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When you’re tackling complex podcast topics — ethics in AI, the future of work, or social media’s impact on mental health — you need more than quick facts or a surface-level overview. You need depth, nuance, and creativity. That’s where Claude AI shines. In this episode of PodTools , Andrew McGivern explores why Claude AI might become your go-to creative partner when podcasting demands more than s...

Get current, cited research in seconds for topics that change faster than Google can index Your guest expects you to reference yesterday's market movements and this morning's regulatory news. But everything you researched three days ago is already outdated. This episode shows how Perplexity AI solves the problem of outdated research by searching the internet in real-time with full citations. Unlik...

PodTools Episode 3: How NotebookLM Can Become Your Personal Podcast Research Library Turn scattered research into an intelligent, searchable knowledge base that grows with every episode Ever been mid-interview when your guest mentions something familiar, but you can't remember which article or study it came from? This episode shows how Google's NotebookLM transforms scattered research into...

How to use ChatGPT to speed up your podcast research process without sacrificing depth Tired of spending hours researching for podcast episodes? This episode reveals three ChatGPT strategies that will cut your research time by 60% while improving content quality. Transform long articles into podcast gold with this prompt: "Summarize this article in three parts: First, the main argument in one...

Hey, welcome to PodTools —the quick-hit podcast that helps you plan, produce, promote, and profit from your show with the help of AI. I’m Andrew McGivern, and in just a few short minutes, I’ll show you how to make that blinking cursor your best friend instead of your worst enemy. Let’s face it—we’ve all been there. You sit down to plan your next episode… and nothing. No title. No outline. Just the...