Episode Title Guidelines

Character Count Guidelines

Recommended Length: 35–75 characters (in English). Less than 35 characters risks losing important context, while more than 75 characters will be truncated in the UI.

Localization: Character counts vary by language. Double-byte localized character sets (like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) have stricter limits than Latin-based languages.

UI Display: Episode titles must be structured to fit tightly within 1–2 lines in the user interface.

Creative Writing Standards

Purpose: Clearly signal the episode’s unique topic, subject, or guest. Start with the most important context first.

Genre-Specific Structures:

• Talk Shows: Highlight the guest (e.g., “Adam Scott on Comedy and Coffee”).

• Variety/Sports: Summarize the main topic (e.g., “Seahawks vs 49ers Showdown”).

• Storytelling/Crime: Outline the plot (e.g., “The Murder of David Harris Part 1”).

Content Guardrails: Focus on the main theme, not a list of topics. Avoid spoilers, final outcomes, idioms, puns, or overly local jargon.

Exclusions: Do not include explicit episode numbers, release dates, profanity, or graphic content (ensure text is universally "living room safe").

Technical & Style Requirements

Formatting Syntax: Use numerals for all numbers (even below 10) and abbreviate large figures (e.g., ‘9K’, ‘88M’, ‘$1.5B’).

Punctuation & Tone: Use contractions (can’t, don’t, won’t) for a clean, conversational tone. Limit exclamation points, omit trailing periods, and prefer colons (:) or em dashes (—) as separators. Avoid forward slashes (/)—use “and” or “or” instead.

Typography: Apply title case (capitalize major words). Do not use ALL CAPS or include emojis. Use asterisks to mask profanity string data if necessary (e.g., “F***ing”).