You can now test a podcast idea before committing to a season. Two ungated tools turn a rough premise into a three-episode plan and a twelve-question interview guide, while the Guest Hub helps find people who can carry the conversation.
New features
Free three-episode pilot builder
Choose the people you can reach, the job the show needs to do, and a cadence the team can sustain. The builder returns three episode angles with opening questions, follow-ups, takeaways, and a practical operating plan. It does not ask for an email address.
Podcast interview question generator
The question generator builds a twelve-question guide around the guest, the purpose of the conversation, and the point the episode needs to establish. Questions are grouped by the job they perform instead of arriving as one flat list.
Creator Guest Hub
The Guest Hub brings directory candidates and Topic Intelligence recommendations into the creator workspace. Each suggestion includes evidence and match strength, with shortlist and review actions before anyone receives an invitation.
Inbound guest submissions
Shows can accept pitches through a public guest form. Mato reviews the submission, notifies the owner, and places qualified requests in a review inbox rather than creating an interview automatically.
Batch voice generation
Voice Lab can produce nine candidates in one run and rank them for review. The ranking narrows the listening work, but the final voice still requires an operator decision.
Improvements
The multi-angle article writer now has stronger evidence and media-rights checks. ElevenLabs sessions also stay within the provider's supported duration range and request a fresh connection URL when recovery is needed.
Bug fixes
Failed article actions now show the actual rejection instead of disappearing behind a successful-looking interface response.
Backfilled on August 29, 2026. The screenshot shows the current public pilot builder, not a historical capture from August 17.