Episode Details

What would it take to turn a few thousand existing podcast episodes into a continuous video documentary channel — original audio, transcripts, explainer graphics, stock footage? This episode works through the real numbers: raw 1080p generation has collapsed to under a dollar a minute, but a finished, accepted minute still costs around $400 against $4,500 for traditional production. The gap isn't compute. It's the retry loop, the review queue, and taste applied at volume. We look at what's actually shipping in audio-driven avatars, what an invideo case study reveals about survival rates, and why a transcript-first pipeline favors anyone who already has an archive. Key sources: • HeyGen — https://www.heygen.com/blog/ai-video-generator-pricing • SlopTV — https://sloptv.co/guides/what-a-minute-of-ai-video-costs-2026 • Business Insider — https://www.businessinsider.com/creators-ai-tv-series-38000-credits-seedance-artlist-the-arc-2026-10 Episode 5996 — myweirdprompts.com/n/5996 (permanent short link: myweirdprompts.com/952181)