diff --git a/output.avi b/output.avi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ca933ad6
Binary files /dev/null and b/output.avi differ
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 348652cfb..7603f8500 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,18 +7,17 @@ name = "daily_ai"
 version = "0.0.1"
 description = "Orchestrator for AI bots with Daily"
 dependencies = [
-    "daily-python",
-    "python-dotenv",
-    "Pillow",
-    "typing-extensions",
-    "openai",
-    "google-cloud-texttospeech",
-    "azure-cognitiveservices-speech",
-    "pyht",
-    "opentelemetry-sdk",
     "aiohttp",
+    "azure-cognitiveservices-speech",
+    "daily-python",
     "fal",
-    "faster_whisper"
+    "faster_whisper",
+    "google-cloud-texttospeech",
+    "openai",
+    "Pillow",
+    "pyht",
+    "python-dotenv",
+    "typing-extensions"
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.packages.find]
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/ai_services.py b/src/dailyai/services/ai_services.py
index a7a301ca5..29b7d6488 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/ai_services.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/ai_services.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import io
 import logging
+import time
 import wave
 
 from dailyai.queue_frame import (
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ from dailyai.queue_frame import (
     LLMResponseEndQueueFrame,
     QueueFrame,
     TextQueueFrame,
+    TranscriptionQueueFrame,
 )
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
@@ -188,7 +190,8 @@ class STTService(AIService):
         ww.close()
         content.seek(0)
         text = await self.run_stt(content)
-        yield TextQueueFrame(text)
+        yield TranscriptionQueueFrame(text, '', str(time.time()))
+
 
 class FrameLogger(AIService):
     def __init__(self, prefix="Frame", **kwargs):
@@ -202,10 +205,3 @@ class FrameLogger(AIService):
             print(f"{self.prefix}: {frame}")
 
         yield frame
-
-@dataclass
-class AIServiceConfig:
-    tts: TTSService
-    image: ImageGenService
-    llm: LLMService
-    stt: STTService
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/base_transport_service.py b/src/dailyai/services/base_transport_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..139edc6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/base_transport_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+from abc import abstractmethod
+import asyncio
+import itertools
+import logging
+import queue
+import threading
+import time
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+
+from dailyai.queue_frame import (
+    AudioQueueFrame,
+    EndStreamQueueFrame,
+    ImageQueueFrame,
+    QueueFrame,
+    SpriteQueueFrame,
+    StartStreamQueueFrame,
+)
+
+class BaseTransportService():
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._mic_enabled = kwargs.get("mic_enabled") or False
+        self._mic_sample_rate = kwargs.get("mic_sample_rate") or 16000
+        self._camera_enabled = kwargs.get("camera_enabled") or False
+        self._camera_width = kwargs.get("camera_width") or 1024
+        self._camera_height = kwargs.get("camera_height") or 768
+        self._speaker_enabled = kwargs.get("speaker_enabled") or False
+        self._speaker_sample_rate = kwargs.get("speaker_sample_rate") or 16000
+        self._fps = kwargs.get("fps") or 8
+
+        duration_minutes = kwargs.get("duration_minutes") or 10
+        self._expiration = time.time() + duration_minutes * 60
+
+        self.send_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+        self.receive_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+
+        self._threadsafe_send_queue = queue.Queue()
+
+        self._images = None
+
+        try:
+            self._loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            self._loop = None
+
+        self._stop_threads = threading.Event()
+        self._is_interrupted = threading.Event()
+
+        self._logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger()
+
+    async def run(self):
+        self._prerun()
+
+        async_output_queue_marshal_task = asyncio.create_task(self._marshal_frames())
+
+        self._camera_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._run_camera, daemon=True)
+        self._camera_thread.start()
+
+        self._frame_consumer_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._frame_consumer, daemon=True)
+        self._frame_consumer_thread.start()
+
+        if self._speaker_enabled:
+            self._receive_audio_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._receive_audio, daemon=True)
+            self._receive_audio_thread.start()
+
+        try:
+            while (
+                time.time() < self._expiration
+                and not self._stop_threads.is_set()
+            ):
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.error(f"Exception {e}")
+            raise e
+
+        self._stop_threads.set()
+
+        await self.send_queue.put(EndStreamQueueFrame())
+        await async_output_queue_marshal_task
+        await self.send_queue.join()
+        self._frame_consumer_thread.join()
+
+        if self._speaker_enabled:
+            self._receive_audio_thread.join()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self._stop_threads.set()
+
+    async def stop_when_done(self):
+        await self._wait_for_send_queue_to_empty()
+        self.stop()
+
+    async def _wait_for_send_queue_to_empty(self):
+        await self.send_queue.join()
+        self._threadsafe_send_queue.join()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def write_frame_to_camera(self, frame: bytes):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def write_frame_to_mic(self, frame: bytes):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def read_audio_frames(self, desired_frame_count):
+        return bytes()
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _prerun(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def _marshal_frames(self):
+        while True:
+            frame: QueueFrame | list = await self.send_queue.get()
+            self._threadsafe_send_queue.put(frame)
+            self.send_queue.task_done()
+            if isinstance(frame, EndStreamQueueFrame):
+                break
+
+    def interrupt(self):
+        self._is_interrupted.set()
+
+    async def get_receive_frames(self) -> AsyncGenerator[QueueFrame, None]:
+        while True:
+            frame = await self.receive_queue.get()
+            yield frame
+            if isinstance(frame, EndStreamQueueFrame):
+                break
+
+    def _receive_audio(self):
+        if not self._loop:
+            self._logger.error("No loop available for audio thread")
+            return
+
+        seconds = 1
+        desired_frame_count = self._speaker_sample_rate * seconds
+        while not self._stop_threads.is_set():
+            buffer = self.read_audio_frames(desired_frame_count)
+            if len(buffer) > 0:
+                frame = AudioQueueFrame(buffer)
+                asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                    self.receive_queue.put(frame), self._loop
+                )
+
+        asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+            self.receive_queue.put(EndStreamQueueFrame()), self._loop
+        )
+
+    def _set_image(self, image: bytes):
+        self._images = itertools.cycle([image])
+
+    def _set_images(self, images: list[bytes], start_frame=0):
+        self._images = itertools.cycle(images)
+
+    def _run_camera(self):
+        try:
+            while not self._stop_threads.is_set():
+                if self._images:
+                    this_frame = next(self._images)
+                    self.write_frame_to_camera(this_frame)
+
+                time.sleep(1.0 / self._fps)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self._logger.error(f"Exception {e} in camera thread.")
+            raise e
+
+    def _frame_consumer(self):
+        self._logger.info("🎬 Starting frame consumer thread")
+        b = bytearray()
+        smallest_write_size = 3200
+        all_audio_frames = bytearray()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                frames_or_frame: QueueFrame | list[QueueFrame] = (
+                    self._threadsafe_send_queue.get()
+                )
+                if isinstance(frames_or_frame, QueueFrame):
+                    frames: list[QueueFrame] = [frames_or_frame]
+                elif isinstance(frames_or_frame, list):
+                    frames: list[QueueFrame] = frames_or_frame
+                else:
+                    raise Exception("Unknown type in output queue")
+
+                for frame in frames:
+                    if isinstance(frame, EndStreamQueueFrame):
+                        self._logger.info("Stopping frame consumer thread")
+                        self._threadsafe_send_queue.task_done()
+                        return
+
+                    # if interrupted, we just pull frames off the queue and discard them
+                    if not self._is_interrupted.is_set():
+                        if frame:
+                            if isinstance(frame, AudioQueueFrame):
+                                chunk = frame.data
+
+                                all_audio_frames.extend(chunk)
+
+                                b.extend(chunk)
+                                truncated_length: int = len(b) - (
+                                    len(b) % smallest_write_size
+                                )
+                                if truncated_length:
+                                    self.write_frame_to_mic(bytes(b[:truncated_length]))
+                                    b = b[truncated_length:]
+                            elif isinstance(frame, ImageQueueFrame):
+                                self._set_image(frame.image)
+                            elif isinstance(frame, SpriteQueueFrame):
+                                self._set_images(frame.images)
+                        elif len(b):
+                            self.write_frame_to_mic(bytes(b))
+                            b = bytearray()
+                    else:
+                        # if there are leftover audio bytes, write them now; failing to do so
+                        # can cause static in the audio stream.
+                        if len(b):
+                            truncated_length = len(b) - (len(b) % 160)
+                            self.write_frame_to_mic(bytes(b[:truncated_length]))
+                            b = bytearray()
+
+                        if isinstance(frame, StartStreamQueueFrame):
+                            self._is_interrupted.clear()
+
+                self._threadsafe_send_queue.task_done()
+            except queue.Empty:
+                if len(b):
+                    self.write_frame_to_mic(bytes(b))
+
+                b = bytearray()
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._logger.error(f"Exception in frame_consumer: {e}, {len(b)}")
+                raise e
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py b/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py
index f253db9f6..575a6560b 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/daily_transport_service.py
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
 import asyncio
 import inspect
-import itertools
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
 import types
 
