Usage Guide

Basic Usage

Here’s how to use the Podcast LLM system:

1. Generate a podcast about a topic:

   # Research mode (default) - automatically researches the topic
   podcast-llm "Artificial Intelligence"
   
   # Context mode - uses provided sources
   podcast-llm "Machine Learning" --mode context --sources paper.pdf https://example.com/article
   

2. Options:

   # Customize number of Q&A rounds per section
   podcast-llm "Linux" --qa-rounds 3
   
   # Disable checkpointing
   podcast-llm "Space Exploration" --checkpoint false
   
   # Generate audio output
   podcast-llm "Quantum Computing" --audio-output podcast.mp3
   
   # Generate Markdown output
   podcast-llm "Machine Learning" --text-output podcast.md
   

Configuration

The system can be configured using the config.yaml file:

Launching the Web Interface

You can launch the Gradio web interface using:

podcast-llm-gui

This launches a user-friendly web interface where you can:

• Enter a podcast topic

• Choose between research and context modes

• Upload source files and URLs for context mode

• Configure Q&A rounds and checkpointing

• Specify output paths for text and audio

• Monitor generation progress in real-time