diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 29796ae..b1653ce 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -1022,6 +1022,13 @@
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
+a.global-player-title {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+a.global-player-title:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
 .global-player-body {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-rows: 1fr;
@@ -4972,8 +4979,10 @@ body.has-fab .page-content {
   border-radius: 7px;
   background: transparent;
   color: var(--color-text);
-  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
   font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
   white-space: nowrap;
   cursor: pointer;
   transition: background 0.12s;
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 99fa06c..dcaf022 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ function App() {
               <CategoriesProvider>
                 <BrowserRouter>
                   <AppRoutes />
+                  <GlobalPlayer />
                 </BrowserRouter>
               </CategoriesProvider>
             </FollowProvider>
           </WSProvider>
-          <GlobalPlayer />
         </PlayerProvider>
       </AuthProvider>
     </ThemeProvider>
diff --git a/src/components/DumpCard.tsx b/src/components/DumpCard.tsx
index 36b061a..cf5b04b 100644
--- a/src/components/DumpCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DumpCard.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function DumpCard(
                 <RichContentCard
                   richContent={dump.richContent}
                   compact
+                  dumpHref={dumpUrl(dump)}
                   thumbnailOverrideUrl={dump.thumbnailMime
                     ? dumpThumbnailUrl(dump, token)
                     : undefined}
diff --git a/src/components/FilePreview.tsx b/src/components/FilePreview.tsx
index dea83fb..3ec55cc 100644
--- a/src/components/FilePreview.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FilePreview.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import type { Dump } from "../model.ts";
 import { formatBytes } from "../utils/format.ts";
-import { dumpFileUrl, dumpThumbnailUrl } from "../utils/urls.ts";
+import { dumpFileUrl, dumpThumbnailUrl, dumpUrl } from "../utils/urls.ts";
 import { useAuth } from "../hooks/useAuth.ts";
 import { IconPause, IconPlay, MediaPlayer } from "./MediaPlayer.tsx";
 import { PlayerContext } from "../contexts/PlayerContext.ts";
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function AudioFilePreview(
 
   const handlePlayBtn = () => {
     if (isActive) togglePlay();
-    else play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title });
+    else play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title, dumpHref: dumpUrl(dump) });
   };
 
   const handleWaveformClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<Element>) => {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function AudioFilePreview(
     } else {
       // Start playing and seek once it loads — seekTo after play() is a no-op
       // until MediaPlayer mounts; the fraction is best-effort on first click
-      play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title });
+      play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title, dumpHref: dumpUrl(dump) });
     }
   };
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export default function FilePreview(
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title });
+            play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title, dumpHref: dumpUrl(dump) });
           }}
         >
           <VideoThumb src={thumbUrl} fallback={mimeIcon(mime)} />
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export default function FilePreview(
           onClick={(e) => {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
-            play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title });
+            play({ kind: "file", fileUrl, mimeType: mime, title: dump.title, dumpHref: dumpUrl(dump) });
           }}
         >
           {thumbOverride
diff --git a/src/components/GlobalPlayer.tsx b/src/components/GlobalPlayer.tsx
index befe47e..cf1d866 100644
--- a/src/components/GlobalPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GlobalPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { Link } from "react-router";
 import { PlayerContext } from "../contexts/PlayerContext.ts";
 import { MediaPlayer } from "./MediaPlayer.tsx";
 
@@ -75,7 +76,13 @@ export function GlobalPlayer() {
       ref={ref}
     >
       <div className="global-player-header">
-        <span className="global-player-title">{title}</span>
+        {current.dumpHref
+          ? (
+            <Link to={current.dumpHref} className="global-player-title">
+              {title}
+            </Link>
+          )
+          : <span className="global-player-title">{title}</span>}
         <button
           type="button"
           className="btn btn--ghost"
diff --git a/src/components/JournalCard.tsx b/src/components/JournalCard.tsx
index 72ea45c..b466a27 100644
--- a/src/components/JournalCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/JournalCard.tsx
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export function JournalCard(
               embedUrl,
               title: dump.richContent?.title,
               type: dump.richContent?.type ?? "unknown",
+              dumpHref: dumpUrl(dump),
             })
           : handleNavigate}
       >
diff --git a/src/components/RichContentCard.tsx b/src/components/RichContentCard.tsx
index be437f7..ff9d421 100644
--- a/src/components/RichContentCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RichContentCard.tsx
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ interface RichContentCardProps {
   compact?: boolean;
   /** Overrides richContent.thumbnailUrl with a custom dump thumbnail, if set. */
   thumbnailOverrideUrl?: string;
+  /** Link back to the owning dump, surfaced as the global player's title. */
+  dumpHref?: string;
 }
 
