Most podcasts never reach episode ten. Not because the ideas run out, but because nobody tells you what to do next.
Hello Engine is a podcast planner that answers that. Seven questions in, you have a show concept, a name shortlist, an equipment list, a hosting setup and a launch checklist built around the show you described. Free to start, no card needed.
PLAN THE SHOW BEFORE YOU BUY A MICROPHONE
Answer seven questions about what you want to make and who it is for. Hello Engine writes your show concept, suggests names, picks equipment inside your budget, compares hosting platforms and lays out every step between where you are and a published first episode.
No generic checklist. Everything is generated from your answers, so a solo interview show about commercial real estate gets different advice than a two-host comedy show.
NEVER RUN OUT OF EPISODES
Ten episode ideas at a time, grounded in your actual show rather than a list of prompts. Outline any of them, add guest notes and interview questions, and keep the whole season in one place.
PODCAST MODE: YOUR NEXT QUESTION, WHILE YOU RECORD
Start Podcast Mode, put the phone on a stand and talk. It transcribes as you go and feeds you follow-up questions drawn from what was actually said, so you are never sitting there wondering where to take the conversation.
Transcription runs on your phone. Your audio never leaves the device.
GUESTS, PREPARED
Track who you are interviewing, keep prep notes against each guest, and walk into a recording knowing what you want to ask.
KEEP PUBLISHING
Streaks and badges for shipping episodes, not for opening the app. Podcasting rewards consistency more than talent, and this is the part that keeps you consistent.
BRING YOUR CO-HOSTS
Invite the people you make the show with. Everyone gets their own login and works from the same plan, so the show does not live in one person's email.
GET IT LIVE
Submit your finished show to the directories where people listen, and track what has been accepted.
WHO THIS IS FOR
People starting a first show and unsure what order to do things in. Founders, consultants and marketers building a podcast for their business. Existing hosts who keep meaning to plan a season and never do. Anyone who has recorded three episodes and stalled.
WHAT IT COSTS
The launch plan, the seven-step guide and your first episodes are free, and stay free. Paid plans add the tools you need once the show is running.
FROM A REAL PODCAST STUDIO
Hello Engine is made by Hello Studios, a podcast production company in Dallas. Everything in the app comes from producing shows for other people, which is also why it will tell you when you are overbuying on gear.
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Plan, launch and grow your podcast. Seven steps from idea to first episode.