Turn any article into a podcast episode.
Paste a URL, or tell your AI agent. PodRead converts it to audio and delivers it to your private podcast feed. Listen in any podcast app.
How it works.
Paste any article URL
Paste a URL
Turn this article into a podcast: worksinprogress.news/p/japan-railways
create_episode_from_url
Tell your AI agent
Connect PodRead to Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, OpenClaw, or any MCP client. Ask for an episode in plain words. Your agent calls PodRead and the episode lands in your feed. See how it works
Follow a blog's feed
New posts become episodes.
Subscribe to a site
Point PodRead at a blog's RSS feed. Each new post becomes an episode on its own. One feed on the free plan, unlimited with a credit pack. Read the docs
The Gift Card Accountability Sink
18 min
Your personal podcast feed, in the app you already use.
Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or any app that takes an RSS feed.
For developers.
$ podread episode create \
--url https://worksinprogress.news/p/japan-railways
✓ Episode created
{ "id": "ep_aB3xK9…" }
$ podread feed
https://podread.app/feeds/u_aB3xK9…
Command line
Turn articles into episodes from your terminal. Install once, authenticate, then pipe URLs or text into your feed without leaving the shell. Read the docs
$ curl -X POST https://podread.app/api/v1/episodes \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_..." \
-d '{"url": "https://worksinprogress.news/p/japan-railways"}'
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
{ "id": "ep_aB3xK9…" }
API
Build text-to-speech into your own workflows. Create a personal API token at /settings/api_tokens, send content programmatically, and get episodes in your feed. Read the docs
$ curl https://podread.app/api/v1/mpp/narrations
HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
WWW-Authenticate: Payment
realm="podread.app", amount=750000
$ npx mppx pay
✓ Paid $0.75 on Tempo
{ "narration_id": "nar_aB3xK9…" }
Machine Payments Protocol
Pay per narration with stablecoin or the Link agent wallet, through the Machine Payments Protocol. It is the open protocol for machine-to-machine payments. Read the docs
More ways to add an article.
A bank does not see a person. It sees an account, a ledger, and a risk score. This piece walks through how that view gets built, why it so often misreads the customer in front of it, and what happens when the two pictures disagree.
Paste text
Copy and paste any text directly. Great for paywalled articles, PDFs, or anything you've already got on your clipboard. Read the docs
Drop file here
or click to browse
Upload a file
Upload a PDF, Word document, EPUB, or text file and PodRead turns it into an episode. Perfect for reports, drafts, or long-form content. Read the docs
---------- Forwarded message ----------
In April 1984, two entrepreneurs were sleeping in a car park in Basel, Switzerland. Each morning they would wash at the train station before heading to their display booth at the Basel watch fair...
Their stand was deliberately sparse. They only had two models to showcase, so instead they focused on pitching to industry leaders...
Forward any article or newsletter to your PodRead email address and it shows up as an episode in your feed. Read the docs
Browser extension
One click from any article you're reading. The browser extension sends it straight to your podcast feed. Read the docs
Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes, Grok Bot, Muse, Instinct, and more.
AI agents welcome.
Your agent can send articles to your feed. Any agent that speaks MCP or runs a command works.
Paste this into your agent to connect it
Read https://podread.app/agents/setup.md and follow the instructions to connect me to PodRead.
Then ask it
- Turn this into a podcast episode: bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/gift-card-accountability-sink
- What did I add to my podcast feed this week?
Hundreds of articles turned into podcast episodes.
Episodes created by readers who'd rather listen.
Listeners who turned their reading list into a playlist.
I built PodRead because I had dozens of articles open in browser tabs that I never made time to read. Now I listen to them when I'm doing chores or on a run. I use it every day to stay informed and productive.
Jesse Spevack
Founder of PodRead
Questions & Answers
No. PodRead uses natural-sounding HD voices. They stay pleasant to listen to, even for long articles. .
Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes, Grok Bot, Muse, Instinct, and more. Any agent that speaks MCP or runs a command works. See how it works.
Simple pricing. No subscriptions.
Start free. When you're ready for more, buy a credit pack.
Free
$0 /month
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Private podcast feed
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Paste links, text, or upload files, or send from your agent
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12 Standard voices
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2 episodes per month
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1 feed subscription
Starter
$9.99 / 5 credits
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Up to 5 episodes
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All 22 voices, Premium included
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Unlimited feed subscriptions
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No recurring charges
Standard
$17.99 / 10 credits
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Up to 10 episodes
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All 22 voices, Premium included
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Unlimited feed subscriptions
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No recurring charges
Bulk
$32.99 / 20 credits
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Up to 20 episodes
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All 22 voices, Premium included
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Unlimited feed subscriptions
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No recurring charges
Every plan allows up to 50,000 characters per episode. With a credit pack, an episode uses 1 credit. A Premium voice episode over 20,000 characters uses 2 credits. Episodes from a feed subscription count like any other episode.
Your reading list isn't going to listen to itself.
Start converting articles into podcast episodes today. Free to try, no credit card required.