How to Turn a Podcast Episode into Animated Audiogram Clips

Turn Audio into Visual Content

Podcasters struggle with one thing — their content is invisible on visual platforms. Animated audiograms turn your best podcast moments into eye-catching video clips for social media.

What Is an Audiogram?

An audiogram is a short video clip that combines audio from your podcast with animated waveforms, captions, and visual elements. It gives people a preview of your episode and drives them to listen to the full thing.

How to Create Audiogram Clips

Pick your best 30 to 60 second clip from an episode. Use Vela to create an animated visual — 'podcast audiogram, dark purple background, waveform animation, episode title, guest name' — and pair it with your audio clip.

Best Practices for Podcast Audiograms

• Pick clips with strong opinions, surprising facts, or funny moments
• Always add captions — most people watch without sound first
• Use your podcast branding — colors, logo, episode number
• Keep clips between 30 and 60 seconds
• Create 3 to 5 audiograms per episode for a week of social content

Where to Share

• Instagram Reels and Stories — highest engagement for audiograms
• TikTok — growing platform for podcast discovery
• Twitter/X — great for quote-style audiogram clips
• LinkedIn — ideal for business and interview podcasts
• YouTube Shorts — repurpose the same clips with minimal changes