I feel like this example Chris Coyier blogged about trying to find a moment in a podcast he’d listened to could be the more interesting angle for AI / transcription tools to go after: podcast power users who want to find stuff in things they’ve listened to.

Congrats on a new job - possibly in DevRel. Now please get yourself a good microphone for the podcasts you’re going to be a guest on.

Please reset the “A web developer mentions the edge technology and so Chris feels obligated to throw in a U2 audio clip reference as a joke only 5 people who listen to the podcast will get” clock. (Ref: ShopTalk Show #575 next week.)

Experimenting with Auphonic again after being away for many years. Any podcast editors out there using it in their daily production?

Podcasters might be trying to use AI to get rid of me, the podcast editor, but I’m secretly using AI to get rid of podcasters with my library of audio of their voices. Pretty soon I’ll be able to publish better episodes without the need to spend time recording silly humans. 😂

Editing a client’s podcast and the guest starts off by saying “…and so I moved here from Dublin, Ireland” - and I know I’m going to enjoy listening to them no matter what the topic is.

Stupid walk for stupid mental health time. This time I’m listening to The Daily for updates on Ukraine. What podcasts are you listening to this week?

Do you have a podcast dream?

If you could just hit record, talk with whoever you’d like about whatever you’d like, and know all the editing and publishing was going to be taken care of and you could just show up and do it - what kind of podcast would you want to do?

Having done an afternoon of yard work, I’m definitely built for editing podcasts. 😂 😪 🥵

The best time to start a journal, blog, or podcast documenting toxic leadership is before it starts. The second best time is right now.

Don’t ignore that little voice in your head that says “hmm… might be interesting to have some of this documented”, even if you’re not sure.

Is there an AI tool of some sort that would allow you to upload audio of a podcast and have it spit out the amount of time each voice talks over the episode?

Another reminder that Spotify podcasting was reckless with money. I feel bad for the good podcast folks who got hired and then fired because of deals like this. Woof.

Possibly half-baked Friday afternoon thought: If you own a local radio station, you should be setting up a side business for selling podcast advertising. The same sales team doing the work to sell radio adverts can also sell podcast ads.

While editing a client’s podcast, I learned about t.ly as a very short URL shortener. Plus it’s run by an indie dev, so you’re not giving money to some faceless corporation.

I wonder if the upcoming macOS game mode will also be a good “podcasting mode” option for podcasters?

Admittedly a privileged perspective (Ben Thompson is a tech writer and podcaster, appears to have a lot of money, etc.), but his vision of Apple Vision is both compelling and sad at the same time.

Buried in my podcast editing contract is a bullet point that reads “if you imitate a wrestler from the 80’s or 90’s at any point in your podcast, I am obligated to include a snippet of their entrance music”. I’ve never had to act on that… until today.

I’ve taken enough words into my earballs via editing podcasts about TypeScript that you’d think I’d understand what it is. But I still don’t really get it. And I’m fine with that tbh.

I know HTML + CSS things, and I’m a expert level FrontPage ‘98 user - why move forward from perfection?

Top podcast hosting companies by episode share is interesting. I assume Spotify for Podcasters is so high because they folded in all the free formerly Anchor based podcasts?

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