Every episode, scattered across too many tools.
Guests, drafts, host approval and publishing, all on one shelf.
Every show is a tape on the shelf.
Each show has its own colour. Point at one and the rest of the shelf steps back.
Sample shows.
SAS 142 · Leaving law at 52 to open a bakery
In review · owner Priya Nair
One record, from booking to release.
- Intake: current
- Prep: not started
- Transcript: not started
- Drafts: not started
- In review: not started
- Approved: not started
- Scheduled: not started
- Live: not started
Command Center
Every stage
One queue for every episode across every show.
STB019Rebuilding a main street hardware store
Guest · Ray Delgado
Guest release not signedMMH215The three-account system
v2 scheduled Fri 06:00
YouTube upload failedSAS142Leaving law at 52 to open a bakery
v3 with host
Waiting on hostShow Hub
Before recording
Everything that makes a show sound like itself.
SAS142Second Act Stories
Hosted by Joanna Pike · Weekly · Tue
- Tone
- Warm, curious, plain-spoken. No jargon.
- Audience
- People changing careers after 40.
- Voice examples
- SAS 118 · SAS 131 · SAS 139 (host-approved)
- Publishing
- Captivate · YouTube · Tue 06:00
Guest Flow
Intake
Guests arrive with their bio, headshot and signed release.
Dana Whitfield · SAS 142
- BioReceived
- HeadshotReceived
- Prep notesReceived
- Signed releaseSigned 12 Oct
Production Engine
Prep · Transcript · Drafts
Upload the recording. Get a clean edit and reviewable drafts.
Validate uploadDone · 2 minPrepare audioDone · 2 minTranscribeRunning · 64%Draft written assetsWaitingApproval Studio
In review · Approved
Hosts approve the exact version. Nothing else ships.
01:52Joanna Pike Host
The music bed comes in a touch early here.Version 3 · with hostApprove version 3Publishing Hub
Scheduled · Live
Schedule once. See it go live everywhere.
CaptivateLiveTue 27 Oct, 06:00YouTubeScheduledTue 27 Oct, 06:00A retry checks for the existing upload first, so nothing is posted twice.
Repurposing Studio
After release
Turn the approved episode into the week's content.
Clip picks · SAS 142
- 09:10–09:58"I sold out by nine every Saturday"
- 18:40–19:35The margin mistake
- 50:15–51:02What she'd tell her 40-year-old self
Plus social posts, a newsletter draft and Dana’s guest share kit.
Approve the exact version. Nothing else ships.
Each review link opens one version. Only that version can be scheduled.
SAS 142 · Leaving law at 52 to open a bakery
- Version 3Re-cut 50:15; chapters and clip 3 updatedWith host
- Version 2New title, full chapter listChanges requested
- Version 1First cut and draftsSuperseded
Built around the people making the show.
- Humans approve. AI drafts.
- Nothing goes out until the host approves the exact version.
- Your show sounds like your show.
- Each show's tone and approved past episodes shape its drafts.
- Open models first.
- Open-source models by default. Paid services only with your approval.
Keep the tools that already work.
- CaptivatePodcast publishing and scheduled releases
- YouTubeVideo publishing from the supplied video
- MakeThe automations your team already runs
- Your recording platformRecordings arrive ready for prep
- Your booking and e-sign toolsGuest bookings and signed releases
Where it is going, in the open.
Full roadmapProduction pilot
In the pilot
- Command Center queue with overdue and low-buffer flags
- Show Hub with per-show voice preferences
- Guest Flow: intake, assets and signed releases
- Production Engine: cleanup, transcription and drafts
- Approval Studio: protected, version-specific host review
- Publishing Hub: Captivate and YouTube with live confirmation
- Repurposing Studio: clip picks, social and newsletter drafts, guest kit
Clients and insight
Next
- Client portal with upload and download dashboards
- Insights and monthly performance reports
- Fuller season planning
- Episode knowledge pages
Networks
Later
- Network founder console
- Cross-promotion between shows
- Network reporting
- White labelling
Put every episode on one shelf.
Early access opens to a small group first.