diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor
index f570315..dae7314 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 }
 else
 {
-    <div class="@PlayerModeClass d-flex flex-column">
+    <div class="@PlayerModeClass d-flex flex-column" @ref="_playerRoot">
         <MudContainer MaxWidth="MaxWidth.Large" Class="player-inner-container">
             <MudPaper Elevation="8" Class="player-surface pa-3">
 
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor.cs
index d2f8366..44aa136 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Controls/AudioPlayerBar/AudioPlayerBar.razor.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using DeepDrftModels.DTOs;
 using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
+using Microsoft.JSInterop;
 using MudBlazor;
 
 namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.Controls.AudioPlayerBar;
@@ -9,12 +10,25 @@ public partial class AudioPlayerBar : ComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
 {
     [CascadingParameter] public IStreamingPlayerService? PlayerService { get; set; }
     [Parameter] public bool Fixed { get; set; } = false;
-    
+
+    [Parameter] public EventCallback<bool> OnMinimized { get; set; }
+
+    [Inject] private IJSRuntime JsRuntime { get; set; } = default!;
+
     private bool _isMinimized = true;
     private bool _isSeeking = false;
     private double _seekPosition = 0;
     private IStreamingPlayerService? _subscribedService;
 
+    // Spacer-height bridge: the expanded dock is position:fixed, so MainLayout's
+    // spacer reserves its space. We mirror this element's live height into a CSS
+    // var via a ResizeObserver (see Interop/layout/spacer.ts) rather than a static
+    // value, because the player reflows across breakpoints and grows with the
+    // error banner.
+    private ElementReference _playerRoot;
+    private IJSObjectReference? _spacerModule;
+    private bool _spacerObserved;
+
     private bool IsLoaded => PlayerService?.IsLoaded ?? false;
     private bool IsLoading => PlayerService?.IsLoading ?? false;
 
@@ -66,6 +80,41 @@ public partial class AudioPlayerBar : ComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
 
     private void OnPlayerStateChanged() => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
 
+    protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
+    {
+        // Only the docked, expanded shape needs a spacer: the Fixed embed is
+        // already in normal flow, and the minimized FAB floats clear of content.
+        // Toggle the observer on the minimized/expanded transition only — the
+        // ResizeObserver itself handles every size change in between.
+        var shouldObserve = !_isMinimized && !Fixed;
+        if (shouldObserve == _spacerObserved) return;
+
+        var module = await GetSpacerModuleAsync();
+        if (module is null) return;
+
+        if (shouldObserve)
+            await module.InvokeVoidAsync("observe", _playerRoot);
+        else
+            await module.InvokeVoidAsync("unobserve");
+
+        _spacerObserved = shouldObserve;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IJSObjectReference?> GetSpacerModuleAsync()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return _spacerModule ??= await JsRuntime.InvokeAsync<IJSObjectReference>(
+                "import", "./js/layout/spacer.js");
+        }
+        catch (JSException)
+        {
+            // Module failed to load — the spacer falls back to 0px (no overlap
+            // guard, but the player still works). Nothing actionable here.
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private async Task Expand()
     {
         if (_isMinimized)
@@ -127,9 +176,10 @@ public partial class AudioPlayerBar : ComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         PlayerService?.ClearError();
     }
 
-    private void ToggleMinimized()
+    private async Task ToggleMinimized()
     {
         _isMinimized = !_isMinimized;
+        if (OnMinimized.HasDelegate) await OnMinimized.InvokeAsync(_isMinimized);
         StateHasChanged();
     }
 
@@ -147,13 +197,27 @@ public partial class AudioPlayerBar : ComponentBase, IAsyncDisposable
         }
     }
     
-    public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
         if (_subscribedService != null)
         {
             _subscribedService.StateChanged -= OnPlayerStateChanged;
             _subscribedService = null;
         }
-        return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
+
+        if (_spacerModule is not null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                // Clear the var so a torn-down player can't strand a spacer height.
+                await _spacerModule.InvokeVoidAsync("unobserve");
+                await _spacerModule.DisposeAsync();
+            }
+            catch (JSException)
+            {
+                // Runtime already gone (navigation/teardown) — nothing to clean up.
+            }
+            _spacerModule = null;
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj
index 715e8e0..cf4daaf 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/DeepDrftPublic.Client.csproj
@@ -21,10 +21,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\DeepDrftShared.Client\DeepDrftShared.Client.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Update="Layout\NavMenu.razor">
-      <ExcludeFromSingleFile>true</ExcludeFromSingleFile>
-    </Content>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor
index 88653d8..ec9fd51 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
         <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
         <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
     </ul>
-    <div class="deepdrft-footer-copy">© 2026 Deep DRFT — Charleston, SC</div>
+    <div class="deepdrft-footer-copy">© 2026 Deep DRFT</div>
 </footer>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css
index 668e192..7cfb9fe 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/DeepDrftFooter.razor.css
@@ -47,15 +47,20 @@
     color: var(--deepdrft-muted);
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 599px) {
+@media (max-width: 440px) {
     .deepdrft-footer {
         padding: 1.5rem;
-        flex-wrap: wrap;
+        /*flex-wrap: wrap;*/
         gap: 1rem;
     }
+    
+    .deepdrft-footer-links {
+        flex-direction: column;
+        gap: 0.25rem;
+    }
 
