From Start to Podcast: Rapid Production with AI Tools
Testing how quickly a high-quality podcast could be produced using AI tools — research, scripting, visuals, narration, and editing — and whether the end result would be suitable for public viewing.
The goal of this project was to test how quickly a high-quality podcast could be produced using AI tools — and whether the end result would be suitable for public viewing.
I began by sourcing data from Department of Transportation websites and organizing the material in NotebookLM. From there, I drafted a script, which I refined and shortened with ChatGPT to fit a three-minute podcast format. To create visuals, I used Leonardo.ai to generate a realistic cover images. For narration, I turned to ElevenLabs, which also provided sound effects to enhance the production.
From start to finish, the entire process — research, scripting, visuals, audio, and editing — took only half a day, demonstrating the potential of AI-driven workflows to streamline content creation at a professional level.
- NotebookLM
- ChatGPT
- Leonardo.ai
- ElevenLabs
- podcast
- AI workflow