 from functools import partial
-from queue import Queue, Empty
-from typing import AsyncGenerator
 
 from dailyai.queue_frame import (
-    AudioQueueFrame,
-    EndStreamQueueFrame,
-    ImageQueueFrame,
-    SpriteQueueFrame,
-    QueueFrame,
-    StartStreamQueueFrame,
     TranscriptionQueueFrame,
 )
 
@@ -31,59 +22,42 @@ from daily import (
     VirtualSpeakerDevice,
 )
 
+from dailyai.services.base_transport_service import BaseTransportService
 
-class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
+
+class DailyTransportService(BaseTransportService, EventHandler):
     _daily_initialized = False
     _lock = threading.Lock()
 
-    speaker_enabled: bool
-    speaker_sample_rate: int
+    _speaker_enabled: bool
+    _speaker_sample_rate: int
+
+    # This is necessary to override EventHandler's __new__ method.
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        return super().__new__(cls)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         room_url: str,
         token: str | None,
         bot_name: str,
-        duration: float = 10,
         min_others_count: int = 1,
-        start_transcription: bool = True,
-        speaker_enabled: bool = False,
-        speaker_sample_rate: int = 16000,
+        start_transcription: bool = False,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
-        super().__init__()
-        self.bot_name: str = bot_name
-        self.room_url: str = room_url
-        self.token: str | None = token
-        self.duration: float = duration
-        self.expiration = time.time() + duration * 60
-        self.min_others_count = min_others_count
-        self.start_transcription = start_transcription
+        super().__init__(**kwargs) # This will call BaseTransportService.__init__ method, not EventHandler
 
-        # This queue is used to marshal frames from the async send queue to the thread that emits audio & video.
-        # We need this to maintain the asynchronous behavior of asyncio queues -- to give async functions
-        # a chance to run while waiting for queue items -- but also to maintain thread safety and have a threaded
-        # handler to send frames, to ensure that sending isn't subject to pauses
-        # in the async thread.
-        self.threadsafe_send_queue = Queue()
+        self._room_url: str = room_url
+        self._bot_name: str = bot_name
+        self._token: str | None = token
+        self._min_others_count = min_others_count
+        self._start_transcription = start_transcription
 
         self._is_interrupted = Event()
         self._stop_threads = Event()
-        self.mic_enabled = False
-        self.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        self.camera_width = 1024
-        self.camera_height = 768
-        self.camera_enabled = False
-        self.speaker_enabled = speaker_enabled
-        self.speaker_sample_rate = speaker_sample_rate
-
-        self.send_queue = asyncio.Queue()
-        self.receive_queue = asyncio.Queue()
 
         self._other_participant_has_joined = False
-        self.my_participant_id = None
-
-        self._camera_thread = None
-        self._frame_consumer_thread = None
+        self._my_participant_id = None
 
         self.transcription_settings = {
             "language": "en",
@@ -101,11 +75,6 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
 
         self._event_handlers = {}
 
-        try:
-            self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        except RuntimeError:
-            self._loop = None
-
     def _patch_method(self, event_name, *args, **kwargs):
         try:
             for handler in self._event_handlers[event_name]:
@@ -145,7 +114,17 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
 
         return decorator
 
-    def _configure_daily(self):
+    def write_frame_to_camera(self, frame: bytes):
+        self.camera.write_frame(frame)
+
+    def write_frame_to_mic(self, frame: bytes):
+        self.mic.write_frames(frame)
+
+    def read_audio_frames(self, desired_frame_count):
+        bytes = self._speaker.read_frames(desired_frame_count)
+        return bytes
+
+    def _prerun(self):
         # Only initialize Daily once
         if not DailyTransportService._daily_initialized:
             with DailyTransportService._lock:
@@ -153,34 +132,25 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
                 DailyTransportService._daily_initialized = True
         self.client = CallClient(event_handler=self)
 
