How AI Can Help Your Podcast Production
Top AI Tools for a Weekly Podcast Workflow
You can make a strong argument that the biggest evolution in podcasting over the last 2 decades has been the introduction of AI. In this guide, we’ll look at the AI tools that you should be implementing into your weekly podcast production flow.
Why AI Tools Are So Useful
Running a weekly show is smoother when the right tools do the heavy lifting. The six tools below cover editing, polishing, repurposing and promotion. Each one fits neatly into a modern workflow that uses Riverside, Descript and Adobe Audition. The list is ordered by usefulness for a small studio that wants reliable results without fuss.
A clear workflow from recording to promotion ensures smooth, consistent weekly production.
1. Descript
We use Descript in the studio daily; it’s one of the first applications we open on our computers first thing in the morning.
Descript feels like an editor for people who prefer working with words rather than timelines. It turns speech into text, so trimming a ramble or tidying a pause becomes as simple as deleting a sentence. You can sort filler words, clean the rough edges and correct mistakes with its voice clone if you need a quick fix. Teams like it because collaboration is straightforward. Once the structural edit is done, you can move the audio back into Audition for finer work.
Ideal for editors who want speed, accuracy and fewer late nights.
2. Capsho
Capsho is useful for anyone who wants the episode to live beyond the audio feed. You upload your recording and it produces show notes, summaries, blog content, captions, emails and a stack of social material. It identifies the key moments and shapes them into something ready for publishing. It is not cheap, although it saves hours of writing every week, which makes the subscription easier to justify.
Best for frequent publishers who want a dependable content engine.
These tools help you edit quickly, improve your sound, and make each episode better.
3. Auphonic
Auphonic behaves like a polite audio engineer who never gets tired. You send in your finished edit and it balances the voices, smooths loudness, removes hum and gives you a file that sounds consistent every time. It suits a studio that records a mix of locations or guests with uneven setups. The service follows broadcast standards, so your final output will not blast someone’s headphones on the train.
Ideal for achieving professional sound without a specialist on staff.
4. Headliner
Headliner helps you turn long conversations into short clips for social platforms. It scans the episode, finds the lively bits and builds captioned videos in whatever size a platform needs. Short clips with readable subtitles travel further online than a bare link to an RSS feed, so these small videos can pull new listeners into the full show. It is simple to use and produces good results even on the free plan.
Perfect for shows that want discoverability through regular short-form content.
5. Alitu
Alitu offers an all-in-one route for people who want the basics sorted without learning a full editing suite. It cleans audio, levels volumes and builds episodes with minimal work. Although it will not replace Audition for advanced tasks, it helps hosts or collaborators who prefer a straightforward place to assemble something respectable. It earns its keep on smaller side projects or quick bonus episodes.
Useful for beginners or anyone who wants a guided, low-stress production path.
Make it stand out
AI support means you can focus on ideas and delivery while the routine work stays simple.
6. ChatGPT
This is another AI tool we couldn’t be without.
ChatGPT supports the planning and writing side of a weekly show. It can help you generate ideas, refine titles, build interview questions and turn transcripts into summaries. It also creates social posts, email copy and website text. The quality rises with clear instructions, so feeding it a transcript or outline produces stronger work than asking it to guess.
Ideal for any creator who wants faster pre-production and cleaner post-production writing.
| Tool | What it does | Strengths | Limitations | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descript | Text based editing for audio and video. | Fast edits, easy collaboration, strong transcription and voice correction. | Not ideal for detailed audio mixing. | Editors and teams who want speed and accuracy. |
| Capsho | Turns one episode into a set of marketing assets. | Creates notes, blogs, captions and emails, identifies key talking points. | Higher cost than similar tools. | Frequent publishers who want consistent marketing output. |
| Auphonic | Automatic audio polish. | Reliable levels, noise removal, broadcast loudness and simple workflow. | Creative control is limited compared with manual engineering. | Podcasters who want a clean, steady sound. |
| Headliner | Creates short video clips from podcast audio or video. | Finds strong moments and produces captioned clips for major platforms. | Long episodes may need manual adjustments if you want specific parts. | Podcasters growing through social clips. |
| Alitu | All in one recording, cleanup and publishing. | Simple interface, automated cleanup, ideal for beginners. | Less flexible for complex projects. | New creators or collaborators who want a guided process. |
| ChatGPT | Planning, writing and content support. | Generates ideas, builds summaries, writes social text and handles transcripts well. | Needs clear instructions for strong results. | Any creator who wants faster prep and stronger written assets. |
How to Use Them Together
A simple weekly system might look like this: record in Riverside, make your core edit in Descript, finish the audio in Audition and run the file through Auphonic for polish. Export the transcript to Capsho to get your notes and social copy, then refine that with ChatGPT so the voice feels like your own. Use Headliner to create two or three short clips that help the episode travel during the week. This routine keeps the creative work human while the admin melts away.
But what about cost? Yeah, AI isn’t free. We’ve included a breakdown on what these tools charge.
| Tool | Key AI Functions | Free Tier | Paid Plans | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descript | Text based editing for audio and video, voice cloning, filler word removal, transcript driven edits. | Yes, limited use. | From around $12 each month. | Teams or editors who want quick, intuitive edits. |
| Capsho | Show notes, summaries, blog content, emails, captions and visual assets from one episode. | Free trial available. | From around $99 each month. | Solo creators or studios producing regular marketing content. |
| Auphonic | Audio levelling, noise and hum reduction, loudness control, metadata automation. | Yes, limited hours. | From around $11 each month on a usage model. | Podcasters who want steady, professional audio without an engineer. |
| Headliner | Short video clips, audiograms, captioned highlights and platform ready formats. | Yes, one to five clips each month. | Basic roughly $8 each month, Pro roughly $20 each month. | Podcasters promoting episodes through short social videos. |
| Alitu | Noise reduction, levelling, simple drag and drop editing, fast publishing, AI title and note suggestions. | Seven day trial. | Roughly $38 each month. | Beginners or small teams who want an easy end to end workflow. |
| ChatGPT | Episode ideas, titles, interview prompts, summaries and social text from transcripts. | Yes, with the base model. | Plus plan available for improved models. | Any creator who wants stronger planning and written content. |
Here at psg, we’ve got over 20 years of podcast production experience, so regardless of what AI tools you decide to plug into your production workflow, we’re here to offer that reassuring human touch.
