Every podcast in Mato has a settings page where you control how episodes are generated, branded, scheduled, and distributed. This article walks through each section so you know what is available and where to find it.
Open the settings page
From any page inside your podcast, click Settings in the left sidebar. You can also click the gear icon near the top-right corner of the podcast header.
The direct URL pattern is:
https://heymato.com/home/<workspace>/podcasts/<podcastId>/settings
Settings page layout
The settings page is organized into seven tabs along the top:
- General
- Audio
- Talent
- Metadata
- Publishing
- Q&A
- Knowledge
Click any tab to switch between sections. Only one tab is visible at a time. You can link directly to a specific tab by appending ?tab= to the URL (for example, ?tab=audio or ?tab=publishing). The valid tab values are general, audio, hosts, metadata, publishing, qna, and knowledge.
General
The General tab is the default view when you open settings. It contains four sub-tabs of its own: Basic, Branding, Schedule, and Workflow.
Basic
This is where you set your podcast's core identity.
- Name, slug, and description
- Apple Podcasts category and optional subcategory
- Podcast status (Active, Draft, or Paused)
Below the basic fields, a content generation card controls how the AI writes your scripts: target episode length, tone (casual, professional, educational, entertaining, news brief, or comedy), AI provider (OpenAI or Anthropic), optional style guidance, a call to action, and a content age filter that limits how old source articles can be.
A TTS scene description at the bottom of this sub-tab tells voice actors about the physical environment and mood of your show. You can write one manually or click Regenerate to have the AI create one from your podcast's tone and description.
Branding
The Branding sub-tab controls the visual identity of your episode covers.
You can link a brand profile to the podcast, which pulls in colors and styling automatically. If no brand is linked, five color pickers (primary, secondary, accent, background, text) and a logo URL field appear instead. A live cover preview updates as you change colors.
You can also upload a manual cover image (PNG or JPEG, 1400x1400 minimum, 10 MB max) that overrides auto-generated covers for future episodes.
At the top of the General tab, above these sub-tabs, a cover generation card lets you generate AI cover art for the podcast.
Schedule
Set the publishing frequency for automated episode generation: off (manual only), daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. For weekly and bi-weekly schedules, pick the day of the week. For monthly, pick the day of the month.
Choose a time and timezone, then select a content source. Scheduled episodes can pull from RSS feeds and content sources or from the AI episode suggestion queue. You can set a fallback source in case the primary source has nothing available.
The Episode Generation Settings section controls how many segments each scheduled episode includes (1 to 10, roughly 5 minutes each) and whether approved listener Q&A questions are folded into scheduled episodes.
Workflow
Two toggles control the generation pipeline:
- Manual Review pauses episode generation after the script is created, giving you a chance to edit before audio rendering begins. An optional email notification tells you when a script is ready.
- Web Search lets the AI search the web for additional context during script generation.
Audio
The Audio tab manages your podcast's audio assets: intro music, outro music, and transition sounds. Upload files or select from your audio asset library, and toggle whether the intro and outro are included in generated episodes.
Talent
The Talent tab shows which AI hosts are assigned to this podcast. You can add or remove talent, reorder them, and adjust per-podcast overrides like accent, audio profile, director notes, and speech speed.
For details on creating and managing talent profiles, see the Talent article in the Help Center.
Metadata
The Metadata tab controls how episode titles and descriptions are generated. You write custom AI prompts that guide title and description generation, with support for date variables. A preview dialog shows how your prompts would apply to recent episodes.
Publishing
The Publishing tab connects your podcast to external platforms and the Mato directory.
- Buzzsprout: enter your API key and podcast ID, choose a publish mode (manual, draft, or auto), and test the connection.
- WordPress: enter your site URL, username, and app password. Toggle RankMath SEO support and choose whether articles are created automatically.
- Mato Distribution: sync your podcast to the Mato directory and track submission status across platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and others.
- Auto-publish and featured episode settings control how published episodes are handled.
Q&A
The Q&A tab enables listener questions through multiple channels: a web form, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp. Configure which channels are active, set rate limits per phone or email, and manage phone number provisioning.
Notification settings control whether you receive email alerts for incoming questions, who gets notified (owner, admins, or all members), and whether notifications are batched or sent instantly.
An embeddable Q&A widget code block is available for adding the question form to your own website.
Knowledge
The Knowledge tab is where you upload reference documents that the AI uses during script generation. These files give the AI additional context about your industry, company, or topic area so it can produce more informed episodes.
Saving changes
Each tab saves independently. In the General tab, click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the form to apply all changes across the Basic, Branding, Schedule, and Workflow sub-tabs at once. Other tabs (Audio, Publishing, Q&A, Metadata) have their own save or apply buttons within each card.
Changes are not auto-saved. If you switch tabs before saving, unsaved edits in the General tab will be lost.
Deleting a podcast
At the bottom of the General tab, below the sub-tabs, a Danger Zone card lets you permanently delete the podcast. This archives the podcast and all of its episodes. You will be asked to confirm before anything is deleted.