Guide
podcastshortsrepurposingHow to Repurpose Podcast Episodes Into Shorts with AI (Step-by-Step)
Every podcast episode contains 5–10 viral short-form clips waiting to be extracted. Learn how to use AI to find the best moments, add captions, and turn them into Shorts and TikToks.
Last updated: February 23, 2026
Step-by-Step Guide
Upload your podcast episode
Import the full audio or video file. FluxNote processes the entire episode for highlight detection.
Let AI find the best moments
AI identifies the most engaging 30–60 second segments based on energy, topic interest, and emotional peaks.
Add visuals for short-form
For audio podcasts, add stock footage or waveform visuals. For video, create vertical crops of the best frames.
Add animated subtitles
Apply bold, word-by-word caption styles. Essential since most short-form viewers watch without sound.
Export and schedule clips
Export clips in 9:16 for TikTok and Shorts. Schedule across all platforms for maximum reach.
Why podcast clips dominate short-form video
Podcast clips are among the most-shared content on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Highlights from conversations naturally contain the emotional peaks, hot takes, and quotable moments that drive engagement.
The biggest podcasts in the world — Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, The Diary of a CEO — all use clip channels as their primary growth engine. Their short-form clips regularly outperform the original episodes in reach.
AI makes this process accessible to every podcaster. Instead of manually scrubbing through hours of audio, AI identifies the best moments and creates polished clips automatically.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Upload your podcast episode. Import the full audio or video file into FluxNote.
Step 2: Let AI identify highlights. FluxNote analyzes the conversation and identifies the most engaging 30–60 second segments based on energy, topic interest, and emotional peaks.
Step 3: Add visual elements. For audio-only podcasts, FluxNote adds relevant stock footage or audiogram-style waveform visuals. For video podcasts, it creates vertical crops.
Step 4: Add animated subtitles. Choose bold, word-by-word subtitle styles. Captions are essential since most short-form content is watched on mute.
Step 5: Export clips for all platforms. Export each clip in 9:16 for TikTok and Shorts. Schedule across platforms for maximum reach.
Tips for best results
- Focus on emotional peaks — moments of surprise, humor, disagreement, or insight
- Add context at the start — a brief text overlay explaining the topic helps cold viewers understand
- Use bold, animated captions — they are essential for podcast clips since audio context is often missing
- Create 5–10 clips per episode — each episode should generate a week of short-form content
- Tease the full episode — end clips with a CTA to listen to the complete conversation
Common mistakes to avoid
- Choosing boring segments — not every moment is clip-worthy, be selective
- Making clips too long — 30–60 seconds is ideal for most platforms
- Missing context — cold viewers need to understand the topic without hearing the whole episode
- No subtitles — podcast clips without captions lose most of their potential audience
- Only posting on one platform — repurpose across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Pro Tips
- Extract 5–10 clips from each podcast episode for a full week of content
- Focus on emotional peaks: surprise, humor, and hot takes
- Add brief context overlays so cold viewers understand the topic
- Use bold animated captions since audio context is missing for muted viewers
- End every clip with a CTA to listen to the full episode