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11 Practical ChatGPT Prompts for Podcasts (December 2023)

Gerrard + Bizway AI Assistant
Last updated: 
December 8, 2023
5 min read

Creating content for podcasts can involve topics ranging from current events to niche interests. It's crucial to maintain listener engagement and continually bring fresh perspectives. Here are 11 ChatGPT prompts to help generate content ideas and guide conversations for podcasters.

By the way: You can create your own 'Podcast Assistant' in Bizway as a custom GPT Assistant to help you with all of these tasks (and get tailored responses based on your specific business details and background).

1. Discussing Industry Trends

  • The Prompt: "Provide talking points for a podcast episode on emerging trends in the tech industry."
  • Sample response: "Discuss the rise of AI in everyday life, the impact of 5G technology on communication, and the ethical considerations of data privacy."
  • Additional info to provide: Specific sector within tech, target audience knowledge level.
  • Use Cases: Tech-focused podcasts, industry analysis, educating listeners.

2. Interview Episode Structure

  • The Prompt: "Outline a structure for an interview episode with a renowned environmental activist."
  • Sample response: "Start with an introduction of the activist's background, discuss their most impactful campaigns, delve into their current projects, and end with their vision for the future of environmental activism."
  • Additional info to provide: Guest's notable achievements, conversational tone, specific audience questions.
  • Use Cases: Guest interviews, advocacy awareness, community engagement podcasts.

3. Solo Commentary Topics

  • The Prompt: "Suggest insightful solo commentary topics for a financial advice podcast."
  • Sample response: "Explore the concept of financial independence, review common investment strategies, or offer advice on managing personal debt."
  • Additional info to provide: Listener demographic, financial aptitude, current economic events.
  • Use Cases: Explainer episodes, financial literacy enhancement, personal finance podcasts.

4. Series Episode Themes

  • The Prompt: "Develop a series of episode themes for a podcast on historical events."
  • Sample response: "Begin a 'Moments That Changed History' series, featuring episodes on key technological breakthroughs, political revolutions, and influential cultural movements."
  • Additional info to provide: Preferred time periods, episode length, historical focus.
  • Use Cases: Educational series, history enthusiasts, narrative storytelling.

5. Collaborative Episode Ideas

  • The Prompt: "Create ideas for collaborative episodes between my travel podcast and food bloggers."
  • Sample response: "Host joint discussions on the best food destinations, interview food bloggers about their travel experiences, or co-create 'a day in the life' episodes exploring local cuisines."
  • Additional info to provide: Collaborator profiles, podcast format, audience crossover potential.
  • Use Cases: Cross-promotion, cultural exploration episodes, audience building.

6. Contemporary Issue Discussions

  • The Prompt: "Identify contemporary issues to discuss on a social justice podcast."
  • Sample response: "Address topics such as systemic inequality, police reform, or the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ rights, bringing on experts or activists for in-depth conversations."
  • Additional info to provide: Specific focus areas, expertise of the host.
  • Use Cases: Informative debates, issue awareness, fostering community dialogue.

7. Educational Content Breakdown

  • The Prompt: "Break down complex scientific theories for an educational podcast aimed at young adults."
  • Sample response: "Utilize analogies and relatable comparisons to explain theories like relativity or quantum mechanics, and incorporate interactive elements or experiments listeners can try at home."
  • Additional info to provide: Science topics, audience engagement methods.
  • Use Cases: Science podcasts, educational content, learning reinforcement.

8. Listener Q&A Formats

  • The Prompt: "Format a listener Q&A episode for a relationship advice podcast."
  • Sample response: "Start with a brief intro about the topic, answer listener-submitted questions, share personal anecdotes or expert advice, and end with key takeaways."
  • Additional info to provide: Relationship topics, frequency of Q&A segments.
  • Use Cases: Audience interaction, advice segments, relationship coaching.

9. Creating Catchy Episode Titles

  • The Prompt: "Generate catchy titles for podcast episodes about entrepreneur success stories."
  • Sample response: "From Garage to Empire: Tech Titans' Tales," "Rising From the Ashes: Failure to Fortune," "The Mavericks of Wall Street: Finance Innovators Speak."
  • Additional info to provide: Guest profiles, story angles, branding style.
  • Use Cases: Attracting listeners, episode marketing, branding consistency.

10. Debate Show Structures

  • The Prompt: "Design a structure for a debate show episode for a political podcast."
  • Sample response: "Introduce the debaters and topic, present opening statements, structure rounds of arguments and counterarguments, allow for a public interaction segment, and conclude with closing statements."
  • Additional info to provide: Debate format, topics, audience interaction level.
  • Use Cases: Political commentary, engaging political discussions, listener involvement.

11. Mini-Series Planning

  • The Prompt: "Plan a mini-series for a podcast focused on mental health awareness."
  • Sample response: "Cultivate a 'Mindful Moments' series including episodes on daily mental wellness practices, interviews with mental health experts, and discussions on destigmatizing mental health."
  • Additional info to provide: Length of series, target audience, collaboration with experts.
  • Use Cases: Mental health advocacy, educational outreach, support resources.

These ChatGPT prompts can help podcasters create content that is fresh, engaging, and valuable to their listeners, encouraging consistent growth and depth in their podcasting ventures.

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