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How to summarize your favorite podcasts with AI

If you’re short on time to listen to your favorite podcasts, you can use AI to summarize them into a quick read.

Follow these steps:

  1. Go to Podbean. Here we’ll search and download the audio of the podcast episodes.
  2. Go to Podcastle and sign up for free.
  3. Select “Transcribe” and upload the audio. Once it is uploaded, right-click on it and select “Transcribe” again. Select "Transcribe" and upload the audio. Once it is uploaded, right-click on it and select "Transcribe" again.
  4. Select the number of speakers and the language and wait a few seconds.
  5. Once the transcript is generated, click on “Export” and download it as a pdf. Once the transcript is generated, click on “Export” and download it as a pdf.
  6. Upload the PDF of the podcast transcript to ChatGPT and add the following prompt:
    This is the transcript for a podcast episode. Generate a summary of the podcast following these guidelines:
    - Organize the summary into distinct sections for each question.
    - Summarize the main points from the answers in bullet points under each section
    - Be very detailed in your answers and do not skip any key points.

Note: Some podcasts provide transcripts directly on their websites, which would allow you to skip steps 1 to 5.