-        if self.mic_enabled:
+        if self._mic_enabled:
             self.mic: VirtualMicrophoneDevice = Daily.create_microphone_device(
-                "mic", sample_rate=self.mic_sample_rate, channels=1
+                "mic", sample_rate=self._mic_sample_rate, channels=1
             )
 
-        if self.camera_enabled:
+        if self._camera_enabled:
             self.camera: VirtualCameraDevice = Daily.create_camera_device(
-                "camera", width=self.camera_width, height=self.camera_height, color_format="RGB"
+                "camera", width=self._camera_width, height=self._camera_height, color_format="RGB"
             )
 
-        if self.speaker_enabled:
-            self.speaker: VirtualSpeakerDevice = Daily.create_speaker_device(
-                "speaker", sample_rate=self.speaker_sample_rate, channels=1
+        if self._speaker_enabled:
+            self._speaker: VirtualSpeakerDevice = Daily.create_speaker_device(
+                "speaker", sample_rate=self._speaker_sample_rate, channels=1
             )
             Daily.select_speaker_device("speaker")
 
-        self._images = None
-
-        self._camera_thread = Thread(target=self._run_camera, daemon=True)
-        self._camera_thread.start()
-
-        self._logger.info("Starting frame consumer thread")
-        self._frame_consumer_thread = Thread(target=self._frame_consumer, daemon=True)
-        self._frame_consumer_thread.start()
-
-        self.client.set_user_name(self.bot_name)
-        self.client.join(self.room_url, self.token, completion=self.call_joined)
-        self.my_participant_id = self.client.participants()["local"]["id"]
+        self.client.set_user_name(self._bot_name)
+        self.client.join(self._room_url, self._token, completion=self.call_joined)
+        self._my_participant_id = self.client.participants()["local"]["id"]
 
         self.client.update_inputs(
             {
@@ -221,89 +191,14 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
             }
         )
 
-        if self.token and self.start_transcription:
+        if self._token and self._start_transcription:
             self.client.start_transcription(self.transcription_settings)
 
-    def _receive_audio(self):
-        """Receive audio from the Daily call and put it on the receive queue"""
-        seconds = 1
-        desired_frame_count = self.speaker_sample_rate * seconds
-        while True:
-            buffer = self.speaker.read_frames(desired_frame_count)
-            if len(buffer) > 0:
-                frame = AudioQueueFrame(buffer)
-                if self._loop:
-                    asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(self.receive_queue.put(frame), self._loop)
-
-    def interrupt(self):
-        self._is_interrupted.set()
-
-    async def get_receive_frames(self) -> AsyncGenerator[QueueFrame, None]:
-        while True:
-            frame = await self.receive_queue.get()
-            yield frame
-            if isinstance(frame, EndStreamQueueFrame):
-                break
-
-    def get_async_send_queue(self):
-        return self.send_queue
-
-    async def _marshal_frames(self):
-        while True:
-            frame: QueueFrame | list = await self.send_queue.get()
-            self.threadsafe_send_queue.put(frame)
-            self.send_queue.task_done()
-            if isinstance(frame, EndStreamQueueFrame):
-                break
-
-    async def _wait_for_send_queue_to_empty(self):
-        await self.send_queue.join()
-        self.threadsafe_send_queue.join()
-
-    async def stop_when_done(self):
-        await self._wait_for_send_queue_to_empty()
-        self.stop()
-
-    async def run(self) -> None:
-        self._configure_daily()
-
-        self._do_shutdown = False
-
-        async_output_queue_marshal_task = asyncio.create_task(self._marshal_frames())
-
-        try:
-            participant_count: int = len(self.client.participants())
-            self._logger.info(f"{participant_count} participants in room")
-            while time.time() < self.expiration and not self._do_shutdown and not self._stop_threads.is_set():
-                await asyncio.sleep(1)
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._logger.error(f"Exception {e}")
-            raise e
-        finally:
-            self.client.leave()
-
-        self._stop_threads.set()
-
-        await self.receive_queue.put(EndStreamQueueFrame())
-        await self.send_queue.put(EndStreamQueueFrame())
-        await async_output_queue_marshal_task
-
-        if self._camera_thread and self._camera_thread.is_alive():
-            self._camera_thread.join()
-        if self._frame_consumer_thread and self._frame_consumer_thread.is_alive():
-            self._frame_consumer_thread.join()
-
-    def stop(self):
-        self._stop_threads.set()
-
     def on_first_other_participant_joined(self):
         pass
 
     def call_joined(self, join_data, client_error):
         self._logger.info(f"Call_joined: {join_data}, {client_error}")
-        if self.speaker_enabled:
-            t = Thread(target=self._receive_audio, daemon=True)
-            t.start()
 
     def dialout(self, number):
         self.client.start_dialout({"phoneNumber": number})
@@ -318,14 +213,13 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
         pass
 
     def on_participant_joined(self, participant):
-        if not self._other_participant_has_joined and participant["id"] != self.my_participant_id:
+        if not self._other_participant_has_joined and participant["id"] != self._my_participant_id:
             self._other_participant_has_joined = True
             self.on_first_other_participant_joined()
 
