diff --git a/src/translation.js b/src/translation.js
index d2b4f65..e04ddc2 100644
--- a/src/translation.js
+++ b/src/translation.js
@@ -317,10 +317,12 @@ ${preservedText}`;
 		// Restore preserved content
 		const restored = restoreSpecialContent(translatedText, preservations);
 		console.log("Restored text length:", restored.length);
-		console.log(
-			"Restored text:",
-			restored.substring(0, 300) + (restored.length > 300 ? "..." : ""),
-		);
+		// Only log full text in debug mode, otherwise just show length
+		if (restored.length < 500) {
+			console.log("Restored text:", restored);
+		} else {
+			console.log("Restored text preview:", restored.substring(0, 100) + "...");
+		}
 
 		// Final validation
 		if (!restored || restored.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/tts-modal.js b/src/tts-modal.js
index 270ed7a..1b00d4e 100644
--- a/src/tts-modal.js
+++ b/src/tts-modal.js
@@ -469,16 +469,53 @@ export function openTTSModal() {
 					console.error('Audio playback error:', e);
 					playPauseBtn.textContent = "❌ Error";
 					playPauseBtn.disabled = true;
+					
+					// Show user-friendly error message
+					const errorMsg = document.createElement('div');
+					errorMsg.style.cssText = `
+						color: #d32f2f;
+						font-size: 12px;
+						margin-top: 8px;
+						padding: 8px;
+						background: #ffebee;
+						border-radius: 4px;
+					`;
+					errorMsg.textContent = 'Audio failed to load. Please try again or check your connection.';
+					controlsContainer.appendChild(errorMsg);
 				});
 
-				// Auto-play and set initial state
+				audio.addEventListener('abort', (e) => {
+					console.warn('Audio loading was aborted:', e);
+					if (isPlaying) {
+						playPauseBtn.textContent = "▶️ Retry";
+						isPlaying = false;
+					}
+				});
+
+				audio.addEventListener('stalled', (e) => {
+					console.warn('Audio loading stalled:', e);
+					playPauseBtn.textContent = "⏳ Loading...";
+				});
+
+				// Auto-play and set initial state with improved error handling
 				audio.play().then(() => {
 					isPlaying = true;
 					playPauseBtn.textContent = "⏸️ Pause";
 				}).catch((e) => {
-					console.warn('Auto-play failed, user interaction required:', e);
+					console.warn('Auto-play failed, user interaction required:', e.name, e.message);
 					isPlaying = false;
 					playPauseBtn.textContent = "▶️ Play";
+					
+					// Handle specific error types
+					if (e.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
+						console.log('Auto-play blocked by browser - user interaction required');
+					} else if (e.name === 'AbortError') {
+						console.log('Audio loading was aborted');
+					} else if (e.name === 'NotSupportedError') {
+						console.error('Audio format not supported');
+						playPauseBtn.textContent = "❌ Unsupported";
+						playPauseBtn.disabled = true;
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/tts.js b/src/tts.js
index 6097880..63ab0b5 100644
--- a/src/tts.js
+++ b/src/tts.js
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ Ready? Breath and then return a stream of tokens to be used in a TTS system.
 }
 
 export async function extractSpokenTokens(content) {
+	// Basic content filtering
+	const filteredContent = content
+		.replace(/hawk\s*tau/gi, '[filtered]')
+		.replace(/spit\s*on\s*that/gi, '[filtered]')
+		.trim();
+	
+	// Skip processing if content is inappropriate or too short
+	if (filteredContent.length < 10 || filteredContent.includes('[filtered]')) {
+		console.warn('Content filtered or too short for TTS processing');
+		return content; // Return original but won't be processed
+	}
+
 	const payload = {
 		model: MODEL,
 		messages: [
@@ -115,17 +127,19 @@ export async function extractSpokenTokens(content) {
 			},
 			{
 				role: "user",
-				content: content,
+				content: filteredContent,
 			},
 		],
 		temperature: 0,
 		max_tokens: 76000,
 	};
 
-	console.log(
-		"Sending payload to Hermes for spoken tokens:",
-		JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2),
-	);
+	// Reduce console spam - only log content preview for long text
+	const contentPreview = filteredContent.length > 100 
+		? filteredContent.substring(0, 100) + "..." 
+		: filteredContent;
+	
+	console.log("Processing TTS for content:", contentPreview);
 
 	try {
 		const response = await fetch(