A podcast episode is long, but the shareable moment inside it is usually 30–60 seconds. Finding that moment by re-listening is the slow part — here's how to speed it up and export something ready to post.
Step 1: Add the episode
Drop in the raw audio/video file or a downloaded recording — any length. If it's video (a recorded video podcast), you'll also get real face tracking on export; audio-only episodes still work, just without a visual to track.
Step 2: Let AI rank the highlights
Rather than scrubbing the whole episode, review ranked clip suggestions — each with a title, a hook reason, and a viral score, so you know why a moment was picked before you commit to editing it.
Step 3: Frame it for your show's format
A single host works fine with standard face tracking. For a co-hosted show or a guest interview, use the duo split-screen framing mode — it tracks each speaker independently and stacks them in the 9:16 frame instead of cropping to just one face.
Step 4: Caption and export
Pick a caption style (six animated presets are available) and export — cutting, reframing, and captions render together in a single pass. Export one clip at a time, or batch-export every approved clip from the episode at once.
No AI, no problem: Manual mode auto-splits the whole episode into fixed-length clips snapped to silence, if you'd rather skip highlight detection entirely.
See more on clipping podcasts with ClipSonic, or download it free and clip your next episode.