     def on_participant_left(self, participant, reason):
-        if len(self.client.participants()) < self.min_others_count + 1:
-            self._do_shutdown = True
-        pass
+        if len(self.client.participants()) < self._min_others_count + 1:
+            self._stop_threads.set()
 
     def on_app_message(self, message, sender):
         pass
@@ -348,83 +242,3 @@ class DailyTransportService(EventHandler):
 
     def on_transcription_started(self, status):
         pass
-
-    def _set_image(self, image: bytes):
-        self._images = itertools.cycle([image])
-
-    def _set_images(self, images: list[bytes], start_frame=0):
-        self._images = itertools.cycle(images)
-
-    def _run_camera(self):
-        try:
-            while not self._stop_threads.is_set():
-                if self._images:
-                    this_frame = next(self._images)
-                    self.camera.write_frame(this_frame)
-
-                time.sleep(1.0 / 8)  # 8 fps
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._logger.error(f"Exception {e} in camera thread.")
-            raise e
-
-    def _frame_consumer(self):
-        self._logger.info("🎬 Starting frame consumer thread")
-        b = bytearray()
-        smallest_write_size = 3200
-        all_audio_frames = bytearray()
-        while True:
-            try:
-                frames_or_frame: QueueFrame | list[QueueFrame] = self.threadsafe_send_queue.get()
-                if isinstance(frames_or_frame, QueueFrame):
-                    frames: list[QueueFrame] = [frames_or_frame]
-                elif isinstance(frames_or_frame, list):
-                    frames: list[QueueFrame] = frames_or_frame
-                else:
-                    raise Exception("Unknown type in output queue")
-
-                for frame in frames:
-                    if isinstance(frame, EndStreamQueueFrame):
-                        self._logger.info("Stopping frame consumer thread")
-                        self.threadsafe_send_queue.task_done()
-                        return
-
-                    # if interrupted, we just pull frames off the queue and discard them
-                    if not self._is_interrupted.is_set():
-                        if frame:
-                            if isinstance(frame, AudioQueueFrame):
-                                chunk = frame.data
-
-                                all_audio_frames.extend(chunk)
-
-                                b.extend(chunk)
-                                truncated_length: int = len(b) - (len(b) % smallest_write_size)
-                                if truncated_length:
-                                    self.mic.write_frames(bytes(b[:truncated_length]))
-                                    b = b[truncated_length:]
-                            elif isinstance(frame, ImageQueueFrame):
-                                self._set_image(frame.image)
-                            elif isinstance(frame, SpriteQueueFrame):
-                                self._set_images(frame.images)
-                        elif len(b):
-                            self.mic.write_frames(bytes(b))
-                            b = bytearray()
-                    else:
-                        # if there are leftover audio bytes, write them now; failing to do so
-                        # can cause static in the audio stream.
-                        if len(b):
-                            truncated_length = len(b) - (len(b) % 160)
-                            self.mic.write_frames(bytes(b[:truncated_length]))
-                            b = bytearray()
-
-                        if isinstance(frame, StartStreamQueueFrame):
-                            self._is_interrupted.clear()
-
-                self.threadsafe_send_queue.task_done()
-            except Empty:
-                if len(b):
-                    self.mic.write_frames(bytes(b))
-
-                b = bytearray()
-            except Exception as e:
-                self._logger.error(f"Exception in frame_consumer: {e}, {len(b)}")
-                raise e
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/fal_ai_services.py b/src/dailyai/services/fal_ai_services.py
index 2f56f3be7..ca1f93d89 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/fal_ai_services.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/fal_ai_services.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import aiohttp
 import asyncio
 import io
 import os
-import json
 from PIL import Image
 
+from dailyai.services.ai_services import ImageGenService
 
-from dailyai.services.ai_services import LLMService, TTSService, ImageGenService
+
+from dailyai.services.ai_services import ImageGenService
+# Fal expects FAL_KEY_ID and FAL_KEY_SECRET to be set in the env
 
 
 class FalImageGenService(ImageGenService):
@@ -44,5 +46,3 @@ class FalImageGenService(ImageGenService):
             image_stream = io.BytesIO(await response.content.read())
             image = Image.open(image_stream)
             return (image_url, image.tobytes())
-
-        # return (image_url, dalle_im.tobytes())
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/local_stt_service.py b/src/dailyai/services/local_stt_service.py
index 866d77cac..21359ea23 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/local_stt_service.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/local_stt_service.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import array
 import io
 import math
+import time
 from typing import AsyncGenerator
 import wave
-from dailyai.queue_frame import AudioQueueFrame, QueueFrame, TextQueueFrame
+from dailyai.queue_frame import AudioQueueFrame, QueueFrame, TranscriptionQueueFrame
 from dailyai.services.ai_services import STTService
 
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class LocalSTTService(STTService):
             self._content.seek(0)
             text = await self.run_stt(self._content)
             self._new_wave()
-            yield TextQueueFrame(text)
+            yield TranscriptionQueueFrame(text, '', str(time.time()))
         # If we get this far, this is a frame of silence
         self._current_silence_frames += 1
 
