PodCrate

One episode in, one publish-ready crate out. 🎙️ Show notes, chapters, titles & captioned clips for podcasters, done in minutes. Join the waitlist 👇

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Here's a clip PodCrate cut from my own 8-minute episode. Vertical, captions synced word by word, ready for Shorts or Reels.

The episode is audio-only, so it's a waveform clip. No camera needed.

It's one of three clips from the same upload.

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Before you hit record, write one sentence: what should a listener walk away with?

If you can't say it, the episode will wander. If you can, it gives you a way back when the conversation drifts, and your title is half written.

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The most draining part of podcasting happens after the recording light is off. Now you need a title that hits, show notes, and the best clips.

If you can, get a rough outline and let your brain work in the background. Some movement is better than a perfect draft that takes days.

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@jayclouse The 'bad at it' phase is where you find your voice, and nobody gets to skip it. The upside of starting now: tools handle the notes and clips, so more of your time goes into the reps. That's the part we built PodCrate for.

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@tdesseyn For podcast workflows, a useful test is whether AI removes a recurring task without adding a bigger review task. Where have you seen the clearest time savings?

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@arvidkahl Searching across episodes lets you compare answers to the same question over time. How do you keep enough context attached to each result to avoid misreading the speaker?

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@auphonic Overlap and ducking in the preset means fewer finishing steps on each episode. Including API support makes this useful beyond the editing interface, too.

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@theDanielJLewis A transcript and an article serve different reading habits. Keeping the transcript available while giving readers a clear summary makes sense. That distinction matters as we build PodCrate.

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@blubrry Feed continuity and keeping the archive accessible deserve more attention than the new dashboard. What's the migration detail hosts most often overlook?

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@garyvee Questions about discouragement deserve room in creator interviews. The useful part is hearing what someone actually did next, not just that they pushed through.

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@tdesseyn Publishing regularly gives people more ways to understand your work. Transcripts and notes make those ideas easier to search and reference, too. That's part of what we're building with PodCrate.

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@adamcurry There's something satisfying about seeing the whole process instead of just the highlight reel. The small decisions along the way are often the most useful part.

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@blubrry For hosts publishing through WordPress, what comes up most in feedback: initial setup, feed troubleshooting, or the weekly publishing steps?

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@tdesseyn 577 episodes with full transcripts is a serious commitment. It gives people another way to explore the archive without listening to every episode. Clean transcripts and notes are a big part of what we're building with PodCrate.

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@hubermanlab @RobertGreene The time-perception discussion sounds like a useful chapter marker. A clear topic label gives someone a way into a long conversation without needing to start at minute one.

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@rodemics A stack of hardcover books feels like the unofficial starter kit. Height adjustment is easy; keeping the phone upright is the engineering challenge.

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@alexsanfilippo8 Putting a face on the cover makes the host easier to recognize before someone hits play. Curious which other takeaways from Megan's report you're acting on next.

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@rodemics The second you name a file final_FINAL_v7, you already know v8 is coming. Naming it finished is apparently part of the editing process.

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@buzzsprout Love that you're testing whether AI can actually find a show. Curious which episode details made the biggest difference. Clear show notes and chapters are a big part of what we're building with PodCrate.

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@adamcurry Browser guests and reliable recording in one free app could remove a lot of setup work for podcasters. Which feature would you suggest trying first?

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@Restreamio Guest friction is half the battle for side-hustle shows. No account and no install is the kind of detail that actually gets people to show up.