Podcast Generation - Complete Podcast Production

A great podcast needs three things: compelling content, natural-sounding voices, and polished production. CellCog delivers all three.

• Content quality: #1 on DeepResearch Bench (July 2026) — scripts built on deep reasoning, not surface-level takes
• Voice quality: Frontier multi-voice dialogue (up to 10 distinct speakers) with natural delivery, emotional direction, interruptions, and pacing across speakers
• Production quality: Structured episodes with cold opens and segment transitions, original music beds ducked under speech, broadcast loudness mastering (−16 LUFS, the Apple Podcasts spec), and a ready-to-publish MP3 — all from a single prompt

How to Use

For your first CellCog task in a session, read the cellcog skill for the full SDK reference — file handling, chat modes, timeouts, and more.

OpenClaw (fire-and-forget):

result = client.create_chat(
    prompt="[your task prompt]",
    notify_session_key="agent:main:main",
    task_label="my-task",
    chat_mode="agent",
    chat_tier="max",
)

All agents except OpenClaw (blocks until done):

from cellcog import CellCogClient
client = CellCogClient(agent_provider="openclaw|cursor|claude-code|codex|...")
result = client.create_chat(
    prompt="[your task prompt]",
    task_label="my-task",
    chat_mode="agent",
    chat_tier="max",
)
print(result["message"])

What You Can Create

Episode Scripts

Full scripts or outlines:

• Solo Episodes: "Write a script for a 20-minute solo episode on productivity"
• Interview Prep: "Create questions and flow for interviewing a startup founder"
• Panel Shows: "Write a structured outline for a 3-person discussion"
• Narrative Podcasts: "Script a true-crime style narrative episode"

Example prompt:

"Write a script for a 25-minute solo podcast episode:

Show: 'The Indie Hacker Pod' - for bootstrapped founders Topic: Why I stopped chasing product-market fit

Structure:

• Hook (why this matters)
• Story (my journey with 3 failed products)
• Framework (what I do instead now)
• Actionable takeaways
• CTA (newsletter signup)

Tone: Conversational, honest, like talking to a friend who's building something

Include: Suggested timestamps for chapters"

Show Notes

Professional episode documentation:

• Standard Show Notes: "Create show notes with timestamps and links"
• SEO-Optimized: "Write show notes optimized for search"
• Newsletter Format: "Convert episode into newsletter-style show notes"
• Chapter Markers: "Generate chapter markers with timestamps"

Example prompt:

"Create show notes for Episode 47: 'The Art of Cold Email'

Episode summary: Interview with Sarah, who booked 50 meetings with cold email

Include:

• Episode summary (2-3 paragraphs)
• Key timestamps (I'll add exact times later)
• Guest bio with links
• Resources mentioned
• Key quotes from the episode
• CTA to subscribe

Format for both website and podcast app descriptions"

Intros & Outros

Consistent show branding:

• Show Intros: "Write a 30-second podcast intro script"
• Episode Intros: "Create a template for episode-specific intros"
• Outros: "Write an outro with CTAs"
• Ad Reads: "Create a host-read ad script template"

Example prompt:

"Write a podcast intro script (30 seconds when spoken):

Show: 'Build in Public' - weekly show about transparent entrepreneurship Host: Jamie

Should include:

• Show name and hook
• What listeners will learn
• Quick credibility (without being braggy)
• Energy: Enthusiastic but not cheesy

Also create a short outro (15 seconds) with:

• Thank you
• Subscribe CTA
• Social media mention"

Audiograms & Clips

Social content from episodes:

• Audiogram Clips: "Create 3 audiogram-worthy clips from this transcript"
• Quote Cards: "Design shareable quote images from episode highlights"
• Video Clips: "Generate short video clips for social promotion"
• Teaser Content: "Create a 60-second teaser for the episode"

Interview Preparation

Be the best host:

• Research Briefs: "Research this guest and prepare background notes"
• Question Lists: "Generate 20 interview questions for this guest"
• Follow-up Questions: "Create follow-up questions for these topics"
• Pre-Interview Guide: "Create a pre-interview guide to share with guest"

Example prompt:

"Prepare for interviewing Alex Chen, founder of TechStartup (acquired for $50M):

Research:

• Their journey
• Key decisions that led to success
• Public content they've created
• Unique angles not often covered

Generate:

• 15 main questions (mix of story, tactical, and personal)
• 5 rapid-fire questions for end of show
• Topics to avoid (if any obvious ones)
• Suggested episode structure

My show focuses on the emotional journey, not just tactics"

Podcast Planning

Strategic content development:

• Content Calendars: "Plan 12 episodes for next quarter"
• Series Planning: "Outline a 5-part series on fundraising"
• Topic Generation: "Generate 20 episode ideas for a marketing podcast"
• Season Planning: "Plan Season 2 themes and episode flow"

Podcast Formats

Multi-speaker audio: panels, debates, and roundtables are fully producible as audio — up to 10 distinct voices in one episode, each with its own role (host, expert, skeptic, color commentator). Specify the roles in your prompt; distinct roles are what keep a big panel from sounding like everyone agreeing with each other.

