Descript changed how solo podcasters edit by making the transcript the editing surface instead of the waveform. The workflow shift is significant: you read the transcript, highlight the parts you don't want, and delete them. The audio follows. For podcasters who learned audio editing on tools like Audacity, this takes a few sessions to internalize, but once it clicks, editing speed roughly doubles.
The Overdub feature, which clones your voice so you can fix mistakes by typing, is genuinely impressive and genuinely limited. It works well for single-word corrections or short phrase insertions. It starts to sound synthetic on longer re-recordings, particularly on vowel sounds and sentence rhythm. Use it as a surgical fix tool, not a re-recording replacement. The Creator plan at $24/month is where the feature set becomes fully functional; the free tier is enough to test the workflow but not to run a production podcast.