Justin Jackson

Imagine you're on a long road trip. Kids in the back, parents up front.Years ago, my wife and I would put on a Dora the Explorer CD and hand the kids a storybook so they could follow along with the pictures. The problem? One storybook, four kids.In this episode, I demo a different kind of podcast — one that works as audio for the parents up front AND as video for the kids watching in the back. To show what's possible, I produced a short kids' storybook called "Terry's Great Run: Hope Across Canada."I also walk through how I made it (yes, with help from AI — ChatGPT for the story and images, Google Gemini and Kling AI for the animation).If this sparks ideas for your own show, I'd love it if you shared the episode with a friend.Chapters:0:00 — Intro0:20 — Hybrid podcasts: when video and audio both work1:00 — The Dora the Explorer problem1:33 — Setting up the demo2:00 — Story: "Terry's Great Run: Hope Across Canada"3:27 — Why this works for both audiences4:02 — How I produced it (ChatGPT, Gemini, Kling AI)4:52 — Leave a comment, share the showLinks:Check out Transistor's video podcast hosting feature

What even is a podcast in 2026? Apple just launched HLS video. YouTube and Spotify have become massive podcast platforms. And how people consume podcasts keeps changing: they'll watch for a bit, drop the phone in their pocket, and just listen.Justin Jackson (co-founder of Transistor.fm) lays out what this show is about: making video podcasts that don't have to be expensive, complicated, or a production headache.Why adding video lets you "paint with a bigger palette of colors"How a cheap webcam is enough to start (Justin's got a Canon Mark II too — but you don't need one)Why authenticity beats fancy production in the age of AIHow an 80-square-foot room can be a real studioHow to make a single show that works for both video viewers and audio listenersAbout Justin JacksonJustin is the co-founder of Transistor.fm: podcast hosting for both audio and video. Upload one video file, and Transistor distributes your episode as video to YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts, and transcodes it to audio for every podcast app that supports audio.