Jose Salviati didn't set out to automate podcasting for a team of 50+ basketball creators. He just wanted more fans to hear the great writing happening on The Peach Basket. But as the audience grew (and attention spans shrank), Jose realized podcasting had to be part of the playbook.
From written blogs to audio for all
The Peach Basket began as a passion project, a blog for basketball fans and by basketball fans. As the network grew, so did the challenge: readers loved the analysis, but in the world of NBA podcasts and sports talk, audio gets far more engagement than text. Jose wanted to keep his creators focused on what they do best, writing, while still getting their stories heard.
But running weekly podcasts for dozens of creators? That seemed impossible for someone with a full-time job.
Why Jose needed podcast automation
Podcasting is more than talking into a mic. Editing, voice recording, distribution, promotion, it all takes time Jose didn't have. He tried building his own scripts and hacks, but manual work just didn't scale.
What Jose needed: simple, fast episode creation with no hours spent editing or wrangling files; automated voice narration so even blog-first creators could have their work read out loud; and the ability to keep growing the network without burning out.
Enter Jellypod
Jose found Jellypod by accident, but it was a game changer. With just a few clicks, he could feed in a list of URLs to articles he wanted to promote, let Jellypod auto-generate audio in his own cloned voice or a custom AI host, then review, tweak, and publish in under 10 minutes, week after week.
Now, The Peach Basket has a regular podcast, "Swish and Tell," sharing the best basketball stories online in audio form. And Jose can spend his time building the community, not stuck in editing software.
"It blew my mind," Jose said. "Jellypod creates podcast episodes in my voice, saying things I never even wrote. It's futuristic."
The unexpected wins
Regular episodes now take less time than a coffee break. Listeners get to hear both Jose and unique AI hosts, without robotic weirdness. And with Jellypod covering everything from narration to episode distribution, there are fewer tools and less stress.
"It takes me 10 minutes to go from idea to published podcast," Jose said. "That's unheard of."
About The Peach Basket
The Peach Basket is a basketball-focused content network, a blog for basketball fans and by basketball fans, that has grown into a community of 50+ creators publishing analysis and stories about the NBA and the wider game. Founded and run by Jose, the network now extends its written coverage into audio through its automated podcast, "Swish and Tell."