Optional · Step 5

Transcript and show notes

A transcript, show notes, links and a title derived from the recording.

What this step is

Transcribe the episode, then produce show notes, links and a few title options from the transcript. Many shows pick the final title only after hearing what the conversation turned out to be.

Can you skip it?

Yes, at first. Transcripts help accessibility and search, and apps can display them, but a show without them is still a podcast.

Tools

Whisper (free, local), otter.ai, Descript. Any LLM can turn a transcript into bullet points and candidate titles.