Podcast workflow: assign lanes by hand, match by season, unique keys for unseasoned episodes; drop old checklist data file; v2.16.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/AdminPage.tsx

@@ -1816,6 +1816,7 @@ interface PodcastWorkflowItem {
   episodeNumber: string
   title: string
   lane: 'A' | 'B' | 'other'
+  laneOverride?: '' | 'A' | 'B' | 'other'
   released: boolean
   releaseDate?: string
   spotifyUrl?: string
@@ -1874,7 +1875,7 @@ function PodcastWorkflowAdmin({ laneA, laneB }: { laneA: { title: string; season
     const r = await fetch('/api/admin/podcast-workflow/planned', {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify({ season: laneSeason ? String(laneSeason) : '', episodeNumber: newNumber, title: newTitle }),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ season: laneSeason ? String(laneSeason) : '', episodeNumber: newNumber, title: newTitle, lane }),
     })
     const d = await r.json()
     if (!r.ok) { setError(d.message ?? 'Could not add episode.'); return }
@@ -1882,6 +1883,15 @@ function PodcastWorkflowAdmin({ laneA, laneB }: { laneA: { title: string; season
     await reload()
     setSelectedKey(d.key)
   }
+  const setLaneFor = async (key: string, value: string) => {
+    await fetch(`/api/admin/podcast-workflow/${encodeURIComponent(key)}/lane`, {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ lane: value }),
+    })
+    setSelectedKey('')
+    reload()
+  }
   const removePlanned = async (key: string) => {
     if (!confirm('Remove this planned episode and its progress?')) return
     await fetch(`/api/admin/podcast-workflow/planned/${encodeURIComponent(key)}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
@@ -1932,7 +1942,7 @@ function PodcastWorkflowAdmin({ laneA, laneB }: { laneA: { title: string; season
         )}
       </div>
       {lane !== 'other' && !laneSeason && (
-        <p className="admin-stats-note">Set this lane’s Podcast Season Number in Current Series so its episodes can be matched.</p>
+        <p className="admin-stats-note">Set this lane’s Podcast Season Number in Current Series to match episodes automatically, or assign episodes to this lane by hand.</p>
       )}
 
       {loading ? <p className="admin-stats-note">Loading…</p> : (
@@ -1970,6 +1980,15 @@ function PodcastWorkflowAdmin({ laneA, laneB }: { laneA: { title: string; season
                     {selected.hasScript ? 'Script uploaded.' : 'No script yet.'} This moves to Released on its own once it shows up in the feed.
                   </p>
                 )}
+                <div className="admin-field" style={{ maxWidth: 360, margin: '8px 0 12px' }}>
+                  <label htmlFor="pw-lane">Lane</label>
+                  <select id="pw-lane" value={selected.laneOverride || 'auto'} onChange={e => setLaneFor(selected.key, e.target.value)}>
+                    <option value="auto">Automatic (by season number{selected.season ? ` ${selected.season}` : ''})</option>
+                    <option value="A">Lane A — {laneA.title || 'Primary series'}</option>
+                    <option value="B">Lane B — {laneB.title || 'Second series'}</option>
+                    <option value="other">Other</option>
+                  </select>
+                </div>
                 <ol style={{ paddingLeft: 0, listStyle: 'none', margin: 0 }}>
                   {PODCAST_STEP_DEFS.map((s, idx) => {
                     const completedAt = selected.state.steps[s.key]