diff --git a/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/index.ts b/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/index.ts
index fc628b3..5c55973 100644
--- a/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/index.ts
+++ b/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { defineHook } from '@directus/extensions-sdk'
 import { matchMembersFromTranscript } from './matchMembers.js'
+import { postSlackMessage } from '../shared/postSlackMessage.ts'
 
 const HOOK_NAME = 'member-matching'
 
@@ -8,18 +9,17 @@ export default defineHook(({ action }, hookContext) => {
     const ItemsService = hookContext.services.ItemsService
     const getSchema = hookContext.getSchema
 
-    // Trigger on podcast update when transcript_text is added
-    action('podcasts.items.update', async function (metadata, eventContext) {
-        const { payload, keys } = metadata
+    function handlePodcastAction(metadata: any, eventContext: any) {
+        const { payload } = metadata
+        const podcastId = metadata.key || metadata.keys[0]
 
-        // Check if transcript_text was updated
+        // Check if transcript_text was included
         const hasTranscriptText = payload.transcript_text && payload.transcript_text.trim().length > 0
 
         if (!hasTranscriptText) {
             return
         }
 
-        const podcastId = keys[0]
         logger.info(`${HOOK_NAME} hook: Transcript detected for podcast ${podcastId}, attempting to match members`)
 
         // Run member matching (don't await - let it run alongside other hooks)
@@ -28,8 +28,19 @@ export default defineHook(({ action }, hookContext) => {
             ItemsService,
             getSchema,
             eventContext,
-        }).catch((err) => {
+        }).catch(async (err) => {
             logger.error(`${HOOK_NAME} hook: Member matching failed for podcast ${podcastId}:`, err)
+            try {
+                await postSlackMessage(
+                    `:warning: *${HOOK_NAME} hook*: Member-Matching für Podcast ${podcastId} fehlgeschlagen. Error: ${err?.message || err}`
+                )
+            } catch (slackError: any) {
+                logger.error(`${HOOK_NAME} hook: Could not post to Slack: ${slackError.message}`)
+            }
         })
-    })
+    }
+
+    // Trigger on podcast creation or update when transcript_text is present
+    action('podcasts.items.create', handlePodcastAction)
+    action('podcasts.items.update', handlePodcastAction)
 })
diff --git a/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/matchMembers.ts b/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/matchMembers.ts
index bfcaec7..36f7c1d 100644
--- a/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/matchMembers.ts
+++ b/directus-cms/extensions/directus-extension-programmierbar-bundle/src/member-matching/matchMembers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Logger } from 'pino'
+import { postSlackMessage } from '../shared/postSlackMessage.ts'
 
 interface HookServices {
     logger: Logger
@@ -148,7 +149,14 @@ export async function matchMembersFromTranscript(
         logger.info(`${hookName}: First 500 chars of transcript: ${transcriptText.substring(0, 500)}`)
 
         if (speakerNames.length === 0) {
-            logger.info(`${hookName}: No speaker names found in transcript, skipping member matching`)
+            logger.warn(`${hookName}: No speaker names found in transcript for podcast ${podcastId}`)
+            try {
+                await postSlackMessage(
+                    `:warning: *${hookName} hook*: Keine Sprecher im Transkript von Podcast ${podcastId} erkannt. Bitte Members manuell zuweisen: https://admin.programmier.bar/admin/content/podcasts/${podcastId}`
+                )
+            } catch (slackError: any) {
+                logger.error(`${hookName}: Could not post to Slack: ${slackError.message}`)
+            }
             return
         }
 
@@ -159,7 +167,14 @@ export async function matchMembersFromTranscript(
         )
 
         if (matchedMembers.length === 0) {
-            logger.info(`${hookName}: No members matched, skipping update`)
+            logger.warn(`${hookName}: No members matched for podcast ${podcastId} (speakers: [${speakerNames.join(', ')}])`)
+            try {
+                await postSlackMessage(
+                    `:warning: *${hookName} hook*: Keine Members für Podcast ${podcastId} zugeordnet (Sprecher: ${speakerNames.join(', ')}). Bitte manuell zuweisen: https://admin.programmier.bar/admin/content/podcasts/${podcastId}`
+                )
+            } catch (slackError: any) {
+                logger.error(`${hookName}: Could not post to Slack: ${slackError.message}`)
+            }
             return
         }
 
@@ -190,6 +205,13 @@ export async function matchMembersFromTranscript(
         if (err?.stack) {
             logger.error(`${hookName}: Stack trace: ${err.stack}`)
         }
+        try {
+            await postSlackMessage(
+                `:warning: *${hookName} hook*: Member-Matching für Podcast ${podcastId} fehlgeschlagen. Error: ${err?.message || err}`
+            )
+        } catch (slackError: any) {
+            logger.error(`${hookName}: Could not post to Slack: ${slackError.message}`)
+        }
         // Don't throw - member matching failure shouldn't block other operations
     }
 }