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Tool comparisons with real prices, plus how-tos and scripts for podcasters, from the Episodemate team.
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AI tools for podcasters by job: recording, editing, transcripts, show notes and clips, with prices read September 26, 2026 and three example stacks.
September 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Read the guideSide-by-side prices, limits and cost per hour, read from the vendors' own pages.
Six AI podcast editing tools compared on price, hours included and features, with cost per hour. Prices read from vendor pages on September 26, 2026.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Nine ways to get AI podcast show notes, from Castmagic and Podsqueeze to editors, hosts and DIY, compared on price and cost per hour of audio.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Podcast transcription tools compared on cost per hour and free limits: Whisper, OpenAI, Descript, Otter, Riverside, Happy Scribe and your host.
September 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Descript and Riverside both record, transcribe and edit by text. See how they differ on price, recording hours, transcription and hosting.
September 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Methods, templates and short scripts you can run on your own episodes.
What podcasters build with Claude and ChatGPT, what a weekend gets you, and where a DIY workflow starts to strain. Includes a build-or-buy table.
September 26, 2026 · 5 min read
AI show notes can misquote a guest or invent a number. A short script checks every quote and figure against your transcript before you publish.
September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Your best podcast episode ideas are already in your archive. A short script pulls promises, tangents and listener questions out of your transcripts.
September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Most podcast interview questions have been asked on a dozen shows. A five-step method finds the ones nobody has asked. Includes a dossier template.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read
What to put in podcast show notes: a template for the app and the episode page, a full example, an AI workflow that checks quotes, and a checklist.
September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
AI-written show notes sound generic. Build a voice guide from your own transcripts, measure your style with a script, and test the result.
September 26, 2026 · 7 min read
Automatic podcast transcripts misspell names and jargon. A per-show glossary, a Whisper prompt and a short script fix them once and keep them fixed.
September 26, 2026 · 5 min read
The same podcast transcript in five formats, which to publish, and the podcast:transcript RSS tag. Includes a tested WebVTT and JSON converter script.
September 26, 2026 · 6 min read