diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0efa87a..c305f70 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 
 ---
 
+## [1.48.1] — 2026-09-22
+
+### Fixed
+- **Magazine: "Listen"/"Continue" on an article with a generated MP3 still went through the live reader.** It hit "Pick a narrator voice first" instead of just playing the file that already existed. Both buttons now check for a generated MP3 first and play it instantly through the playlist player — no voice pick, no synthesis wait; "Continue" resumes from the saved position when one exists. Only an article with no generated audio falls back to the live sentence-by-sentence reader.
+
+---
+
 ## [1.48.0] — 2026-09-22
 
 ### Added
@@ -4365,7 +4372,8 @@ Initial feature-complete release.
 
 ---
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.48.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.48.1...HEAD
+[1.48.1]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.48.0...v1.48.1
 [1.48.0]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.47.1...v1.48.0
 [1.47.1]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.47.0...v1.47.1
 [1.47.0]: https://github.com/mARTin-B78/tts-voice-creator-clone-and-design-2/compare/v1.46.0...v1.47.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9db5ea1..5525f03 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.48.0
+1.48.1
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 8cdb5ee..58c2f4c 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-<meta name="app-version" content="1.48.0">
+<meta name="app-version" content="1.48.1">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.48.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.48.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.48.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.48.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.48.0">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.48.0">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.48.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.48.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.48.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.48.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.48.1">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.48.1">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.48.0"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.48.1"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/magazine.js b/static/js/magazine.js
index e7b9473..e1bd543 100644
--- a/static/js/magazine.js
+++ b/static/js/magazine.js
@@ -2694,6 +2694,23 @@ function renderCurrentImage(i) {
 async function magRead(articleId, opts) {
   const a = state.articles.find((x) => x.id === articleId);
   if (!a) return;
+  // A generated MP3 already exists: play that directly through the
+  // playlist player instead of picking a narrator and synthesising sentence
+  // by sentence again -- confirmed live, "Listen" on an article that had
+  // already been exported still went through the live reader from scratch.
+  if (a.has_audio) {
+    magTogglePlaylist(true);
+    magPlaylistPlay(articleId);
+    const saved = !(opts && opts.fromStart) && (state.doc.progress || {})[articleId];
+    if (saved && saved.seconds) {
+      const audio = $('mag-playlist-audio');
+      if (audio) {
+        const resume = () => { audio.currentTime = saved.seconds; audio.removeEventListener('loadedmetadata', resume); };
+        audio.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', resume);
+      }
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   state.article = a;
   state.audioCache = new Map();
   state.prepGen += 1;