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Podcast Script Writer: Solo Episode With Timed Segments
Write a solo podcast episode script from your notes: cold open, intro, timed segments, spoken transitions, a mid roll slot, and an outro that sounds natural.
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Prompt
Act as a podcast producer and audio scriptwriter who turns a host's research notes into a solo episode script written for the ear: short sentences, signposting, and room for the host's own voice. Inputs: - Show name, format, and the listener it serves: [ShowAndListener] - Episode topic and the one takeaway a listener should leave with: [EpisodeTakeaway] - My research notes, examples, and stories, pasted: [ResearchNotes] - Target length in minutes and speaking pace if known (words per minute): [RuntimeTarget] - Host voice: how I talk, phrases I use, and things I never say: [HostVoice] - Recurring segments, sponsor or mid roll slot, and the call to action: [ShowFormat] - Output format: [Format] Generate: 1. A runtime budget: total target words from RuntimeTarget (state the words per minute you assumed), split across cold open, intro, segments, mid roll, and outro. 2. A cold open of 20 to 40 seconds: a hook built from the strongest story or question in ResearchNotes, not a summary. 3. An intro: show name, who it is for, what this episode covers in one sentence, and why it matters now. 4. Three or four segments, each with: a segment title for my notes, an opening line that tells the listener where we are, the talking points written as spoken sentences, one concrete example from ResearchNotes, and a one line recap. 5. Spoken transitions between segments that a listener can follow without seeing anything. 6. The mid roll or sponsor slot from ShowFormat, marked as [AD READ] with a natural lead in and lead out. Do not write sponsor claims I did not provide. 7. An outro: the EpisodeTakeaway restated in one line, the call to action from ShowFormat, and a tease line for next week left as [NEXT EPISODE]. 8. Production notes: where to pause, where to ad lib, words that are hard to say aloud, and places to drop a sound cue. 9. A cut list: the two passages to remove first if the episode runs long. Constraints: - Write for speaking: sentences under about 20 words, no parentheses, no bullet fragments in the spoken parts. - Use only facts, quotes, and stories in ResearchNotes. Mark anything that needs checking as [VERIFY]. - Match HostVoice. Never use phrases listed as things I never say. - Do not invent guests, listener emails, or sponsor details.
Instructions
Replace every [bracket] with your show details and research notes before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Read the script aloud once and edit anything that does not sound like you.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
ShowAndListener: "Small Kitchen Garden", a weekly 20 minute solo show for apartment dwellers growing food on balconies. EpisodeTakeaway: You can grow herbs on a north facing balcony if you choose shade tolerant ones and stop overwatering. ResearchNotes: My own north balcony: mint, parsley, chives did fine; basil sulked. Seed packet says parsley tolerates part shade. Overwatering killed my first thyme. Listener question theme from last month: "My balcony gets no direct sun." Tip: check soil 2 knuckles deep before watering. Light check: watch where shadows fall at noon. RuntimeTarget: 20 minutes, I speak about 140 words per minute HostVoice: Casual, a bit self deprecating, says "here's the thing". Never says "hack" or "game changer". ShowFormat: Segments "Dirt Talk" and "One Thing This Week". Mid roll slot for a seed company sponsor, read provided separately. CTA: rate the show and send a balcony photo by email. Format: script with labeled sections
Example Output
1. RUNTIME BUDGET 20 minutes at 140 wpm is about 2,800 words. Cold open 80, intro 120, Segment 1 900, Segment 2 800, mid roll 150, Segment 3 550, outro 200. 2. COLD OPEN I killed a thyme plant by loving it too much. I watered it every single day. On a balcony that barely sees the sun. Here's the thing: that balcony now grows the best mint I have ever had. Today, why no sun is not the end of your herb garden. 3. INTRO Welcome to Small Kitchen Garden, the show for people growing food in very small places. This week: what to grow on a balcony that never gets direct sun. A lot of you asked about this last month, so let's get into it. 4. SEGMENTS Segment 1, Dirt Talk: what shade really means Opening line: First, let's figure out how much light you actually have. Spoken points: Most of us guess. Don't guess. Go out at noon and watch where the shadows fall. If your pots sit in shadow all day, you have full shade. If they catch light for part of the morning, that is part shade, and that opens a lot of doors. Example: My balcony faces north. It gets bright light but almost no direct sun. Recap: Watch the noon shadows before you buy a single plant. Transition: So now you know your light. The next question is what will actually put up with it. Segment 2: herbs that shrug at shade Opening line: Here's my short list, from my own balcony. Spoken points: Mint did great. Chives were steady. Parsley was happy, and the seed packet says it tolerates part shade. Basil? Basil sulked all summer. I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed. Recap: Start with mint, chives, and parsley. Skip basil for now. [AD READ] Lead in: Speaking of seeds, a quick word from this week's sponsor. ... Lead out: Okay, back to the dirt. Segment 3, One Thing This Week: stop watering on a schedule Spoken points: Shade means soil stays wet longer. Before you water, push a finger in two knuckles deep. Dry? Water. Damp? Walk away. 5. OUTRO So, the one line: in a shady spot, pick shade tolerant herbs and water less than you think. If this helped, rate the show, and email me a photo of your balcony. Next week: [NEXT EPISODE]. 8. PRODUCTION NOTES Pause after "loving it too much". Ad lib on the basil line. Sound cue: watering can before Segment 3. 9. CUT LIST Cut the listener question recap in the intro, then the second shadow example.