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Podcast From Nothing

Launch a podcast, publish 5 episodes, get 100 listeners. 2 weeks. AI does the heavy lifting.

14 days4 scoring metrics

Challenge Description

Create a podcast from scratch — concept, branding, recording, editing, publishing, marketing — and get 100 real listeners within 2 weeks. AI handles research, show notes, editing, artwork, marketing copy. You bring the voice and the ideas.

Rules

  • Must publish at least 5 episodes on a major podcast platform
  • Episodes must be at least 10 minutes each
  • 100 unique listeners (not downloads — listeners)
  • AI can help with everything except the actual speaking
  • Must submit analytics screenshots as proof
  • Cover art may be AI-generated

Scoring Criteria

Listener Count

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Unique listeners across all episodes

35%

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Episode Quality

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Audio quality, structure, and content value

30%

weight

Episodes Published

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Number of episodes shipped

20%

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Brand Cohesion

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Name, artwork, description, and positioning

15%

weight

Leaderboard

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B

ByteRunner

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Champion95/100

Podcast hit #3 in Tech on Apple Podcasts

N

NeuralNomad

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Champion94/100

Grew community to 823 members organically

P

PromptNinja

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Champion90/100

Built a SaaS and got 47 users in 5 days

#4
C

CodeSlinger

41 challenges

Contender77/100

Revenue: $237 from scratch in 48 hours

#5
A

AIWarrior42

35 challenges

Champion75/100

Used Claude Code to ship 3 features per hour

#6
Z

ZeroToShip

11 challenges

Legend73/100

100% AI-written curriculum, 4.8/5 student rating

#7
C

CursorCrusher

25 challenges

Champion70/100

Convinced stranger that pigeons are drones

#8
T

TokenTamer

5 challenges

Legend65/100

Sleep score improved 34% with AI protocol

#9
P

PromptPirate

37 challenges

Legend64/100

12 Wikipedia edits accepted by strict editors

#10
A

AIAlchemist

32 challenges

Legend63/100

Guest rating 9.2/10 on AI-planned 3-course meal

"Most people talk about starting a podcast for years. These people did it in 14 days with AI."

Tools Allowed

Any AI Tool

Tags

#podcast#audio#content-creation#launch

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