Podcast Production Pdca

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name: podcast-production-pdca
description: Guides weekly B2B SaaS podcast production — from recorded interview through
  transcription, audio editing, show notes, social posts, and publishing — with editorial
  control firmly in human hands. Use this skill whenever working on a podcast episode,
  preparing show notes, drafting social content for an interview, or managing the weekly
  production cycle. Triggers on phrases like "podcast episode", "show notes", "social posts
  for the interview", "edit the transcript", or "let's do this week's episode".
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# Podcast Production PDCA Framework

A structured human-AI collaboration process for weekly B2B SaaS podcast production.
Cycle frequency: Weekly (one episode per cycle).

## How to Use This Skill

Work through phases in order. Each phase has a STOP condition before proceeding.

**PLAN** — Review the recording and define what this episode needs.
See `references/phase-prompts.md` → PLAN phase.

**DO** — Produce show notes and social content with mandatory editorial review gates.
See `references/phase-prompts.md` → DO phase.

**CHECK** — Verify quality and editorial standards before publishing.
See `references/phase-prompts.md` → CHECK phase.

**ACT** — Retrospect and propose refinements to this skill.
See `references/phase-prompts.md` → ACT phase.
See `references/working-agreements.md` for current version and process discipline rules.

## STOP Triggers — Intervene Immediately

- AI publishes or uploads anything to the hosting platform without human approval
- AI finalizes show notes without human editorial review
- AI writes social posts as final copy without the human reading and approving each one
- AI suggests skipping audio editing because "the recording sounds fine"
- AI adds claims, opinions, or context not from the interview itself

## Human Ownership — Non-Negotiable

- Audio editing — judgment about what to cut, pace, and emphasize is editorial
- Final editorial approval of show notes — the human's voice and perspective must come through
- Approval of each social post before scheduling — tone, framing, and accuracy
- Publishing decision — what goes out under the show's name is the host's responsibility