Help
Use PodRead with ChatGPT
Turn articles into podcast episodes directly from ChatGPT. Just share a link or paste text and ask ChatGPT to create a podcast episode.
Getting Started
- Go to chatgpt.com/gpts and search for PodRead, or open it directly: PodRead GPT. Requires a ChatGPT Plus or Team plan.
- Try a prompt like "Summarize this chat in a narrative optimized for text to speech and then turn it into a podcast."
- The first time, ChatGPT will ask you to sign in to PodRead. Click the sign-in button, log in with your PodRead account, and click Allow to authorize access.
- ChatGPT will send the desired text to PodRead. PodRead will convert the text to a podcast episode for your personal feed.
Example Prompts
Summarize this chat and turn it into a podcast episodeCreate a podcast episode from this text: [paste your text]Show me my recent PodRead episodesWhat voices does PodRead have?What's my PodRead feed URL so I can add it to my podcast app?What You Can Do
The PodRead GPT can:
- Create episodes from URLs — paste any article link
- Create episodes from text — paste content directly into the chat
- List your episodes — see what you've created recently
- Check episode status — see if audio generation is finished
- Delete episodes — remove episodes from your feed
- Show available voices — see voice options (change your default in Settings)
- Get your feed URL — add to any podcast app to listen
Troubleshooting
ChatGPT says it can't connect to PodRead
Try signing out and back in. In the ChatGPT conversation, click the PodRead sign-in prompt again to re-authorize.
Want to disconnect?
Go to your PodRead Settings page and click "Disconnect" next to ChatGPT in the Connected Apps section.
Episode limit reached?
Free accounts can create 2 episodes per month. Upgrade for unlimited episodes.
Don't have a PodRead account?
Sign up at podread.app first, then try the PodRead GPT again.