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A whole podcast season mapped in one sitting

Podcast Season Engine

Write your brief

Sample result, from a real run

Made from this brief: Ship It Tuesday - a fortnightly interview podcast for technical founders and heads of engineering at UK startups of 5 to 60 people. We do one long conversation about a decision somebody actually made…

Season Premise: Season 5

Show: Ship It Tuesday · Target episode count: 10 · Target listener this season: Technical founders and heads of engineering at UK startups

The throughline

What breaks when software spend is optimized for cost, not value?

Considered and rejected: How do companies budget for software infrastructure? - Too narrow, doesn't capture the human cost and decision-making process.

Why this season, why now

Season 5 focuses on "The Bill" because episode 41's deep dive into infrastructure spend outperformed all others, indicating a strong audience interest in the financial aspects of technical decisions.

The season arc

Shape: Foundation_exploration_application_challenge_synthesis

This season will start by laying the foundation of what software costs entail, beyond just infrastructure, including the hidden costs of on-call duties and tooling sprawl. As the season progresses, it will explore real-world examples of companies that have successfully optimized their software spend, and those that have faced significant challenges. The application section will delve into practical strategies for technical founders to manage their software budget effectively. The challenge segment will present case studies where optimizing for cost led to unforeseen consequences, and finally, the synthesis will bring together the lessons learned, providing a comprehensive framework for making informed decisions about software spend.

Required

What the show is about, who listens, and your usual format (solo, interview, co-hosted, mixed). "A weekly solo-and-occasional-interview show about freelance consulting, for people two to five years in" beats "a business podcast": every episode on the map has to earn its place with that listener.

Required

How it works

  1. Add your show, in a couple of sentences

    What the show is about, who listens, and your usual format (solo, interview, co-hosted, mixed). "A weekly solo-and-occasional-interview show about freelance consulting, for people two to five years in" beats "a business podcast": every episode on the map has to earn its place with that listener.

  2. We draft it

    The app works through its steps and hands back:

    • Season Premise
    • Episode Map
    • Publishing Calendar
    • Season Trailer Script
    • Promo Plan

  3. Refine and export

    Change the brief and run it again, or open the full run to read, copy and download each file.

Questions

What is a credit?

The unit a run is priced in. Each app has a fixed price in credits, shown on its Generate button, and a run costs exactly that. Nothing is metered by length or time.

Am I charged if a run fails?

No. Starting a run holds the credits rather than spending them. The hold becomes a charge only when the run succeeds; a failed or cancelled run releases it.

Can I edit the brief and run it again?

Yes. Change any input and press Generate again, or open an earlier run and choose Adjust and run again to start from a copy of its brief. Uploaded files need attaching again. Each run is new and costs the applet's price; the earlier run stays as it was.

Where are my results kept?

Every run you start is listed under Your runs at /create/runs. Each one opens its own page, where you can read, copy and download the files it produced.

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