NotebookLM is the best AI product that Google has offered. It’s a great learning aid and the best way to gather notes from different sources on the web. In addition to many other uses, such as mindmaps, videos, flashcards, quizzes, etc, NotebookLM also features Audio podcasts. Now, who would use a podcast to learn anything? The audio/visual medium is one of the best ways to retain knowledge, recall information, and understand concepts.
Before the era of AI, podcasts were recorded, edited, and packaged manually for public presentation. It was a long and arduous process. It required time and effort, often more than it would take to make and edit videos. But AI changed everything. It generated instant audio for podcasts. You can literally choose any written material, videos, written interviews, personal notes, or a thousand-page PDFs and convert them into a well-edited podcast that follows a logical narrative.
In this walkthrough, we will show you how to create a custom podcast on any subject using NotebookLM. You’ll learn how to upload the sources or search them online using NotebookLM, convert them into a logical and coherent narrative, build the podcast, and share it with others.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
Conduct a deep research on the topic
Conduct a 5-minute validation check
Configure your role
Generate the podcast
Review and regenerate
Let’s dive right into it.