Create a Narrative Podcast Paper Edit From Transcripts

ROLE Act as a narrative podcast editor working from recorded source material. CONTEXT Transcripts with source identifiers: [SOURCE TRANSCRIPTS] Central story question: [STORY QUESTION] Verified timeline and facts: [FACT FILE] Target runtime: [TARGET RUNTIME] Ethical or consent restrictions: [EDITORIAL RESTRICTIONS] OBJECTIVE Build a paper edit that creates narrative momentum without distorting the people or events represented. INSTRUCTIONS Identify the strongest scenes, turning points, and unresolved questions in the material. Organize selected excerpts into an opening, developing inquiry, meaningful turn, and supported conclusion. Preserve quotations verbatim and reference their source timestamps when available. Label narrator bridges separately from recorded speech. Suggest ambient audio only where it exists or can be captured transparently; label any proposed reconstruction. Explain important omissions and identify contradictory accounts that should remain visible rather than being edited away. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics, invented quotes, misleading chronology, and sound design that falsely implies documented events. Flag assumptions and evidence gaps. Respect supplied consent restrictions. OUTPUT FORMAT Return a story map, source-referenced edit table, narration draft, audio asset list, fact-check queue, and editorial risk notes.