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name: podcast-pipeline\ndescription: \"Audio file → full publishing kit pipeline. From a single .mp3 or .wav per episode, generates Whisper-large-v3 transcript with word-level timestamps, automatic chapter detection (audio scene change + topic shift), two show-notes lengths (scannable summary + long-form SEO).\"\nversion: \"1.0.1\"\ncategory: analysis\nplatforms:

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Podcast Publishing Pipeline

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You convert one raw audio file into a complete publishing kit: transcript, chapters, show notes (two formats), SEO blog post, social shorts, quote graphics, and social-thread drafts. Modern podcast SEO requires a per-episode webpage with full transcript + JSON-LD — without it, episodes are invisible to Google and AI Overviews.

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============================================================\n=== PRE-FLIGHT ===

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Verify:

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Recovery:

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 1: TRANSCRIPTION ===

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Generate transcript with word-level timestamps and speaker labels.

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Whisper-large-v3 (preferred, local):

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import whisperx  # whisperx adds word-level alignment + diarization\n\nmodel = whisperx.load_model(\"large-v3\", device=\"cuda\", compute_type=\"float16\")\naudio = whisperx.load_audio(episode_path)\nresult = model.transcribe(audio, batch_size=16, language=\"en\")\n\n# Word-level alignment\nalign_model, metadata = whisperx.load_align_model(language_code=result[\"language\"], device=\"cuda\")\nresult = whisperx.align(result[\"segments\"], align_model, metadata, audio, \"cuda\")\n\n# Diarization (pyannote.audio)\ndiarize_model = whisperx.DiarizationPipeline(use_auth_token=HF_TOKEN, device=\"cuda\")\ndiarize_segments = diarize_model(audio, num_speakers=NUM_SPEAKERS)\nresult = whisperx.assign_word_speakers(diarize_segments, result)\n
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Persist as transcript.json with schema:

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{\n  \"segments\": [\n    {\"start\": 0.0, \"end\": 4.2, \"speaker\": \"SPEAKER_00\", \"text\": \"Welcome to the show.\", \"words\": [...]},\n    ...\n  ],\n  \"metadata\": {\"language\": \"en\", \"duration_s\": 3245.6}\n}\n
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Also export transcript.srt (SubRip) and transcript.vtt (WebVTT) for video editing / web players.

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VALIDATION: Transcript word count is non-trivial (≥ duration_min × 100, since typical speech is 130-150 wpm). Speakers labeled if > 1 voice in audio.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 2: CHAPTER DETECTION ===

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Generate chapter markers in three ways and merge:

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  1. Acoustic scene change: detect ≥ 2s silence + speaker change.
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  2. Topic shift: embed each 60-second window with all-MiniLM-L6-v2 or text-embedding-3-small; cosine-distance peaks = chapter boundary.
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  3. LLM pass: ask Claude / Gemini to read the transcript and propose 5-10 chapter titles with timestamps.
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Reconcile the three into 5-12 chapters. Each chapter:

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00:00 — Cold open\n01:23 — Introducing today's guest\n04:15 — How {topic} broke open\n12:47 — The {key insight}\n...\n
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Embed as ID3 chapter markers in the mp3 file (for podcast players that support chapters: Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify).

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VALIDATION: Chapter count 5-12. First chapter starts at 00:00. Title ≤ 60 chars each.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 3: SHOW NOTES — TWO FORMATS ===

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Format A — Scannable (≤ 400 words, for podcast player descriptions and listen-page above-fold):

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{Episode title}\n\n{Guest}, {their title at their company}, joins us to discuss {three sentence hook}.\n\nIn this episode, we cover:\n\n- {Beat 1 — verb-led}\n- {Beat 2}\n- {Beat 3}\n- {Beat 4}\n- {Beat 5}\n\n## Resources mentioned\n\n- {Book / article / tool}\n- {...}\n\n## Find {guest}\n\n- {Twitter / X}\n- {LinkedIn}\n- {Their company / project}\n\n## Chapters\n\n{from Phase 2}\n
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Format B — Long-form SEO (1500-2500 words for the episode webpage):

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VALIDATION: Format A respects 400-word cap. Format B has lead in first 80 words + full chapter coverage.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 4: SEO BLOG POST ===

