About the Podcast Script Writer
Podcast Script Writer drafts an episode from a topic. Choose a solo episode or an interview, and about 10 or 20 minutes. You get an episode title, a short cold open, a spoken intro, three or four segments with rough timings and an outro with a recap and call to action. For interviews, each segment has questions with short follow-ups instead of a monologue. Placeholders such as [Host name] and [Guest name] mark details to add. Your text is sent to our AI service and is not stored.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Podcast Script Writer
- 1Describe the episode topic and, for interviews, who the guest is.
- 2Choose Solo or Interview, and about 10 or 20 minutes.
- 3Add your podcast name if you like.
- 4Press Write script.
- 5Replace placeholders, rewrite in your own voice and record.
Why script a podcast
Even conversational shows benefit from a plan. A structure keeps you from rambling, makes editing easier and helps you hit the length you want. A script is not the same as reading a speech: it is a map that tells you where to start, what each part is for and how to end.
Solo or interview
In a solo episode, the script contains the spoken lines for each segment. In an interview, it contains your welcome, the guest introduction, questions grouped by theme and the outro. Prepare more questions than you need, put the most important ones first and listen for follow-ups.
- Solo: write the opening and closing lines word for word
- Interview: write open questions that start with how or why
- Both: leave room to improvise in the middle
Write for listening
Listeners cannot see the page, so use short sentences, signpost where you are ("first, second"), and repeat the key point at the end. Avoid long lists of numbers. When you introduce a guest, say why they are worth listening to in one sentence.
After the script
Record in a quiet room, and trim pauses with the Audio Silence Remover or cut the start and end with the Audio Trimmer. Reduce file size with the Audio Compressor before upload if your host has limits, and turn a clip into a promo video with the Audio Waveform Image Maker.
Keep a template
When the structure suits you, save it as a template and reuse it each week. Listeners like to know what to expect, and you save time on planning. Adjust the segments as you learn what your audience likes.
Features
- Episode title, cold open, intro and outro
- Three or four timed segments
- Solo script or interview questions
- About 10 or 20 minutes
- Placeholders for names
- Natural spoken sentences
Frequently asked questions
Should I read the script word for word?
Solo hosts sometimes do, interviewers rarely do. For interviews, use the questions as a guide and follow the conversation, keeping the structure.
What is a cold open?
A short teaser at the start, often the most interesting line from the episode, which gives listeners a reason to stay before the intro music.
How long is the script?
Answers are limited to about 500 words, so the result is a detailed outline: the opening and closing are written out in full and each segment has talking points or questions. The 20-minute option adds more segments rather than more words in each.
Does it write the guest's answers?
No. For interviews it only writes the host's lines and questions. The guest's answers come from the conversation.
What do the placeholders mean?
Square brackets mark facts the tool does not know, such as names. Replace them before recording.
Can I get show notes?
The script is not show notes, but you can summarise each segment heading into notes. For a summary of a transcript, use the AI Summarizer.
Is the information reliable?
Check facts before you say them on air. The writer is told not to invent statistics, quotes or sources, but it can still be wrong.
Is my text stored?
No. It is sent to our AI service to write the script and is not stored.