diff --git a/backend/api/podcast/handlers/audio.py b/backend/api/podcast/handlers/audio.py
index bead13d6..7f63dc77 100644
--- a/backend/api/podcast/handlers/audio.py
+++ b/backend/api/podcast/handlers/audio.py
@@ -391,7 +391,10 @@ async def serve_podcast_audio(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid filename")
     
     user_id = require_authenticated_user(current_user)
-    logger.debug(f"[Podcast] serve_podcast_audio called: user_id={user_id}, filename={filename}")
+    logger.info(f"[Podcast] serve_podcast_audio: filename={filename}, user_id={user_id}")
+    
+    audio_path = _resolve_podcast_media_file(filename, "audio", user_id)
+    logger.info(f"[Podcast] Audio resolved path: {audio_path}, exists={audio_path.exists()}")
     audio_path = _resolve_podcast_media_file(filename, "audio", user_id)
     logger.debug(f"[Podcast] Resolved audio path: {audio_path}")
     
diff --git a/backend/api/podcast/handlers/projects.py b/backend/api/podcast/handlers/projects.py
index 3c2de015..9931df3e 100644
--- a/backend/api/podcast/handlers/projects.py
+++ b/backend/api/podcast/handlers/projects.py
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ async def update_project(
     try:
         user_id = current_user.get("user_id") or current_user.get("id")
         if not user_id:
+            logger.error(f"[Podcast] update_project: No user_id found in current_user: {current_user}")
             raise HTTPException(status_code=401, detail="User ID not found")
         
+        logger.info(f"[Podcast] update_project: project_id={project_id}, user_id={user_id}")
+        
         service = PodcastService(db)
         
         # Convert request to dict, excluding None values