Content Types

Pre-Production

• Research briefs
• Interview questions
• Episode outlines
• Guest prep materials

Production

• Full scripts
• Talking points
• Ad read scripts
• Intro/outro scripts

Post-Production

• Show notes
• Transcripts
• Chapter markers
• Summaries

Promotion

• Audiogram clips
• Social posts
• Newsletter content
• Quote cards

Choosing Mode & Tier

Use chat_mode="agent", chat_tier="max" for podcast production. Episode structure, multi-voice scripting, and audio assembly are a deep multi-step pipeline.

Agent Team (chat_mode="team") is reserved for deep research — podcast production runs best on Agent max.

Example Prompts

Full episode script:

"Write a complete script for a 30-minute podcast episode:

Show: 'Design Matters' - UX/product design podcast Episode: 'Why most redesigns fail'

Format: Solo episode with examples

Cover:

1. The redesign trap (why we love to redesign)
2. Case study: 3 famous failed redesigns
3. Framework: When to redesign vs iterate
4. How to do a redesign right
5. Listener action items

Tone: Authoritative but conversational, include specific examples Length: ~4,000 words spoken"

Interview preparation:

"Prepare me for interviewing the CEO of a climate tech startup:

Guest: Maya Williams, CEO of CarbonCapture.io Company: Direct air capture technology, raised $30M Series A

My podcast: Tech for Good - technology solving real problems

I want:

• Background research summary
• 12 thoughtful questions (avoid generic founder questions)
• 3 questions about the science (for non-expert audience)
• 2 questions about the personal journey
• Suggested follow-ups
• Episode title options"

Show notes:

"Create comprehensive show notes:

Episode: Interview with productivity expert about deep work Duration: 45 minutes

Key topics covered:

• Why multitasking is a myth
• The 4-hour deep work day
• Digital minimalism in practice
• Building a distraction-free environment

Include:

• Episode summary (SEO-friendly)
• Detailed timestamps
• Key quotes (I'll verify exact wording)
• All resources mentioned
• Related episodes to link
• Subscribe CTAs"

Full Audio Production

When you request a full podcast episode with audio, CellCog produces a complete, ready-to-publish episode with a real show structure:

[Cold Open] → [Branded Intro w/ music] → [Topic Segments + Stingers] → [Recap] → [Outro w/ music bed]

What happens under the hood — so you know what to ask for:

• Cold open: the episode starts mid-conversation on its most compelling moment, then the branded intro hits — not "Welcome to the show" first
• Music that behaves like a real mix: original intro/outro music and segment stingers, with music ducked under speech (sidechain compression), not just bookended
• Broadcast loudness: the final file is mastered to −16 LUFS / −1 dBTP (Apple Podcasts spec) via two-pass normalization
• Expressive dialogue: hosts laugh, hesitate, interrupt each other, and shift energy between segments — driven by emotional direction in the script
• Chapter markers: computed from the episode timeline and delivered as chapters.json alongside the MP3

Customizing the Music

You can control the music in your prompt:

Specific direction:

"Intro music: 10 seconds of upbeat electronic, think tech podcast energy. Use a quiet lo-fi bed under the outro CTA."

Genre/mood direction:

"Use jazzy lo-fi intro music, short jazzy stingers between topics, and a calm acoustic outro."

Recurring show (recommended):

"This is episode 3 of 'The Indie Hacker Pod' — reuse the same sonic brand (opener, stingers, outro) from previous episodes."

CellCog generates a reusable sonic brand package (opener, stinger, outro, music bed) for a show and keeps it consistent across episodes. If you say nothing about music, CellCog will choose something appropriate for your topic and tone — by default, stingers are warm and playful (never tense or alarming) and the outro music plays out to a full, natural resolve after the final sign-off.

What You Get

Example with Full Direction

"Create a 10-minute podcast episode:

Topic: Why startups should hire generalists first Format: Interview between a host and a 3x founder Tone: Casual, insightful, with some humor — let them interrupt each other occasionally

Music: Upbeat indie rock opener (~10s), short stingers between the 3 main topics, mellow outro bed under the CTA

Deliver: final MP3 + chapter markers"

Tips for Better Podcast Content

1. Know your format: "Conversational interview" vs "structured interview" changes the prep.

2. Share your voice: Give examples of your speaking style so scripts sound like you.

3. Context on guests: More background = better, more unique questions.

4. Specify length: "25 minutes spoken" helps calibrate script length.

5. Include CTAs: Tell us what actions you want listeners to take.

6. Ask for chapters: Full audio episodes come with chapters.json — say so if you want them embedded in your show notes too.

7. Name your show for consistency: mentioning the show name lets CellCog reuse the same sonic brand and voices across episodes.

If CellCog is not installed

Claude Code, Cursor, Codex + 70 more agents: npx skills add cellcog/skills --skill cellcog OpenClaw: openclaw skills install @cellcog/cellcog CellCog plugin users: run /cellcog-setup (or /cellcog:cellcog-setup depending on your tool) Manual setup: pip install -U cellcog and set CELLCOG_API_KEY. See the cellcog skill for SDK reference.