The Audacity to Podcast®
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March 06, 2024 5:00am
47m
Transcripts have long been promoted as ways to make your podcast more findable and accessible. But it's only recently that podcast transcripts have become actually useful!
Although I didn't plan it this way, the timing of this episode is perfect because I just launched a new feature on Podgagement that automatically transcribes audio feedback from your audience!: https://podgagement.com/
Please share this episode from your podcast app or https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/transcripts
Myth 1: "Transcripts are good for podcast SEO"
Myth 2: "Transcripts make your podcast accessible"
Easy access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools has made creating transcripts a whole lot faster, easier, and cheaper. The editing tools I mentioned all use AI to generate their transcripts, or you could use other services, too:
Buzzsprout's Cohost AI addon: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/buzzsprout
Transistor's AI transcripts feature
Otter
Rev
These use OpenAI's free and open-source Whisper model.
MacWhisper Pro (macOS, free and paid versions)—this is what I used and usually get really good results from: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/macwhisper
Whisper GUI (Windows, free): https://grisk.itch.io/whisper-gui
Run Whisper from the command line (free, but super geeky):
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