Podcast Edit and Release Checklist

# Podcast Edit and Release Checklist

Move an episode through transcript review, edit decisions and release metadata.

1Overview

An edit-decision list, chapter draft and release checklist.

2Requirements

Requires the original recording and an audio editor; transcription needs your chosen tool.

3Steps

1. 1. Preserve the original audio and record the episode’s duration and technical format.

2. 2. Review the transcript for names, speaker uncertainty and passages requiring correction.

3. 3. Create a reversible edit-decision list for silence or mistakes; render to a new file.

4. 4. Listen around edit boundaries and verify chapter times against the final audio.

5. 5. Prepare source-supported show notes and metadata, then approve the final files before upload.

4Worked example

6. Input

```text Original: 20 seconds. Silence candidate 5–8 seconds. Keep 0.2 seconds of padding on both sides. Chapter starts must refer to the edited file. ```

7. Expected result

```text Candidate cut 5.2–7.8 removes 2.6 seconds; expected duration is 17.4 seconds. Recalculate later timestamps after rendering, then listen around the join. Original file remains unchanged. ```

5Acceptance checks

Preserve the source and distinguish the edit plan from a rendered, listened-to deliverable.

6Limits

No transcription service, audio cleanup executable or publisher integration is included.

7Suggested tools

• Audacity or your audio editor: Render and listen to the actual edit
• Your AI assistant: Organize transcript findings and metadata
• LibreOffice or your document editor: Review show notes and release fields