     .deepdrft-footer-copy {
-        width: 100%;
-        text-align: right;
+        /*width: 100%;*/
+        justify-self: right;
     }
 }
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
index c24c59b..cca6ea2 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
                 </MudContainer>
             </MudMainContent>
             <DeepDrftFooter />
-            <AudioPlayerBar />
+            <AudioPlayerBar OnMinimized="ToggleAudioPlayerMinimized" />
             
-            @* Spacer to prevent content overlap *@
-            <div class="player-spacer"></div>
+            @* Spacer to prevent content overlap. Height tracks the fixed player
+               dock's live size via the --player-height var the player publishes
+               (see AudioPlayerBar / Interop/layout/spacer.ts). *@
+            <div class="player-spacer @_audioPlayerClass"></div>
         </AudioPlayerProvider>
     </MudLayout>
 </div>
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@
 </div>
 
 @code {
+    private string _audioPlayerClass = "minimized";
     private const string DarkModeKey = "darkMode";
     private bool _isDarkMode = false;
     private PersistingComponentStateSubscription _persistingSubscription;
@@ -76,6 +79,12 @@
     {
         _persistingSubscription.Dispose();
     }
+
+    private void ToggleAudioPlayerMinimized(bool isMinimized)
+    {
+        _audioPlayerClass = isMinimized ? "minimized" : "expanded";
+    }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor.css b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor.css
index 574c16e..1273952 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor.css
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Layout/MainLayout.razor.css
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 /* Spacer to prevent content overlap */
 .player-spacer {
-    height: 100px;
     width: 100%;
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
+.player-spacer.expanded {
+    height: var(--player-height, 60px);
+}
+
+.player-spacer.minimized {
+    height: 60px;
+}
+
 #blazor-error-ui {
     color-scheme: light only;
     background: lightyellow;
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic/Interop/layout/spacer.ts b/DeepDrftPublic/Interop/layout/spacer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72173be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic/Interop/layout/spacer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Player-height spacer observer.
+ *
+ * The audio player docks `position: fixed` to the viewport bottom, so it sits
+ * outside normal flow and would overlap page content. A spacer div in the layout
+ * reserves the equivalent space — but the player's height is not constant: it
+ * reflows across the four breakpoints and grows when an error banner appears. A
+ * static height can't track that, so we mirror the player's live border-box
+ * height into the `--player-height` custom property on :root and let the spacer
+ * read it. One observer at a time, re-pointed on each `observe` call; the var
+ * resets to 0 on `unobserve` (player minimized / disposed) so the spacer
+ * collapses.
+ */
+
+const HEIGHT_VAR = '--player-height';
+let observer: ResizeObserver | null = null;
+
+function writeHeight(px: number): void {
+    // Round up so sub-pixel heights never leave a hairline of overlap.
+    document.documentElement.style.setProperty(HEIGHT_VAR, `${Math.ceil(px)}px`);
+}
+
+export function observe(element: Element): void {
+    unobserve();
+    if (!element) return;
+
+    observer = new ResizeObserver(entries => {
+        const entry = entries[0];
+        if (!entry) return;
+        // Prefer the border-box measurement; fall back to contentRect on the
+        // (older) engines that don't populate borderBoxSize.
+        const box = entry.borderBoxSize?.[0];
+        writeHeight(box ? box.blockSize : entry.contentRect.height);
+    });
+    observer.observe(element);
+
+    // Seed synchronously so the spacer is correct on this frame, before the
+    // first ResizeObserver callback fires.
+    writeHeight(element.getBoundingClientRect().height);
+}
+
+export function unobserve(): void {
+    observer?.disconnect();
+    observer = null;
+    writeHeight(0);
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic/Program.cs b/DeepDrftPublic/Program.cs
index d96d438..dff19a3 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic/Program.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic/Program.cs
@@ -116,5 +116,7 @@ app.MapRazorComponents<App>()
     .AddInteractiveWebAssemblyRenderMode()
     .AddAdditionalAssemblies(typeof(DeepDrftPublic.Client._Imports).Assembly);
 
+app.UseStatusCodePagesWithReExecute("/404", createScopeForStatusCodePages: true);
+
 
 app.Run();