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/local_transport_service.py b/src/dailyai/services/local_transport_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91af6763c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/local_transport_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import asyncio
+import time
+import numpy as np
+import tkinter as tk
+import pyaudio
+
+from dailyai.services.base_transport_service import BaseTransportService
+
+
+class LocalTransportService(BaseTransportService):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self._sample_width = kwargs.get("sample_width") or 2
+        self._n_channels = kwargs.get("n_channels") or 1
+        self._tk_root = kwargs.get("tk_root") or None
+
+        if self._camera_enabled and not self._tk_root:
+            raise ValueError("If camera is enabled, a tkinter root must be provided")
+
+        if self._speaker_enabled:
+            self._speaker_buffer_pending = bytearray()
+
+    async def _write_frame_to_tkinter(self, frame: bytes):
+        data = f"P6 {self._camera_width} {self._camera_height} 255 ".encode() + frame
+        photo = tk.PhotoImage(width=self._camera_width, height=self._camera_height, data=data, format="PPM")
+        self._image_label.config(image=photo)
+
+        # This holds a reference to the photo, preventing it from being garbage collected.
+        self._image_label.image = photo # type: ignore
+
+    def write_frame_to_camera(self, frame: bytes):
+        if self._camera_enabled and self._loop:
+            asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                self._write_frame_to_tkinter(frame), self._loop
+            )
+
+    def write_frame_to_mic(self, frame: bytes):
+        self._audio_stream.write(frame)
+
+    def read_frames(self, desired_frame_count):
+        bytes = self._speaker_stream.read(
+            desired_frame_count,
+            exception_on_overflow=False,
+        )
+        return bytes
+
+    def _prerun(self):
+        if self._mic_enabled:
+            self._pyaudio = pyaudio.PyAudio()
+            self._audio_stream = self._pyaudio.open(
+                format=self._pyaudio.get_format_from_width(self._sample_width),
+                channels=self._n_channels,
+                rate=self._speaker_sample_rate,
+                output=True,
+            )
+
+        if self._camera_enabled:
+            # Start with a neutral gray background.
+            array = np.ones((1024, 1024, 3)) * 128
+            data = f"P5 {1024} {1024} 255 ".encode() + array.astype(np.uint8).tobytes()
+            photo = tk.PhotoImage(width=1024, height=1024, data=data, format="PPM")
+            self._image_label = tk.Label(self._tk_root, image=photo)
+            self._image_label.pack()
+
+        if self._speaker_enabled:
+            self._speaker_stream = self._pyaudio.open(
+                format=self._pyaudio.get_format_from_width(self._sample_width),
+                channels=self._n_channels,
+                rate=self._speaker_sample_rate,
+                frames_per_buffer=self._speaker_sample_rate,
+                input=True
+            )
diff --git a/src/dailyai/services/whisper_ai_services.py b/src/dailyai/services/whisper_ai_services.py
index 88bb6f5d4..cc657e6cf 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/services/whisper_ai_services.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/services/whisper_ai_services.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class WhisperSTTService(LocalSTTService):
             compute_type=self._compute_type)
         self._model = model
 
-    async def run_stt(self, audio: BinaryIO = None) -> str:
+    async def run_stt(self, audio: BinaryIO) -> str:
         """Transcribes given audio using Whisper"""
         segments, _ = await asyncio.to_thread(self._model.transcribe, audio)
         res: str = ""
diff --git a/src/dailyai/tests/test_daily_transport_service.py b/src/dailyai/tests/test_daily_transport_service.py
index 47ad6ac37..469b1bb1b 100644
--- a/src/dailyai/tests/test_daily_transport_service.py
+++ b/src/dailyai/tests/test_daily_transport_service.py
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ class TestDailyTransport(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
     @patch("dailyai.services.daily_transport_service.Daily")
     async def test_run_with_camera_and_mic(self, daily_mock, callclient_mock):
         from dailyai.services.daily_transport_service import DailyTransportService
-        transport = DailyTransportService("https://mock.daily.co/mock", "token", "bot", 0.01)
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.camera_enabled = True
+        transport = DailyTransportService(
+            "https://mock.daily.co/mock",
+            "token",
+            "bot",
+            mic_enabled=True,
+            camera_enabled=True,
+            duration_minutes=0.01,
+        )
 
         mic = MagicMock()
         camera = MagicMock()
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/01-say-one-thing.py b/src/samples/foundational/01-say-one-thing.py
index 39a492fae..a6e3f820b 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/01-say-one-thing.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/01-say-one-thing.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async def main(room_url):
             "Say One Thing",
             meeting_duration_minutes,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
         tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"), voice_id=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID"))
 
         # Register an event handler so we can play the audio when the participant joins.
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/01a-local-transport.py b/src/samples/foundational/01a-local-transport.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b7df528a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/01a-local-transport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import os
+
+from dailyai.services.elevenlabs_ai_service import ElevenLabsTTSService
+from dailyai.services.local_transport_service import LocalTransportService
+
+
+async def main():
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        meeting_duration_minutes = 1
+        transport = LocalTransportService(
+            duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
+            mic_enabled=True
+        )
+        tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(
+            aiohttp_session=session,
+            api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"),
+            voice_id=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID"),
+        )
+
+        async def say_something():
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+            await tts.say(
+                "Hello there.",
+                transport.send_queue,
+            )
+            await transport.stop_when_done()
+
+        await asyncio.gather(transport.run(), say_something())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/02-llm-say-one-thing.py b/src/samples/foundational/02-llm-say-one-thing.py
index d182ebb7b..b27bd7205 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/02-llm-say-one-thing.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/02-llm-say-one-thing.py
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ async def main(room_url):
             room_url,
             None,
             "Say One Thing From an LLM",
-            meeting_duration_minutes,
+            duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
 
         tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"), voice_id=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID"))
         # tts = AzureTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_API_KEY"), region=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_REGION"))
         # tts = DeepgramTTSService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"), voice=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_VOICE"))
-        
-        # llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
-        llm = OpenAILLMService(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_CHATGPT_API_KEY"))
+
+        llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
+        #llm = OpenAILLMService(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_CHATGPT_API_KEY"))
         messages = [{
             "role": "system",
             "content": "You are an LLM in a WebRTC session, and this is a 'hello world' demo. Say hello to the world."
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/03-still-frame.py b/src/samples/foundational/03-still-frame.py
index d5cb2124b..e18f20bb6 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/03-still-frame.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/03-still-frame.py
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ async def main(room_url):
             room_url,
             None,
             "Show a still frame image",
-            meeting_duration_minutes,
+            duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = False
-        transport.camera_enabled = True
-        transport.camera_width = 1024
-        transport.camera_height = 1024
+        transport._mic_enabled = False
+        transport._camera_enabled = True
+        transport._camera_width = 1024
+        transport._camera_height = 1024
 
