Hosts & Voices
Build AI hosts with custom voices, cloned voices, and multilingual support.
Overview
Hosts are the AI personas that write and narrate your podcast episodes. Each host has a name, backstory, and a voice, and that combination shapes how your episodes sound and feel. A well-crafted host makes your podcast distinctive and consistent across every episode.
Hosts are shared across your workspace. Create a host once and use them in any podcast or episode.
Default Hosts
Every new workspace comes with two pre-built hosts so you can start creating episodes immediately:
- Simon Carver — A warm, friendly narrator who uses vivid stories and real-life analogies. Simon has a mid-paced, conversational style and a knack for turning complex topics into approachable explanations.
- Lachlan Reed — A laid-back Australian host with a sunny tone and punchy, direct delivery. Lachlan peppers his explanations with quirky idioms and simple analogies.
Both hosts are assigned to your first podcast by default. You can edit their backstories, swap their voices, or archive them and create your own hosts at any time.
What's in This Section
This section covers creating and managing hosts, finding the right voice from the Voice Library, cloning a real voice from audio samples, and using Magic Voice Design to generate a voice from a host's backstory. It also covers importing ElevenLabs Professional Voice Clones, generating episodes in 29+ languages, and setting custom pronunciations for names and technical terms.
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Magic Podcast Series
Plan and create an entire multi-episode podcast from a single conversation — the AI handles the structure, you generate episodes one by one.
Creating a Host
Walk through the host creation wizard to build a new AI host with a name, backstory, voice, and personalized settings.
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