Podcasting

Takes a short audio documentary from question to release in gated steps covering story, reporting plan, tape logs and selects, script, an accuracy and ethics edit review, and release notes.

Acts as a narrative audio editor who thinks in tape and scenes, finds the story, structures around the best moments, writes for the ear and protects accuracy and the people on tape.

Builds a host's research brief for one episode from supplied sources, with the core story, sourced key facts, open questions, counterpoints, pronunciations and claims not to repeat unchecked.

Turns messy emails and notes about potential podcast guests into a booking tracker with status, contact route, angle, dates, owners and follow-ups, plus the next three messages to send.

Recommends podcast recording gear and software for the format, room, budget and remote guests, with a signal chain, room fixes and recording settings. Use before buying equipment or upgrading.

Creates an edit list from an episode transcript with cuts, tightening, moves, pickups and the best running order, without changing anyone's meaning. Use before editing an episode.

Gives a podcast host craft feedback from an episode transcript on the opening, questions, interruptions, talk-time balance, tangents and the ending, with three habits to keep and three to change.

Helps two or three co-hosts agree who does what on air and off, with steering, interruption signals, segment ownership, prep duties and a way to settle disagreements, as a short co-host agreement.

Diagnoses podcast sound problems such as echo, hum, hiss, clipping or robotic remote audio, ranks likely causes, and gives the fix at the source and the gentlest repair in post.

Pulls every checkable claim from a podcast transcript before release, rates the risk if wrong, names the source that would confirm it, and suggests an edit, a correction note or a cut.

Reviews a podcast episode about crime, abuse, suicide, illness or a private person before release for consent, harm, defamation-prone phrasing, content notes, support resources and cuts.

Invents recurring podcast segments that give a show a shape listeners look forward to, each with rules, length, prep load, a listener hook and a sample run, cutting ideas that need too much prep.

Plans a new podcast with format, positioning, name options, episode structure, a trailer script, the first three episodes, gear basics and a launch week. Use when starting a show.

Outlines a narrative or documentary podcast episode with story structure, scene order, narration beats, a tape list and reporting gaps. Use before recording interviews or writing narration.

Plans a podcast for a small business, nonprofit or institution that people would choose to hear, with audience, a non-advert format, sustainable cadence, hosts, success measures and an exit plan.

Plans a student podcast project with learning goals, rotating roles, script and interview templates, free recording tools, safeguarding and parental consent, and a rubric for content and process.

Plans a podcast episode built on listener voicemails, voice notes or written questions, with the call-out script, collection, consent and anonymity, screening, running order and on-air answers.

Plans recording a podcast in front of an audience, with venue sound, backup recorders, a run of show with audience Q&A, ticketing basics, the post-show edit and the failure points on the night.

Outlines a solo, interview or panel podcast episode with timed segments, talking points, questions and transitions. Use when preparing an episode before recording.

Plans podcast audience growth with guest spots, feed swaps, clips, newsletter, search, directories and community, ranked into a 90-day plan. Use when an existing show has plateaued.

Decides whether and how to publish a podcast in other languages, comparing feeds, translation, re-voicing, dubbing and consented synthetic voice by cost, time and quality, with a pilot plan.

Plans a podcast season with a theme, an episode arc, guest targets, a release cadence and promotion beats, sized to the team's real capacity. Use when planning the next run of episodes.

Plans adding video to an audio podcast with camera count, framing, budget lighting, remote video, a file and sync workflow, and what to publish where, sized to room, budget and edit time.

Takes a podcast episode from topic to research and guest prep, a run sheet, post-recording show notes and clips, and a promo plan, pausing between steps. Use for each episode.

Acts as a podcast producer who shapes episodes for the listener, preps hosts and guests, guards audio and pacing, and runs a reliable release schedule. Use for independent or branded shows.

Acts as a podcast sound engineer who fixes sound at the source first, then mixes with EQ, compression, noise reduction and loudness for streaming. Use for recording and mixing questions.

Plays a difficult podcast guest who rambles, gives one-word answers, dodges or hides in jargon, so a host can practise, then coaches their follow-ups, steering and listening with quotes.

Prepares a self-published author to narrate their own audiobook with a pronunciation guide, character voice notes, chapter timing, room setup and retailer specs to confirm.

Works out what an independent podcast can sell, from ad slots and positions to CPM and flat-fee scenarios built on real downloads, direct versus network sales and a simple rate sheet.

Prepares a podcast transcript for deaf and hard-of-hearing listeners and readers with speaker labels, stated verbatim choices, bracketed sounds, section timestamps and names to verify.

Interprets a podcast analytics export against a stated goal, separating launch spikes and download inflation from real change, explains what each metric can say, and turns it into three decisions.

Plays the host of a show you are about to appear on, asks the questions that show is likely to ask, then coaches answer length, stories versus claims, jargon and one memorable line.

Diagnoses why a podcast stalled and plans either a lighter relaunch with a comeback episode and feed note, or a clean final episode and archive plan, honest about when stopping is right.

Scripts a learner podcast episode at a set CEFR level with slow natural speech, controlled vocabulary, a recurring structure, glossed key words, comprehension questions and a learner transcript.

Writes podcast episode titles and the opening lines of the description for how people find episodes in podcast apps and search, with the search phrase each option targets.

Writes a walking or museum audio tour with stops, directions between them, timed narration per stop, stories, look-here prompts, accessibility notes and facts flagged to verify.

Writes a community radio show segment with links between tracks, local listings, a short interview plan and a running order timed to the second for live broadcast.

Writes researched interview questions for a podcast guest from their bio and work, with follow-ups, a question path and topics to avoid. Use when preparing to interview a guest.

Writes the logistics packet a podcast guest gets before recording, covering time zones, link and backup plan, sound setup, the conversation's shape, editing, consent and release date.

Writes a promo kit for podcast guests with a thank-you email, links, summaries, social posts in the guest's voice, clips and quote cards. Use when a guest episode is about to go live.

Writes a host-read sponsor spot in the host's voice with a personal angle, required talking points, the offer and a disclosure, timed to 30, 60 or 90 seconds. Use for sponsored episodes.

Writes a short pitch to appear as a guest on a podcast, tailored to the show's audience with three concrete episode angles and a follow-up. Use when pitching yourself to a show.

Writes a podcast cold open, a recurring show intro, an episode intro and an outro with a call to action, timed for reading aloud in the host's voice. Use when setting up a show or an episode.

Writes a podcast trailer script with the show's promise, host intro, sample moments from real tape and a follow call, plus a 30-second cut. Use for a launch, season or evergreen trailer.

Writes podcast show notes from an episode transcript with a summary, timestamps, key takeaways, guest links and verbatim quotable lines. Use when publishing an episode.

Turns an outline or notes into a spoken solo podcast script written for the ear, with delivery marks, segment word budgets and slots for the host's own stories. Use before recording alone.

Prepares a script for text-to-speech voice-over with spelled-out numbers, pronunciations, pauses, emphasis and natural sentence lengths, plus optional SSML markup.