# E697 - Should You Have Chapters in your Podcast Episode Show Notes Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-how-to-podcast-series-podcast-co-hosts-practical-podcast-tips-and-podcast-community-5031450/e697-should-you-have-chapters-in-your-podcast-episode-show-notes Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-how-to-podcast-series-podcast-co-hosts-practical-podcast-tips-and-podcast-community-5031450/e697-should-you-have-chapters-in-your-podcast-episode-show-notes.md Podcast: [The How To Podcast Series - Podcast Co-Hosts, Practical Podcast Tips, and Podcast Community](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-how-to-podcast-series-podcast-co-hosts-practical-podcast-tips-and-podcast-community-5031450) Published: 2026-05-25T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehowtopodcastseries/episodes/E697---Should-You-Have-Chapters-in-your-Podcast-Episode-Show-Notes-e2io1ln Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/83dfe46c/podcast/play/85771383/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-17%2Fcdd4d18c-aa2e-75df-4a15-b6b744d0276f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-how-to-podcast-series-podcast-co-hosts-practical-podcast-tips-and-podcast-community-5031450/episodes/e697-should-you-have-chapters-in-your-podcast-episode-show-notes Duration seconds: 1254 ## Resource Episode 697 - Should I have Chapters in your Podcast Episode Notes Unlocking the Power of Podcast Chapters: Enhancing the Listener Experience When a podcast incorporates chapters, listeners can see the chapter titles in their podcast player and easily skip to the section they want to hear. This provides a two-fold benefit: listeners can find a starting point that aligns with their unique interests, and they gain a bird's-eye view of the podcast's overall structure. Should You Add Chapters to Your Podcast?Chapters may not be appropriate for all podcast genres, such as storytelling shows like Snap Judgment or The Moth, where the narrative is meant to be experienced from start to finish. However, for informational podcasts like The Huberman Lab or less structured shows like the Joe Rogan Experience, chapters can be a valuable tool to highlight the "key segments" and provide a roadmap for listeners.As a podcaster, you'll have an intuitive understanding of whether chapters would be a good fit for your content. To get a sense of how chapters "feel," try using a podcast player like Fathom, which can read existing chapter markers or even generate them using AI for podcasts that don't have them. Observing how chapters are used in YouTube videos can also provide helpful insights. Streamlining the Chapter Creation Process Adding chapters manually can be a time-consuming task, requiring you to listen back to your podcast and meticulously place markers or type up the chapter titles. Some podcast hosting platforms, like Buzzsprout, offer built-in tools to simplify this process. However, the chapter creation process can be one of the most arduous parts of podcast production, with some producers listening to their episodes multiple times just to identify the necess… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-how-to-podcast-series-podcast-co-hosts-practical-podcast-tips-and-podcast-community-5031450/episodes/e697-should-you-have-chapters-in-your-podcast-episode-show-notes/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-how-to-podcast-series-podcast-co-hosts-practical-podcast-tips-and-podcast-community-5031450/e697-should-you-have-chapters-in-your-podcast-episode-show-notes.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.