Generate audio and transcripts for podcast episodes from Fountain screenplays using Produciesta CLI. When asked to "generate podcast audio", "create audio plan", "cast voices", "prepare transcripts", or working with podcast projects that have episodes/*.fountain files, this skill analyzes characters, assigns voices, writes PROJECT.md cast list, generates audio, and prepares transcripts for web deployment.
Generate professional podcast audio from Fountain screenplay files using Claude-assisted voice casting and Produciesta CLI generation.
Use this skill when:
episodes/*.fountain)This skill provides a Claude-assisted workflow for podcast audio generation and web publishing:
~/Projects/Produciesta/produciesta-cli/Podcast Source Repository (Produciesta project):
~/podcast-daily-dao/
├── PROJECT.md # Project configuration (Claude creates this)
├── episodes/ # Fountain screenplay files (source)
│ ├── chapter-01.fountain
│ ├── chapter-02.fountain
│ └── ...
├── audio/ # Generated audio files (Git LFS)
│ ├── chapter-01.m4a
│ ├── chapter-02.m4a
│ └── ...
└── .gitattributes # LFS configuration for *.m4a files
Website Repository (intrusive-memory.github.com):
~/Projects/intrusive-memory.github.com/podcasts/daily-dao/
├── index.html # Podcast player page
├── feed.xml # RSS feed
├── podcast-artwork.jpg # Cover art (3000x3000)
├── favicon.ico
├── apple-touch-icon.png
├── episodes/ # Transcripts (copied from source)
│ ├── chapter-01.fountain
│ ├── chapter-02.fountain
│ └── ...
└── audio/ # Placeholder or symlink (audio served from CDN)
Critical Separation:
https://pub-8e049ed02be340cbb18f921765fd24f3.r2.dev/IMPORTANT: Produciesta's --autocast feature is currently not working. Instead, use Claude to create the cast list manually.
# List all Fountain files
ls episodes/*.fountain
# Read a sample episode to understand characters
cat episodes/chapter-01.fountain
Claude will:
For Apple TTS:
say -v '?'
For ElevenLabs:
# List available voices (if using ElevenLabs MCP)
# Or use: https://elevenlabs.io/docs/voices/voice-library
Claude will:
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Example PROJECT.md:
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