 export default function RichContentCard(
-  { richContent, compact = false, thumbnailOverrideUrl }: RichContentCardProps,
+  { richContent, compact = false, thumbnailOverrideUrl, dumpHref }:
+    RichContentCardProps,
 ) {
   const { play, current, playing } = useContext(PlayerContext);
   const thumbnailSrc = thumbnailOverrideUrl ??
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ export default function RichContentCard(
               embedUrl: richContent.embedUrl!,
               title: richContent.title,
               type: richContent.type,
+              dumpHref,
             });
           }}
           aria-label={isPlaying ? "Pause" : "Play"}
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@ export default function RichContentCard(
               embedUrl: richContent.embedUrl!,
               title: richContent.title,
               type: richContent.type,
+              dumpHref,
             })}
           aria-label="Play"
         >
diff --git a/src/contexts/PlayerContext.ts b/src/contexts/PlayerContext.ts
index 1b9e8bf..6de684a 100644
--- a/src/contexts/PlayerContext.ts
+++ b/src/contexts/PlayerContext.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { createContext } from "react";
 
 export type PlayerItem =
-  | { kind: "embed"; embedUrl: string; title?: string; type: string }
-  | { kind: "file"; fileUrl: string; mimeType: string; title?: string };
+  | { kind: "embed"; embedUrl: string; title?: string; type: string; dumpHref?: string }
+  | { kind: "file"; fileUrl: string; mimeType: string; title?: string; dumpHref?: string };
 
 export interface PlayerContextValue {
   // Playback state — readable by any consumer
diff --git a/src/pages/Dump.tsx b/src/pages/Dump.tsx
index ce07ff8..b0012a0 100644
--- a/src/pages/Dump.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Dump.tsx
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ export function Dump() {
             ? (
               <RichContentCard
                 richContent={dump.richContent}
+                dumpHref={dumpUrl(dump)}
                 thumbnailOverrideUrl={dump.thumbnailMime
                   ? dumpThumbnailUrl(dump, token)
                   : undefined}
diff --git a/src/themes/brutalist.css b/src/themes/brutalist.css
index 0f93b13..9985610 100644
--- a/src/themes/brutalist.css
+++ b/src/themes/brutalist.css
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@
 /* ── Category management chips / inline editor ───────────────────── */
 [data-style="brutalist"] .category-chip,
 [data-style="brutalist"] .category-editor,
-[data-style="brutalist"] .category-editor-btn {
+[data-style="brutalist"] .category-editor-btn,
+[data-style="brutalist"] .dump-card-category-chip,
+[data-style="brutalist"] .profile-role-chip {
   border-radius: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/themes/geocities.css b/src/themes/geocities.css
index cd03daa..547f393 100644
--- a/src/themes/geocities.css
+++ b/src/themes/geocities.css
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@
 [data-style="geocities"] .feed-tab,
 [data-style="geocities"] .category-chip,
 [data-style="geocities"] .category-editor,
-[data-style="geocities"] .category-editor-btn {
+[data-style="geocities"] .category-editor-btn,
+[data-style="geocities"] .dump-card-category-chip,
+[data-style="geocities"] .profile-role-chip {
   border-radius: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/themes/nyt.css b/src/themes/nyt.css
index 36a8b94..25b2d5a 100644
--- a/src/themes/nyt.css
+++ b/src/themes/nyt.css
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 [data-style="nyt"] .related-section-title,
 [data-style="nyt"] .form-page-eyebrow,
 [data-style="nyt"] .feed-sort-btn,
+[data-style="nyt"] .category-switcher-option,
 [data-style="nyt"] .follow-btn,
 [data-style="nyt"] .playlist-badge,
 [data-style="nyt"] .dump-card-private-badge,
@@ -529,7 +530,8 @@
 [data-style="nyt"] .vote-btn,
 [data-style="nyt"] .follow-btn,
 [data-style="nyt"] .btn-add-playlist,
-[data-style="nyt"] .invite-btn {
+[data-style="nyt"] .invite-btn,
+[data-style="nyt"] .profile-role-chip {
   border-radius: 0;
   border: none;
 }
@@ -537,7 +539,8 @@
 /* Category management chips / inline editor: squared, no accent glow. */
 [data-style="nyt"] .category-chip,
 [data-style="nyt"] .category-editor,
-[data-style="nyt"] .category-editor-btn {
+[data-style="nyt"] .category-editor-btn,
+[data-style="nyt"] .dump-card-category-chip {
   border-radius: 0;
 }