         imagegen = FalImageGenService(image_size="1024x1024", aiohttp_session=session, key_id=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_ID"), key_secret=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_SECRET"))
         # imagegen = OpenAIImageGenService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_DALLE_API_KEY"), image_size="1024x1024")
         # imagegen = AzureImageGenServiceREST(image_size="1024x1024", aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_DALLE_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_DALLE_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_DALLE_MODEL"))
-        
+
         image_task = asyncio.create_task(
             imagegen.run_to_queue(
                 transport.send_queue, [
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/03a-image-local.py b/src/samples/foundational/03a-image-local.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40cb2b245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/03a-image-local.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import os
+
+import tkinter as tk
+
+from dailyai.queue_frame import TextQueueFrame
+from dailyai.services.fal_ai_services import FalImageGenService
+from dailyai.services.local_transport_service import LocalTransportService
+
+local_joined = False
+participant_joined = False
+
+
+async def main():
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        meeting_duration_minutes = 2
+        tk_root = tk.Tk()
+        tk_root.title("Calendar")
+        transport = LocalTransportService(
+            tk_root=tk_root,
+            mic_enabled=True,
+            camera_enabled=True,
+            camera_width=1024,
+            camera_height=1024,
+            duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
+        )
+
+        imagegen = FalImageGenService(
+            image_size="1024x1024",
+            aiohttp_session=session,
+            key_id=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_ID"),
+            key_secret=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_SECRET"),
+        )
+        image_task = asyncio.create_task(
+            imagegen.run_to_queue(
+                transport.send_queue, [TextQueueFrame("a cat in the style of picasso")]
+            )
+        )
+
+        async def run_tk():
+            while not transport._stop_threads.is_set():
+                tk_root.update()
+                tk_root.update_idletasks()
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        await asyncio.gather(transport.run(), image_task, run_tk())
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/04-utterance-and-speech.py b/src/samples/foundational/04-utterance-and-speech.py
index 968d9d896..9ac8a8f81 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/04-utterance-and-speech.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/04-utterance-and-speech.py
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ async def main(room_url: str):
         transport = DailyTransportService(
             room_url,
             None,
-            "Say Two Things Bot",
-            1,
+            "Static And Dynamic Speech",
+            duration_minutes=1,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_enabled = False
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = False
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         azure_tts = AzureTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_API_KEY"), region=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_REGION"))
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/05-sync-speech-and-image.py b/src/samples/foundational/05-sync-speech-and-image.py
index 77e95fc7b..af4e2d71d 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/05-sync-speech-and-image.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/05-sync-speech-and-image.py
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ async def main(room_url):
             room_url,
             None,
             "Month Narration Bot",
-            meeting_duration_minutes,
+            duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.camera_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_width = 1024
-        transport.camera_height = 1024
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._camera_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_width = 1024
+        transport._camera_height = 1024
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"), voice_id="ErXwobaYiN019PkySvjV")
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def main(room_url):
         dalle = FalImageGenService(image_size="1024x1024", aiohttp_session=session, key_id=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_ID"), key_secret=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_SECRET"))
         # dalle = OpenAIImageGenService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_DALLE_API_KEY"), image_size="1024x1024")
         # dalle = AzureImageGenServiceREST(image_size="1024x1024", aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_DALLE_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_DALLE_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_DALLE_MODEL"))
-        
+
         # Get a complete audio chunk from the given text. Splitting this into its own
         # coroutine lets us ensure proper ordering of the audio chunks on the send queue.
         async def get_all_audio(text):
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ async def main(room_url):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     (url, token) = configure()
-    asyncio.run(main(url))
\ No newline at end of file
+    asyncio.run(main(url))
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/05a-local-sync-speech-and-text.py b/src/samples/foundational/05a-local-sync-speech-and-text.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb9f419bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/05a-local-sync-speech-and-text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import aiohttp
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import tkinter as tk
+import os
+
+from dailyai.queue_frame import AudioQueueFrame, ImageQueueFrame
+from dailyai.services.azure_ai_services import AzureLLMService
+from dailyai.services.elevenlabs_ai_service import ElevenLabsTTSService
+from dailyai.services.fal_ai_services import FalImageGenService
+from dailyai.services.local_transport_service import LocalTransportService
+
+
+async def main(room_url):
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        meeting_duration_minutes = 5
+        tk_root = tk.Tk()
+        tk_root.title("Calendar")
+
+        transport = LocalTransportService(
+            mic_enabled=True,
+            camera_enabled=True,
+            camera_width=1024,
+            camera_height=1024,
+            duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
+            tk_root=tk_root,
+        )
+
+        llm = AzureLLMService(
+            api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"),
+            endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"),
+            model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"),
+        )
+        tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(
+            aiohttp_session=session,
+            api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"),
+            voice_id="ErXwobaYiN019PkySvjV",
+        )
+        dalle = FalImageGenService(
+            image_size="1024x1024",
+            aiohttp_session=session,
+            key_id=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_ID"),
+            key_secret=os.getenv("FAL_KEY_SECRET"),
+        )
+
+        # Get a complete audio chunk from the given text. Splitting this into its own
+        # coroutine lets us ensure proper ordering of the audio chunks on the send queue.
+        async def get_all_audio(text):
+            all_audio = bytearray()
+            async for audio in tts.run_tts(text):
+                all_audio.extend(audio)
+
+            return all_audio
+
+        async def get_month_data(month):
+            messages = [
+                {
+                    "role": "system",
+                    "content": f"Describe a nature photograph suitable for use in a calendar, for the month of {month}. Include only the image description with no preamble. Limit the description to one sentence, please.",
+                }
+            ]
+
+            image_description = await llm.run_llm(messages)
+            if not image_description:
+                return
+
+            to_speak = f"{month}: {image_description}"
+            audio_task = asyncio.create_task(get_all_audio(to_speak))
+            image_task = asyncio.create_task(dalle.run_image_gen(image_description))
+            (audio, image_data) = await asyncio.gather(
+                audio_task, image_task
+            )
+
+            return {
+                "month": month,
+                "text": image_description,
+                "image_url": image_data[0],
+                "image": image_data[1],
+                "audio": audio,
+            }
+
+        months: list[str] = [
+            "January",
+            "February",
+            "March",
+            "April",
+            "May",
+            "June",
+            "July",
+            "August",
+            "September",
+            "October",
+            "November",
+            "December",
+        ]
+
+        async def show_images():
+            # This will play the months in the order they're completed. The benefit
+            # is we'll have as little delay as possible before the first month, and
+            # likely no delay between months, but the months won't display in order.
+            for month_data_task in asyncio.as_completed(month_tasks):
+                data = await month_data_task
+                if data:
+                    await transport.send_queue.put(
+                        [
+                            ImageQueueFrame(data["image_url"], data["image"]),
+                            AudioQueueFrame(data["audio"]),
+                        ]
+                    )
+
+            await asyncio.sleep(25)
+
+            # wait for the output queue to be empty, then leave the meeting
+            await transport.stop_when_done()
+
+        async def run_tk():
+            while not transport._stop_threads.is_set():
+                tk_root.update()
+                tk_root.update_idletasks()
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        month_tasks = [asyncio.create_task(get_month_data(month)) for month in months]
+
+        await asyncio.gather(transport.run(), show_images(), run_tk())
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Simple Daily Bot Sample")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-u", "--url", type=str, required=True, help="URL of the Daily room to join"
+    )
+
+    args, unknown = parser.parse_known_args()
+
+    asyncio.run(main(args.url))
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/06-listen-and-respond.py b/src/samples/foundational/06-listen-and-respond.py
index d10ff1e0c..582701428 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/06-listen-and-respond.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/06-listen-and-respond.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
         room_url,
         token,
         "Respond bot",
-        5,
+        duration_minutes=5,
     )
-    transport.mic_enabled = True
-    transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-    transport.camera_enabled = False
+    transport._mic_enabled = True
+    transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+    transport._camera_enabled = False
 
     llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
     tts = AzureTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_API_KEY"), region=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_REGION"))
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
 
     async def handle_transcriptions():
         messages = [
-            {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful LLM in a WebRTC call. Your goal is to demonstrate your capabilities in a succinct way. Your output will be converted to audio. Respond to what the user said in a creative and helpful way."},
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": "You are a helpful LLM in a WebRTC call. Your goal is to demonstrate your capabilities in a succinct way. Your output will be converted to audio. Respond to what the user said in a creative and helpful way.",
+            },
         ]
 
-        tma_in = LLMUserContextAggregator(messages, transport.my_participant_id)
-        tma_out = LLMAssistantContextAggregator(messages, transport.my_participant_id)
+        tma_in = LLMUserContextAggregator(messages, transport._my_participant_id)
+        tma_out = LLMAssistantContextAggregator(messages, transport._my_participant_id)
         await tts.run_to_queue(
             transport.send_queue,
             tma_out.run(
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/06a-image-sync.py b/src/samples/foundational/06a-image-sync.py
index 2c280044b..cff2fa48a 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/06a-image-sync.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/06a-image-sync.py
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             "Respond bot",
             5,
         )
-        transport.camera_enabled = True
-        transport.camera_width = 1024
-        transport.camera_height = 1024
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = True
+        transport._camera_width = 1024
+        transport._camera_height = 1024
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         tts = AzureTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_API_KEY"), region=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_REGION"))
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             ]
 
             tma_in = LLMUserContextAggregator(
-                messages, transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, transport._my_participant_id
             )
             tma_out = LLMAssistantContextAggregator(
-                messages, transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, transport._my_participant_id
             )
             image_sync_aggregator = ImageSyncAggregator(
                 os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "assets", "speaking.png"),
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/07-interruptible.py b/src/samples/foundational/07-interruptible.py
index 532cdf11d..b75d2e1ad 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/07-interruptible.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/07-interruptible.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             room_url,
             token,
             "Respond bot",
-            5,
+            duration_minutes=5,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_enabled = False
-        transport.start_transcription = True
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = False
+        transport._start_transcription = True
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         tts = AzureTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_API_KEY"), region=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_REGION"))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
                 frame_generator=transport.get_receive_frames,
                 runner=run_response,
                 interrupt=transport.interrupt,
-                my_participant_id=transport.my_participant_id,
+                my_participant_id=transport._my_participant_id,
                 llm_messages=messages,
             )
             await conversation_wrapper.run_conversation()
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/08-bots-arguing.py b/src/samples/foundational/08-bots-arguing.py
index 00f7bc64f..3fd040578 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/08-bots-arguing.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/08-bots-arguing.py
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ async def main(room_url:str):
             room_url,
             None,
             "Respond bot",
-            600,
+            duration_minutes=10
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_enabled = True
-        transport.camera_width = 1024
-        transport.camera_height = 1024
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = True
+        transport._camera_width = 1024
+        transport._camera_height = 1024
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         tts1 = AzureTTSService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_API_KEY"), region=os.getenv("AZURE_SPEECH_REGION"))
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ async def main(room_url:str):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     (url, token) = configure()
-    asyncio.run(main(url))
\ No newline at end of file
+    asyncio.run(main(url))
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/10-wake-word.py b/src/samples/foundational/10-wake-word.py
index 17ae12216..897e0a221 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/10-wake-word.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/10-wake-word.py
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             room_url,
             token,
             "Santa Cat",
-            180,
+            duration_minutes=3
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_enabled = True
-        transport.camera_width = 720
-        transport.camera_height = 1280
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = True
+        transport._camera_width = 720
+        transport._camera_height = 1280
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"), voice_id="jBpfuIE2acCO8z3wKNLl")
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             ]
 
             tma_in = LLMUserContextAggregator(
-                messages, transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, transport._my_participant_id
             )
             tma_out = LLMAssistantContextAggregator(
-                messages, transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, transport._my_participant_id
             )
-            tf = TranscriptFilter(transport.my_participant_id)
+            tf = TranscriptFilter(transport._my_participant_id)
             ncf = NameCheckFilter(["Santa Cat", "Santa"])
             await tts.run_to_queue(
                 transport.send_queue,
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/11-sound-effects.py b/src/samples/foundational/11-sound-effects.py
index e2d704a4b..a454780e2 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/11-sound-effects.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/11-sound-effects.py
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             room_url,
             token,
             "Respond bot",
-            5,
+            duration_minutes=5,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_enabled = False
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = False
 
