The Next Era of Podcast Creation
From Podcast Advertising Playbook by Heather Osgood
June 10, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 225
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of artificial intelligence on podcasting and its implications for creators and advertisers.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the media landscape, but what does that actually mean for podcasting? On this episode of The Podcast Advertising Playbook, Heather sits down with Jeanine Wright, Co-Founder & CEO of Inception Point and former executive at Simplecast, AdsWizz, and Wondery, to unpack what AI-generated audio could mean for creators, advertisers, and the future of content itself. Why AI-generated podcasts are emerging now, and what problems they solve for creators and media companies The balance between human creativity and AI execution in modern content production How Inception Point approaches accuracy, discoverability, and avoiding a flood of “good enough” content The evolving conversation around ownership, IP, and breakout AI-generated personalities What AI-native podcasting could mean for advertisers, audience targeting, and dynamic listener experiences From production economics to authenticity in advertising, this conversation explores how podcasting may evolve as AI becomes part of the creative process. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Heather Osgood
Guest: Jeanine Wright
Topics covered
- AI in podcasting
- content creation
- advertising
- media landscape
- ownership and IP
- dynamic listener experiences
Keywords
- AI-generated audio
- podcast creation
- media companies
- human creativity
- content production
- advertising authenticity
- audience targeting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Inception Point, Simplecast, AdsWizz, Wondery
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