx
index 535524b8e..21bb3d05a 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/podcasts/podcasts-client.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/podcasts/podcasts-client.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { format } from "date-fns";
+import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import {
 	Calendar,
 	MoreHorizontal,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { AnimatePresence, motion, type Variants } from "motion/react";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { deletePodcastMutationAtom } from "@/atoms/podcasts/podcast-mutation.atoms";
 // UI Components
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
@@ -88,7 +90,6 @@ export default function PodcastsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: PodcastsPageClient
 		id: number;
 		title: string;
 	} | null>(null);
-	const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
 
 	// Audio player state
 	const [currentPodcast, setCurrentPodcast] = useState<Podcast | null>(null);
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ export default function PodcastsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: PodcastsPageClient
 	const [isMuted, setIsMuted] = useState(false);
 	const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
 	const currentObjectUrlRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+	const [{ isPending: isDeletingPodcast, mutateAsync: deletePodcast, error: deleteError }] =
+		useAtom(deletePodcastMutationAtom);
 
 	// Add podcast image URL constant
 	const PODCAST_IMAGE_URL =
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ export default function PodcastsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: PodcastsPageClient
 
 			try {
 				const response = await podcastsApiService.loadPodcast({
-					podcast,
+					request: { id: podcast.id },
 					controller,
 				});
 				const objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(response);
@@ -364,38 +367,13 @@ export default function PodcastsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: PodcastsPageClient
 	const handleDeletePodcast = async () => {
 		if (!podcastToDelete) return;
 
-		setIsDeleting(true);
 		try {
-			const token = localStorage.getItem("surfsense_bearer_token");
-			if (!token) {
-				setIsDeleting(false);
-				return;
-			}
+			await deletePodcast({ id: podcastToDelete.id });
 
-			const response = await fetch(
-				`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FASTAPI_BACKEND_URL}/api/v1/podcasts/${podcastToDelete.id}`,
-				{
-					method: "DELETE",
-					headers: {
-						Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
-						"Content-Type": "application/json",
-					},
-				}
-			);
-
-			if (!response.ok) {
-				throw new Error(`Failed to delete podcast: ${response.statusText}`);
-			}
-
-			// Close dialog and refresh podcasts
+			// Close dialog
 			setDeleteDialogOpen(false);
 			setPodcastToDelete(null);
 
-			// Update local state by removing the deleted podcast
-			setPodcasts((prevPodcasts) =>
-				prevPodcasts.filter((podcast) => podcast.id !== podcastToDelete.id)
-			);
-
 			// If the current playing podcast is deleted, stop playback
 			if (currentPodcast && currentPodcast.id === podcastToDelete.id) {
 				if (audioRef.current) {
@@ -404,13 +382,9 @@ export default function PodcastsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: PodcastsPageClient
 				setCurrentPodcast(null);
 				setIsPlaying(false);
 			}
-
-			toast.success("Podcast deleted successfully");
 		} catch (error) {
 			console.error("Error deleting podcast:", error);
 			toast.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to delete podcast");
-		} finally {
-			setIsDeleting(false);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -933,17 +907,17 @@ export default function PodcastsPageClient({ searchSpaceId }: PodcastsPageClient
 						<Button
 							variant="outline"
 							onClick={() => setDeleteDialogOpen(false)}
-							disabled={isDeleting}
+							disabled={isDeletingPodcast}
 						>
 							Cancel
 						</Button>
 						<Button
 							variant="destructive"
 							onClick={handleDeletePodcast}
-							disabled={isDeleting}
+							disabled={isDeletingPodcast}
 							className="gap-2"
 						>
-							{isDeleting ? (
+							{isDeletingPodcast ? (
 								<>
 									<span className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent" />
 									Deleting...
diff --git a/surfsense_web/atoms/chats/chat-mutation.atoms.ts b/surfsense_web/atoms/chats/chat-mutation.atoms.ts
index cca69fdce..305528d2f 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/atoms/chats/chat-mutation.atoms.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/atoms/chats/chat-mutation.atoms.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { atomWithMutation } from "jotai-tanstack-query";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import type { Chat } from "@/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/chats/chats-client";
+import type { DeleteChatRequest } from "@/contracts/types/chat.types";
 import { chatsApiService } from "@/lib/apis/chats-api.service";
 import { cacheKeys } from "@/lib/query-client/cache-keys";
 import { queryClient } from "@/lib/query-client/client";
@@ -13,16 +14,16 @@ export const deleteChatMutationAtom = atomWithMutation((get) => {
 	return {
 		mutationKey: cacheKeys.activeSearchSpace.chats(searchSpaceId ?? ""),
 		enabled: !!searchSpaceId && !!authToken,
-		mutationFn: async (chatId: number) => {
-			return chatsApiService.deleteChat({ id: chatId });
+		mutationFn: async (request: DeleteChatRequest) => {
+			return chatsApiService.deleteChat(request);
 		},
 
