Why and How to Use Podcast Chapters

Episode 408

Podcast chapters allow your listening audience to get extra context during your podcast, more easily take action, and jump to spots in your episodes. So are chapters right for your podcast?

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What are podcast chapters? [01:05]
Answering the objection: chapters allow audiences to skip content [03:53]
The helpful benefit of chapters: context [07:19]
The most convenient benefit of chapters: actionability [10:52]
How to chapter your podcast episodes [17:55]

First, pick your chaptering style [18:05]

Second, add your chapters with the right tools [21:33]

Try PodChapters! https://podchapters.com/

Podcasting 2.0 "cloud chapters" are already better [34:29]

The official Podcasting 2.0 chapters spec: https://podcasting2.org/docs/podcast-namespace/tags/chapters
Let's Look at Podcast Chapters, from The Future of Podcasting: https://www.futureofpodcasting.net/lets-look-at-podcast-chapters-with-daniel-j-lewis/

Podcasting 2.0 could bring "super chapters" [36:30]

Super Chapters in Plain English, from The Future of Podcasting: https://www.futureofpodcasting.net/superchapters-in-plain-english/
Chapters, from Podcasting 2.0 in Practice: https://podcasting-2-in-practice.captivate.fm/episode/chapters

Special thanks [38:20]

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Why and How to Use Podcast Chapters