         llm = AzureLLMService(api_key=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_API_KEY"), endpoint=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_ENDPOINT"), model=os.getenv("AZURE_CHATGPT_MODEL"))
         tts = ElevenLabsTTSService(aiohttp_session=session, api_key=os.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"), voice_id="ErXwobaYiN019PkySvjV")
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
             ]
 
             tma_in = LLMUserContextAggregator(
-                messages, transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, transport._my_participant_id
             )
             tma_out = LLMAssistantContextAggregator(
-                messages, transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, transport._my_participant_id
             )
             out_sound = OutboundSoundEffectWrapper()
             in_sound = InboundSoundEffectWrapper()
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
                     )
                 )
             )
-            
+
 
         transport.transcription_settings["extra"]["punctuate"] = True
         await asyncio.gather(transport.run(), handle_transcriptions())
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     (url, token) = configure()
-    asyncio.run(main(url, token))
\ No newline at end of file
+    asyncio.run(main(url, token))
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/13-whisper-transcription.py b/src/samples/foundational/13-whisper-transcription.py
index ff5dc2f28..e7d0320e6 100644
--- a/src/samples/foundational/13-whisper-transcription.py
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/13-whisper-transcription.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ async def main(room_url: str):
         None,
         "Transcription bot",
     )
-    transport.mic_enabled = False
-    transport.camera_enabled = False
-    transport.speaker_enabled = True
+    transport._mic_enabled = False
+    transport._camera_enabled = False
+    transport._speaker_enabled = True
     stt = WhisperSTTService()
     transcription_output_queue = asyncio.Queue()
 
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ async def main(room_url: str):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     (url, token) = configure()
-    asyncio.run(main(url))
\ No newline at end of file
+    asyncio.run(main(url))
diff --git a/src/samples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py b/src/samples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4656fa70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/samples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import wave
+from dailyai.queue_frame import EndStreamQueueFrame, TranscriptionQueueFrame
+
+from dailyai.services.local_transport_service import LocalTransportService
+from dailyai.services.whisper_ai_services import WhisperSTTService
+
+
+async def main(room_url: str):
+    global transport
+    global stt
+
+    meeting_duration_minutes = 1
+    transport = LocalTransportService(
+        mic_enabled=True,
+        camera_enabled=False,
+        speaker_enabled=True,
+        duration_minutes=meeting_duration_minutes,
+    )
+    stt = WhisperSTTService()
+    transcription_output_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+    transport_done = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def handle_transcription():
+        print("`````````TRANSCRIPTION`````````")
+        while not transport_done.is_set():
+            item = await transcription_output_queue.get()
+            print("got item from queue", item)
+            if isinstance(item, TranscriptionQueueFrame):
+                print(item.text)
+            elif isinstance(item, EndStreamQueueFrame):
+                break
+        print("handle_transcription done")
+
+    async def handle_speaker():
+        await stt.run_to_queue(
+            transcription_output_queue, transport.get_receive_frames()
+        )
+        await transcription_output_queue.put(EndStreamQueueFrame())
+        print("handle speaker done.")
+
+    async def run_until_done():
+        await transport.run()
+        transport_done.set()
+        print("run_until_done done")
+
+    await asyncio.gather(run_until_done(), handle_speaker(), handle_transcription())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Simple Daily Bot Sample")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-u", "--url", type=str, required=True, help="URL of the Daily room to join"
+    )
+
+    args, unknown = parser.parse_known_args()
+    asyncio.run(main(args.url))
diff --git a/src/samples/image-gen.py b/src/samples/image-gen.py
index fc2ddbaaa..8b5ca5566 100644
--- a/src/samples/image-gen.py
+++ b/src/samples/image-gen.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
         "Imagebot",
         1,
     )
-    transport.mic_enabled = True
-    transport.camera_enabled = True
-    transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-    transport.camera_width = 1024
-    transport.camera_height = 1024
+    transport._mic_enabled = True
+    transport._camera_enabled = True
+    transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+    transport._camera_width = 1024
+    transport._camera_height = 1024
 
     llm = AzureLLMService()
     tts = AzureTTSService()
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token):
         sentence = ""
         async for message in transport.get_transcriptions():
             print(f"transcription message: {message}")
-            if message["session_id"] == transport.my_participant_id:
+            if message["session_id"] == transport._my_participant_id:
                 continue
             finder = message["text"].find("start over")
             print(f"finder: {finder}")
diff --git a/src/samples/internal/11a-dial-out.py b/src/samples/internal/11a-dial-out.py
index cd6b39a4d..3ea1519d6 100644
--- a/src/samples/internal/11a-dial-out.py
+++ b/src/samples/internal/11a-dial-out.py
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token, phone):
             "Respond bot",
             300,
         )
-        transport.mic_enabled = True
-        transport.mic_sample_rate = 16000
-        transport.camera_enabled = False
+        transport._mic_enabled = True
+        transport._mic_sample_rate = 16000
+        transport._camera_enabled = False
 
         llm = AzureLLMService()
         tts = AzureTTSService()
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token, phone):
             ]
 
             tma_in = LLMContextAggregator(
-                messages, "user", transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, "user", transport._my_participant_id
             )
             tma_out = LLMContextAggregator(
-                messages, "assistant", transport.my_participant_id
+                messages, "assistant", transport._my_participant_id
             )
             out_sound = OutboundSoundEffectWrapper()
             in_sound = InboundSoundEffectWrapper()
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token, phone):
                                 )
                             )
                         )
-                    )   
+                    )
                 )
             )
 
         @transport.event_handler("on_participant_joined")
         async def pax_joined(transport, pax):
             print(f"PARTICIPANT JOINED: {pax}")
-            
+
         @transport.event_handler("on_call_state_updated")
         async def on_call_state_updated(transport, state):
             if (state == "joined"):
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ async def main(room_url: str, token, phone):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     (url, token) = configure()
-    asyncio.run(main(url, token))
\ No newline at end of file
+    asyncio.run(main(url, token))