Descript vs Traditional Editors: When Text-Based Editing Is Worth It

There are two ways to edit a podcast. One looks like a music studio: waveforms, a timeline, a playhead you scrub back and forth until your eyes blur. The other looks like a Google Doc: your episode is text. You delete a sentence — and the audio goes with it. Neither is morally superior. One of them might save you three hours a week. The other might already be fast enough. Resources & tools mentioned: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hOjUFlOwQ8M1lUr5clUK3NUnYiRLiOKTehRcncAtC3A/edit Some links may be affiliate links — if you buy through them, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Full disclosure on the Resources page. 🧰 This episode's tool pick: Castos (podcast hosting + done-for-you editing service): https://castos.com?via=the-pod-stack Disclosure: this is an affiliate link; The Pod Stack may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you.