<p>Imagine you're on a long road trip. Kids in the back, parents up front.</p><p>Years ago, my wife and I would put on a Dora the Explorer CD and hand the kids a storybook so they could follow along with the pictures. The problem? One storybook, four kids.</p><p>In this episode, I demo a different kind of podcast — one that works as audio for the parents up front AND as video for the kids watching in the back. To show what's possible, I produced a short kids' storybook called "Terry's Great Run: Hope Across Canada."</p><p>I also walk through how I made it (yes, with help from AI — ChatGPT for the story and images, Google Gemini and Kling AI for the animation).</p><p>If this sparks ideas for your own show, I'd love it if you shared the episode with a friend.</p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><ul><li>0:00 — Intro</li><li>0:20 — Hybrid podcasts: when video and audio both work</li><li>1:00 — The Dora the Explorer problem</li><li>1:33 — Setting up the demo</li><li>2:00 — Story: "Terry's Great Run: Hope Across Canada"</li><li>3:27 — Why this works for both audiences</li><li>4:02 — How I produced it (ChatGPT, Gemini, Kling AI)</li><li>4:52 — Leave a comment, share the show</li></ul><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li>Check out Transistor's <a href="https://transistor.fm/features/video/">video podcast hosting feature</a></li></ul>

Video Podcast Show

Justin Jackson

I made a kids' storybook video podcast

APR 30, 20265 MIN
Video Podcast Show

I made a kids' storybook video podcast

APR 30, 20265 MIN

Description

Imagine you're on a long road trip. Kids in the back, parents up front.Years ago, my wife and I would put on a Dora the Explorer CD and hand the kids a storybook so they could follow along with the pictures. The problem? One storybook, four kids.In this episode, I demo a different kind of podcast — one that works as audio for the parents up front AND as video for the kids watching in the back. To show what's possible, I produced a short kids' storybook called "Terry's Great Run: Hope Across Canada."I also walk through how I made it (yes, with help from AI — ChatGPT for the story and images, Google Gemini and Kling AI for the animation).If this sparks ideas for your own show, I'd love it if you shared the episode with a friend.Chapters:0:00 — Intro0:20 — Hybrid podcasts: when video and audio both work1:00 — The Dora the Explorer problem1:33 — Setting up the demo2:00 — Story: "Terry's Great Run: Hope Across Canada"3:27 — Why this works for both audiences4:02 — How I produced it (ChatGPT, Gemini, Kling AI)4:52 — Leave a comment, share the showLinks:Check out Transistor's video podcast hosting feature