Creating Your First Podcast

Your Default Podcast

When you first sign up, Jellypod creates a starter podcast called My First Podcast with the two default hosts (Oliver Hart and Claire Brooks) already assigned, plus a ready-made signature intro so the podcast is complete from the start. You can start creating episodes right away, or customize the title, description, hosts, cover art, and intro to make it your own.

How to Create a Podcast Series

A podcast is a series: a title, description, hosts, and series-level settings. Episodes are the individual entries inside it, each with their own audio, video, and distribution.

1. Click Podcasts in the sidebar.
2. Click Create New Podcast. A dialog opens with every required field on one screen.

Generate with AI

Instead of filling in the fields yourself, click Generate with AI at the top of the dialog and describe your idea in a sentence or two, up to 4,000 characters. Jellypod drafts a title, description, and picks the best one or two of your existing hosts for the concept, then fills the fields in for you. Everything it fills in is editable before you save, and you still need at least one host already created for it to choose from.

If your idea is written in or explicitly requests one of Jellypod's 70+ supported languages, the generated title, description, and the podcast's Language setting all use that language.

Main Details

• Cover Art (Optional): Upload your own square image. If you leave this blank, Jellypod generates one automatically from your title and description when you create the podcast.
• Title: Up to 100 characters. This is what listeners see on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and your podcast website.
• Description: A rich text field supporting bold, italics, and other formatting. Must be between 10 and 3,000 characters. Cover who the show is for and what they will get.
• Hosts: Select at least one AI narrator from your existing hosts. Every episode uses these hosts by default, though individual episodes can override them.
• Language: Defaults to English; 70+ languages supported. Controls the language scripts are generated in.

Advanced (Optional)

Click Advanced in the dialog footer for a few more options:

• Podcast Author: The person or organization credited in podcast directories.
• Type: Episodic (listeners can start anywhere, most shows) or Serial (episodes in chronological order).
• Visibility: Public (discoverable on Spotify, Apple, YouTube), Unlisted (direct link only), or Private (hidden from everyone).
• Create a signature Intro: On by default. Jellypod mixes a short original theme with your first selected host introducing the show and sets it as the podcast's default Intro. Turn this off if you would rather add your own Intro music later. See Generating a Podcast Intro.

What Happens After You Click Create Podcast

Jellypod fills in the rest automatically, and you can change any of it afterward from Edit Podcast:

• Categories: Up to 2 directory categories are generated automatically from your title and description.
• Subdomain: A free yourshow.jellypod.com address is generated from your title. You can change it or connect a custom domain later.
• Signature Intro: Unless you turned off Create a signature Intro in Advanced, Jellypod starts generating your podcast's Intro in the background right after creation. This does not delay the podcast being ready to use. See Generating a Podcast Intro.
• Podcast Sources and Video Settings: Not set during creation. Add podcast-level sources and video defaults afterward from Edit Podcast.

Your Podcast Is Ready

After creating, you land on your new podcast page in the studio, where you can create your first episode.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to create a podcast?

The entire process takes less than a minute. You only need a title, description, and at least one host to get started. Cover art, categories, and every other setting can be added or changed later.

Can I change my podcast settings after creation?

Yes. Every setting can be updated at any time from Edit Podcast on your podcast's details page.

What does Generate with AI fill in for me?

It drafts the title, description, host selection, and language from a short idea you describe. You can edit any of it before creating the podcast, and you need at least one host already created for it to choose from.

What if the automatic Intro fails to generate?

Intro generation is best effort and never blocks your podcast. If it fails, your podcast is left fully usable with no Intro set, and you can generate or add one manually from Edit Podcast at any time.