diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2ac76d14..342c0b258 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .flashrank_cache*
-podcasts/
+./surfsense_backend/podcasts/
 .env
 node_modules/
 .ruff_cache/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/surfsense_web/atoms/podcasts/podcast-mutation.atoms.ts b/surfsense_web/atoms/podcasts/podcast-mutation.atoms.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c86c38391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_web/atoms/podcasts/podcast-mutation.atoms.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { atomWithMutation } from "jotai-tanstack-query";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
+import { activeSearchSpaceIdAtom } from "@/atoms/seach-spaces/seach-space-queries.atom";
+import type { DeletePodcastRequest, Podcast } from "@/contracts/types/podcast.types";
+import { podcastsApiService } from "@/lib/apis/podcasts-api.service";
+import { cacheKeys } from "@/lib/query-client/cache-keys";
+import { queryClient } from "@/lib/query-client/client";
+
+export const deletePodcastMutationAtom = atomWithMutation((get) => {
+	const searchSpaceId = get(activeSearchSpaceIdAtom);
+	const authToken = localStorage.getItem("surfsense_bearer_token");
+
+	return {
+		mutationKey: cacheKeys.podcasts(),
+		enabled: !!searchSpaceId && !!authToken,
+		mutationFn: async (request: DeletePodcastRequest) => {
+			return podcastsApiService.deletePodcast(request);
+		},
+
+		onSuccess: (_, request: DeletePodcastRequest) => {
+			toast.success("Podcast deleted successfully");
+			queryClient.setQueryData(cacheKeys.podcasts(), (oldData: Podcast[]) => {
+				return oldData.filter((podcast) => podcast.id !== request.id);
+			});
+		},
+	};
+});