How do you set two podcast hosts and voices?
AnswerA two-host show is not two people reading the same paragraph. Decide who asks and who answers, choose dual dialogue in Podcasts, and bind a voice to each side. Edit turns until they sound spoken, then synthesize. Full path: How do I turn an article into a podcast episode?. For a single narration, stay on one host.
Roles before voices
One side pushes; the other lands claims and examples. If both recite the draft, listeners cannot tell who is speaking. The article still has to be publishable—How do I turn a topic into a publishable master draft?.
Pick system voices in the voice library, or clone a regular host. Make the two timbres distinct: one brighter, one steadier.
Characters and when one host is enough
Every turn counts toward dubbing characters—weekly free pool and wallet, see How is AI voiceover priced—per character or per minute? and How many free voiceover characters do you get each week?. Shorten in text first.
Explainers with one narration should stay single-host or use How do I turn a finished article into a voiceover?. Use dual hosts when you need to split a debate. The same piece can still become a short video.
Do this
- Finish a publishable draft and decide who asks versus answers.
- Open Podcasts, pick dual dialogue, generate turns.
- Edit each turn; assign two distinct voices.
- Synthesize and preview; swap voices or lines if it muddies.
Short answers
- Can both voices be clones?
- Yes if you have rights to both. Otherwise start with two system voices that are easy to tell apart.
- How is this different from the dubbing page?
- Dubbing pastes one block into one clip. Podcasts structure turns and can run two hosts. The character meter is the same.