Podcast Transcript Clip Finder with Exact Cut Points
Finds the podcast moments that work as standalone short clips, with ranked verbatim in/out points, trim notes, hooks, and risk flags.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Finding the best moments to clip from a podcast episode is a good way to repurpose content. Generally, you want to look for segments that are punchy, surprising, or speak to a specific topic that stands alone well. Funny moments, debates, unexpected statements—those tend to perform well. You could scan through the transcript looking for sections that might work as standalone clips, then review those audio sections to see how they feel on their own. The challenge is knowing what resonates with your audience and what fits different platforms. If you share the transcript and tell me a bit about your audience and what platforms you're posting to, I can help you identify some promising segments.
PODCAST CLIP RECOMMENDATIONS
TOP CLIPS BY SHAREABILITY
1. EXPLOSIVE DISAGREEMENT (04:32-06:15) - 1m 43s
Platform angle: YouTube Shorts, TikTok (debate hook)
Context: Guest contradicts host on AI impact; gets heated then resolved
Clip title: "We're Totally Wrong About This"
Audience pull: Tech enthusiasts, controversy engagement
2. UNEXPECTED REVELATION (18:40-19:55) - 1m 15s
Platform angle: LinkedIn (career/business insight)
Context: First-time founder shares costly mistake, laughs it off
Clip title: "Here's What I Wish I Knew"
Audience pull: Entrepreneurs, bootstrappers
3. ACTIONABLE TIP (28:10-29:45) - 1m 35s
Platform angle: Instagram Reels (quick how-to)
Context: Step-by-step process for listener problem; concrete deliverable
Clip title: "Do This First (You're Probably Wrong)"
Audience pull: Practical learners, immediate implementers
4. EMOTIONAL STORY (41:20-43:30) - 2m 10s
Platform angle: YouTube (long-form clip, builds audience)
Context: Personal failure story, vulnerability + recovery
Clip title: "The Day Everything Changed"
Audience pull: Storytellers, relationship builders
CLIPPING CHECKLIST
□ Clean audio (no cross-talk start/end)
□ Hook in first 5 seconds (grab attention)
□ Standalone narrative (doesn't require intro context)
□ Platform-native duration (Reels: 15-60s, Shorts: 15-90s, Clips: 2-5min)
□ Call-to-action ready ("Listen to full episode here")About this skill
Your episode is 70 minutes long, and the clips you pull either open on "yeah, and that's why" or end halfway through the point. This skill reads the whole transcript, finds the moments that make sense to someone who has never heard the show, and gives your editor verbatim in and out points they can cut from without guessing.
What it does
- Scores every candidate on hook, standalone clarity, payoff, and energy, and drops anything a cold viewer can't follow
- Gives exact opening and closing words for each cut, plus trim notes for false starts, filler, and tangents
- Handles host-question setups: keep the question, cut it, or move it to on-screen text
- Estimates duration from word count when the transcript has no timestamps, and labels those numbers as estimates
- Flags clips that need guest sign-off: claims about named people or companies, health or money advice, and quotes that change meaning out of context
- Mixes clip types across the batch (story, hot take, tactical, funny) so you don't post five versions of one point
What you get
A ranked clip slate. Each clip comes with timestamps or quote anchors, duration, verbatim in and out lines, trim instructions, an on-screen hook, a post caption, and any risk flags. You also get a short list of near misses with what would fix each one.
Best for
Podcast hosts, producers, and editors who repurpose interview or conversation episodes into Shorts, Reels, TikTok, or LinkedIn clips every week.
SKILL.md preview
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name: podcast-transcript-clip-finder
description: Scans a podcast transcript for moments that can stand alone as 20-90 second clips. It scores each candidate on hook, standalone clarity, payoff, and energy, then returns a ranked slate with verbatim in/out points, trim notes, on-screen hooks, captions, and guest-risk flags. Use when the user says "find clips in this episode", "what should we cut for Shorts/Reels/TikTok", "pull the best moments from this transcript", "my clips never make sense out of context", "our clips keep flopping", "give my editor timestamps", "is this quote safe to post", or "cut a trailer from this episode".
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