-		onSuccess: (_, chatId) => {
+		onSuccess: (_, request: DeleteChatRequest) => {
 			toast.success("Chat deleted successfully");
 			queryClient.setQueryData(
 				cacheKeys.activeSearchSpace.chats(searchSpaceId!),
 				(oldData: Chat[]) => {
-					return oldData.filter((chat) => chat.id !== chatId);
+					return oldData.filter((chat) => chat.id !== request.id);
 				}
 			);
 		},
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/chat/ChatPanel/PodcastPlayer/PodcastPlayer.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/chat/ChatPanel/PodcastPlayer/PodcastPlayer.tsx
index bde6fc5d7..63bd22c37 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/chat/ChatPanel/PodcastPlayer/PodcastPlayer.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/chat/ChatPanel/PodcastPlayer/PodcastPlayer.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function PodcastPlayer({
 
 				try {
 					const response = await podcastsApiService.loadPodcast({
-						podcast,
+						request: { id: podcast.id },
 						controller,
 					});
 
diff --git a/surfsense_web/contracts/types/podcast.types.ts b/surfsense_web/contracts/types/podcast.types.ts
index 4301e3fbb..4c646a2b6 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/contracts/types/podcast.types.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/contracts/types/podcast.types.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,24 @@ export const getPodcastByChatIdRequest = z.object({
 	chat_id: z.number(),
 });
 
-export const getPodcastByChatResponse = podcast.nullish();
+export const getPodcastByChaIdResponse = podcast.nullish();
+
+export const deletePodcastRequest = z.object({
+	id: z.number(),
+});
+
+export const deletePodcastResponse = z.object({
+	message: z.literal("Podcast deleted successfully"),
+});
+
+export const loadPodcastRequest = z.object({
+	id: z.number(),
+});
 
 export type GeneratePodcastRequest = z.infer<typeof generatePodcastRequest>;
 export type GetPodcastByChatIdRequest = z.infer<typeof getPodcastByChatIdRequest>;
-export type GetPodcastByChatResponse = z.infer<typeof getPodcastByChatResponse>;
+export type GetPodcastByChatIdResponse = z.infer<typeof getPodcastByChaIdResponse>;
+export type DeletePodcastRequest = z.infer<typeof deletePodcastRequest>;
+export type DeletePodcastResponse = z.infer<typeof deletePodcastResponse>;
+export type LoadPodcastRequest = z.infer<typeof loadPodcastRequest>;
 export type Podcast = z.infer<typeof podcast>;
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts
index 6e183281b..eff026262 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import {
+	type DeletePodcastRequest,
+	deletePodcastRequest,
+	deletePodcastResponse,
 	type GeneratePodcastRequest,
 	type GetPodcastByChatIdRequest,
 	generatePodcastRequest,
+	getPodcastByChaIdResponse,
 	getPodcastByChatIdRequest,
-	getPodcastByChatResponse,
-	type Podcast,
+	type LoadPodcastRequest,
+	loadPodcastRequest,
 } from "@/contracts/types/podcast.types";
 import { ValidationError } from "../error";
 import { baseApiService } from "./base-api.service";
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ class PodcastsApiService {
 
 		return baseApiService.get(
 			`/api/v1/podcasts/by-chat/${request.chat_id}`,
-			getPodcastByChatResponse
+			getPodcastByChaIdResponse
 		);
 	};
 
@@ -46,16 +50,42 @@ class PodcastsApiService {
 	};
 
 	loadPodcast = async ({
-		podcast,
+		request,
 		controller,
 	}: {
-		podcast: Podcast;
+		request: LoadPodcastRequest;
 		controller?: AbortController;
 	}) => {
-		return await baseApiService.getBlob(`/api/v1/podcasts/${podcast.id}/stream`, {
+		// Validate the request
+		const parsedRequest = loadPodcastRequest.safeParse(request);
+
+		if (!parsedRequest.success) {
+			console.error("Invalid request:", parsedRequest.error);
+
+			// Format a user frendly error message
+			const errorMessage = parsedRequest.error.errors.map((err) => err.message).join(", ");
+			throw new ValidationError(`Invalid request: ${errorMessage}`);
+		}
+
+		return await baseApiService.getBlob(`/api/v1/podcasts/${request.id}/stream`, {
 			signal: controller?.signal,
 		});
 	};
+
+	deletePodcast = async (request: DeletePodcastRequest) => {
+		// Validate the request
+		const parsedRequest = deletePodcastRequest.safeParse(request);
+
+		if (!parsedRequest.success) {
+			console.error("Invalid request:", parsedRequest.error);
+
+			// Format a user frendly error message
+			const errorMessage = parsedRequest.error.errors.map((err) => err.message).join(", ");
+			throw new ValidationError(`Invalid request: ${errorMessage}`);
+		}
+
+		return baseApiService.delete(`/api/v1/podcasts/${request.id}`, deletePodcastResponse);
+	};
 }
 
 export const podcastsApiService = new PodcastsApiService();
diff --git a/surfsense_web/lib/query-client/cache-keys.ts b/surfsense_web/lib/query-client/cache-keys.ts
index cb3a26f62..6644b604a 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/lib/query-client/cache-keys.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/lib/query-client/cache-keys.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export const cacheKeys = {
 	activeSearchSpace: {
 		chats: (searchSpaceId: string) => ["active-search-space", "chats", searchSpaceId] as const,
 		activeChat: (chatId: string) => ["active-search-space", "active-chat", chatId] as const,
+		podcasts: (searchSpaceId: string) =>
+			["active-search-space", "podcasts", searchSpaceId] as const,
 	},
 	auth: {
 		user: ["auth", "user"] as const,