Practical use cases to create podcasts using this Blueprint

Turn your newsletters into an audio briefing

Stay informed without the clutter! Transform multiple industry newsletters into a digestible audio briefing. Instead of scanning dozens of emails, listen to curated industry updates during your morning routine.

Here’s how it works:

1. Curate your content: Feed in the newsletters you want to keep up with—whether it's tech, finance, health, or our very own AI newsletter. Simply upload PDFs, links, or even copy-paste the text, and let the magic begin. Try it feeding in our AI newsletter!
2. Digestible Summaries: The AI summarizes lengthy articles into bite-sized insights. No more skimming through dense paragraphs—just the key points you need to stay ahead.
3. Personalized Playlist: Organize your updates by priority or interest. Need to know breaking news first? Put it at the top of your playlist. Want a deep dive into a specific topic? Set it as a focus for the day.
4. Listen on Your Time: Turn your commute, morning coffee, or gym session into a productivity boost. Get curated updates delivered in a natural, engaging voice.

Prompts to Customize Your Briefing:

• "Summarize this newsletter into key points I can listen to in under 5 minutes."
• "Create an audio briefing combining today’s top news in AI, climate tech, and policy updates."
• "Focus on trends in the AI industry and skip repetitive product announcements."
• "Highlight actionable insights and skip speculative commentary."
• "Turn these newsletters into a conversational format with two alternating voices for variety."
• "Provide a quick wrap-up of emerging trends in these newsletters and flag anything related to my interests: [e.g., federal AI policy, participatory design, or fairness research]."
• "Group similar updates across newsletters to avoid redundancy and add transitions between topics."

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Turn your study notes into a smarter learning program

Maximize your learning efficiency with a system that evolves alongside your understanding. Convert your study notes into a structured learning program, with audio episodes that evolve from detailed concept introductions to quick reviews.

Here’s how you can do it:

1. Start with the Basics: Convert your notes into episodes that introduce concepts thoroughly. Use metaphors, analogies, and examples to make complex ideas easy to grasp. For example, explain photosynthesis as a plant’s way of making “plant food” using sunlight, like baking cookies with a solar-powered oven.
2. Gradual Reinforcement: Over time, condense the material into quick refreshers that focus on the most important takeaways. These bite-sized episodes are perfect for reinforcing learning during short breaks or commutes.
3. Use Spaced Repetition: Schedule your audio lessons to repeat at intervals, focusing on concepts you haven’t yet mastered. Let the program guide you, so you spend more time reviewing what’s tricky and less time on what’s familiar.

Prompts to Build a Learning System:

• "Explain it to a 10-year-old. Rewrite the content of the input text in simple terms that a child could understand."
• “Analyze the following input text and generate five essential questions that capture the main points, core meaning, and central ideas."
  • Guidelines for question formulation:
    • Address the central theme or primary argument(s).
    • Identify key supporting ideas within the input.
    • Highlight important facts or evidence presented.
    • Reveal the author's purpose or perspective.
    • Explore any significant implications or conclusions.
• "Using the questions you formulated, answer each one in detail."
  • Guidelines for your responses:
    • Provide clear and concise explanations grounded in the input text.
    • Expand on relevant evidence, examples, or arguments where appropriate.
    • Connect the answers back to the author's purpose or broader implications, as applicable.

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Turn your museum guide into a free audio tour

Elevate your museum experience with a personalized, engaging audio guide. No more straining to read tiny plaques or trying to keep up with group tours—turn your visit into a self-paced journey of discovery.

Here's how to create your own free audio tour:

1. Upload Exhibit Materials: Feed in exhibit descriptions, curator notes, historical documents, and even related articles or interviews. Use NotebookLM to organize and synthesize this content into a cohesive guide. Try it with the Egyptian surrealism exhibition at Tate.
2. Ask for Tailored Content: Request quick, digestible facts for a light, casual experience. Dive into deeper context, exploring the cultural, historical, or artistic significance of each piece.
3. Bring Stories to Life: Generate narratives that weave together the backgrounds of the artists, the creation process of the artifacts, and their impact on history. Use storytelling to captivate your audience with engaging details.
4. Create Personalized Tours: Focus on a specific theme, like "Hidden Symbolism in Renaissance Art" or "Stories Behind the Egyptian Surrealism Movement." Convert the content into audio episodes for a self-paced experience.

Prompts to Customize Your Audio Tour:

• "What’s an interesting anecdote about this artifact’s discovery?"
• “What are the inspirations behind this artwork?”
• "Make this exhibit interactive—what questions could visitors ask themselves as they view this piece?"
• "Can you give me a kid-friendly version of this exhibit description?"
• "Explain the significance of this artwork in one minute."
• "Create a narrative connecting this artifact to others in the exhibit."
• "What details would help someone who loves art history appreciate this more?"