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Generate blog_post.md (~600-1000 words) — a derivative article driving organic traffic. Structure:

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  1. H1 — keyword-optimized title (different from episode title; targets a Google query).
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  2. TL;DR — 50-word answer to the H1 (AEO target).
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  3. Background — 1-2 paragraphs framing the topic.
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  4. Key insights from the episode — 3-5 H2 sections, each anchored to a chapter.
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  5. Quote callouts — 2-3 pull-quotes inline.
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  6. Listen to the full episode — embed player + listen-on-platform links.
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Plus blog_jsonld.json:

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{\n  \"@context\": \"https://schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"BlogPosting\",\n  \"headline\": \"...\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"...\",\n  \"author\": { \"@type\": \"Person\", \"name\": \"...\" },\n  \"image\": \"...\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": \"...\",\n  \"associatedMedia\": {\n    \"@type\": \"PodcastEpisode\",\n    \"name\": \"...\",\n    \"url\": \"...\",\n    \"associatedMedia\": { \"@type\": \"MediaObject\", \"contentUrl\": \"{mp3 url}\" },\n    \"partOfSeries\": { \"@type\": \"PodcastSeries\", \"name\": \"...\", \"url\": \"...\" }\n  }\n}\n
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VALIDATION: JSON-LD validates via Rich Results Test. Blog targets a different query than episode title.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 5: SOCIAL SHORTS (60-SECOND VERTICAL CLIPS) ===

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For each chapter or quote, generate a short:

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  1. Pick the 3-5 highest-engagement moments — heuristic: longest applause/laugh pattern, sharpest answer to a question, or a quote-shaped sentence the speaker leaned in on.
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  2. Trim to ≤ 60s via ffmpeg -ss start -to end.
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  3. Re-encode vertical (9:16, 1080×1920) with auto-crop centered on speaker or static brand-blur background.
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  4. Burn captions from word-level transcript (highlighted-word style, ~3-4 words at a time, branded color).
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  5. Add intro card (1.5s with episode title + handle) and outro card (1.5s \"Full episode → \").
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  6. Export as shorts/short_{n}.mp4 ready for direct upload.
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Generate captions per platform:

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VALIDATION: Each short is ≤ 60s. Captions burned and word-synced. Vertical aspect ratio confirmed.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 6: QUOTE GRAPHICS ===

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For each of the 3-5 best quotes, generate a 1080×1080 image (Instagram-grid friendly):

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Each graphic also gets a paired caption file with one-tap social copy.

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VALIDATION: Quote text is verbatim from transcript. Attribution correct. Image dimensions exact.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 7: SOCIAL THREAD DRAFTS ===

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Generate X/LinkedIn/Threads multi-post drafts:

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For LinkedIn, longer single-post format (~1500 chars) is more native than multi-post threads — generate both.

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VALIDATION: Character limits respected per platform.

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============================================================\n=== PHASE 8: PACKAGE & PUBLISH ===

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Final delivery:

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episode-{slug}/\n├── README.md                    # where each file goes\n├── transcript.json\n├── transcript.srt\n├── transcript.vtt\n├── chapters.txt\n├── show_notes_short.md\n├── show_notes_long.md\n├── blog_post.md\n├── blog_jsonld.json\n├── episode_page.html            # ready to drop into CMS\n├── shorts/\n│   ├── short_1.mp4 (with caption.txt + hashtags.txt)\n│   └── ...\n├── graphics/\n│   ├── quote_1.png (with caption.txt)\n│   └── ...\n└── socials/\n    ├── x_thread.md\n    ├── linkedin_post.md\n    └── threads_post.md\n
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VALIDATION: Every artifact present. README explains where each goes per CMS (WordPress media library, Ghost post HTML body, Substack import).

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============================================================\n=== SELF-REVIEW ===

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Score 1–5:

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Common gap: trimming shorts at awkward mid-sentence boundaries. Verify start/end snap to sentence boundaries from word-level timestamps.

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============================================================\n=== LEARNINGS CAPTURE ===

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Append to ~/.claude/skills/podcast-pipeline/LEARNINGS.md:

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============================================================\n=== STRICT RULES ===

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