Turn Articles into Podcasts — Convert Blog Posts and News to Audio
Your reading list is growing. Start listening to it.
You bookmark articles. You save them to read-later apps. You email links to yourself. And the backlog keeps growing because you never have 20 uninterrupted minutes to sit and read.
Podhoc turns web articles into podcast-style audio. Paste a URL, choose your format, and get a multi-voice audio episode you can listen to while commuting, exercising, or doing household tasks.
How article-to-podcast works
- Paste the URL — Any web article, blog post, or news story
- Choose your format — 8 audio styles from quick summary to comprehensive deep dive
- Set preferences — Language (74 available), duration, and number of voices
- Listen — Download or stream. Your article becomes a podcast episode in minutes
Podhoc does not simply read the article aloud. It extracts the key arguments, restructures the content for audio comprehension, and delivers it as a natural conversation between AI voices.
Why articles work better as audio
Articles compete for screen time. Between work, email, social media, and messaging, your screen hours are full. Audio sidesteps the competition by using time that screens cannot reach — the commute, the workout, the walk.
Reading fatigue is real. After hours of screen work, the last thing most people want is more reading. Audio switches the input channel, reducing cognitive fatigue while still delivering the same information.
Conversation drives engagement. A two-voice discussion of an article — questioning claims, explaining context, highlighting implications — is more engaging than scanning paragraphs. You remember more because you process more.
What articles convert well?
Podhoc handles any web content with readable text. Some categories work exceptionally well:
Industry news and analysis — Stay current in your field during your commute. Market analyses, trend reports, and opinion pieces translate naturally to audio discussion.
Long-form journalism — The 3,000-word investigative piece you saved last month. The magazine feature you will “read this weekend.” These are perfect for audio: rich content, narrative structure, and worth the time investment.
Technical articles — Programming tutorials, engineering explanations, scientific overviews. The Feynman Technique format breaks complex topics into clear, first-principles understanding.
Business and strategy — Leadership articles, management theory, startup advice. Generate a Critique format to hear the ideas evaluated critically.
Educational content — Online course materials, encyclopedia entries, how-to guides. The Didactic format turns them into structured lessons.
Choose the right format for the content
| Article type | Best format | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| News/current events | Simplified Explanation | Key facts and implications in 5-10 minutes |
| Analysis/opinion | Critique | Critical evaluation of the arguments presented |
| Technical/tutorial | Feynman Technique | Complex ideas broken into simple explanations |
| Feature/long-form | Deep Dive | Comprehensive two-voice exploration |
| Controversial topic | Debate | Multiple perspectives on the claims |
| Educational | Didactic | Structured, teacher-style delivery |
Build a listening queue
Daily briefing — Each morning, convert 2-3 articles from your reading list. Listen during your commute. By the time you arrive at work, you are informed and prepared.
Weekend deep dives — Batch your saved long-form articles for the weekend. Generate 30-45 minute capsules and listen during errands, cooking, or a long walk.
Professional development — Convert one industry article per day. Over a month, that is 20+ articles consumed during time that was previously unproductive.
Combine articles with other sources
Build richer understanding by combining multiple sources in one capsule:
- Several articles on the same topic for a synthesized overview
- An article + the YouTube video it references
- A news story + the original research paper it reports on
- Industry articles + your own notes and analysis
Up to 50 sources per capsule on the Pro plan.
74 languages
Read an article in English, listen in Spanish. Follow a German news source without reading German. Podhoc supports 74 languages — the source and output languages can be different.
Start clearing your reading backlog
That article you bookmarked last week? Paste the URL now. In minutes, it becomes a podcast episode you can listen to during your next commute.