aftertakeAftertake / FIELD NOTES
Accurate podcast chapters start with real timestamps
A chapter title is useful only when it takes a listener to the right place.
Start from the final edit
Use timestamps from the version you will publish. Removing an introduction or advertisement can shift every later chapter.
Name a topic change
Write a short, descriptive heading for a meaningful change in the discussion. Not every small exchange needs a chapter.
Listen at each boundary
Jump to each proposed time and check the transition. A transcript with no timestamps cannot reliably supply exact chapter times.