# What are podcast show notes?

Show notes are the text that goes with an episode in the feed: a description of what it covers, timestamps for the sections, links mentioned, and the guest’s name. They are what a listener reads before pressing play and what search engines and podcast apps index — the episode itself is invisible to them.

Good notes are short at the top and detailed below: a two-line hook, then chapters with timestamps, then links. Most hosts also use the first line as the preview text in the app.

Cast gives you the two ingredients — a transcript and chapters that export as a timestamp list — and drafting the notes from them is next on the roadmap.

## Related

- [AI show notes, titles and episode summary](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/ai-show-notes)
- [How do I add chapters with timestamps?](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/chapters)
- [How do I export chapters with timestamps?](https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/export-chapters)

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Source: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/what-are-show-notes · Cast docs
Last updated: 2026-09-14