#audio writing

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.

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.