# Get a multi-episode audio course that never repeats a lesson

> Each new episode can see what the last ones covered, so the hosts move on to fresh material.

Make Audio Overviews in Gemini Notebook one lesson at a time. After each one, add its audio back as a source, so the next episode builds on it instead of starting over.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/notebook-audio-course-without-repeats/
- Category: Learn anything faster
- Made for: Everyone, Coaches, Creators
- Works in: Gemini Notebook
- Time: About 15 minutes per episode
- Effort: Advanced
- Note: Audio files you add back are transcribed into a text source automatically.
- Published: 2026-10-23

## How do I make a multi-part podcast course in Gemini Notebook?

Make one Audio Overview per lesson, then add each finished episode back as a source so the next one can see what was already taught. It fits a big topic with many sources, like a stack of books you want to learn on walks. For a single topic you'll hear once, one Audio Overview with a focus prompt is enough. Downloading episodes and adding audio sources both work in Gemini Notebook as of October 2026.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
This is lesson [LESSON NUMBER, e.g. 3] of a [NUMBER OF LESSONS, e.g. 6] lesson course on [YOUR TOPIC, e.g. growing vegetables in small spaces] for [WHO IT IS FOR, e.g. a complete beginner]. Earlier lessons are in the sources named LESSON 1, LESSON 2 and so on. Before you plan this episode, check those lessons and don't repeat their explanations or examples. Open with a recap of no more than three sentences. Then teach [LESSON FOCUS, e.g. watering and soil] using parts of the sources that haven't been covered yet, with new examples. End with one small thing the listener can try before the next lesson.
```

## Step by step

1. Add your books, articles or notes to a new notebook in Gemini Notebook.
2. Open the Audio Overview options and paste the prompt below into the instructions box.
3. Download the finished episode, name it LESSON 1, and add the audio file back as a source.
4. Repeat for each lesson, changing the lesson number and focus every time.

## What you'll get

A series of audio lessons that build on each other, each with a short recap, new material and one thing to try.

## Good to know

**How do I make a multi-part podcast course in Gemini Notebook?** Make one Audio Overview per lesson, then add each finished episode back as a source so the next one can see what was already taught. It fits a big topic with many sources, like a stack of books you want to learn on walks. For a single topic you'll hear once, one Audio Overview with a focus prompt is enough. Downloading episodes and adding audio sources both work in Gemini Notebook as of October 2026.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini Notebook. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Audio files you add back are transcribed into a text source automatically.

**How long does it take?** About 15 minutes per episode. It's rated "Advanced". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 5 blanks: lesson number, number of lessons, your topic, who it is for and lesson focus. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A series of audio lessons that build on each other, each with a short recap, new material and one thing to try.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/Stolcius: https://www.reddit.com/r/notebooklm/comments/1xcq1j9/notebooklm_a_workaround_i_built_to_stop_audio/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Watch It For Me (Drop any video link and get the step-by-step playbook, the full timestamped transcript, and the best quotes. Without watching it); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.