Your personal AI
news anchor.
Paste a link. Get a private podcast episode in minutes. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or any podcast app.
Works with every podcast app · Apple Podcasts · Overcast · Pocket Casts · Spotify · Castro
URL in. Episode out.
Paste any article. In about 2 minutes, a new episode appears in your podcast app — no app to install, no in-browser player.
feeds.podanchor.com/feed_7f3k9m2n.xml
Paste into Overcast, Apple Podcasts, or Pocket Casts once. Every new episode appears there automatically.
This is a simulation. Sign up free — paste any real article URL and the episode is in your podcast app in ~2 min.
Your reading queue,
as a podcast.
Stop letting great articles pile up unread. Listen to them anywhere.
Real RSS podcast feeds
No in-app player. You get a private RSS feed that works in every podcast app, so new episodes show up automatically.
Human-grade narration
Natural-sounding voices from OpenAI TTS. Standard quality for Personal, HD for Agent/API and Team.
Private by default
Each feed is a long, unguessable URL. No accounts required for podcast apps, no sharing, no tracking.
Agent-native API
Per-user feeds, webhooks, OpenClaw skill, MCP server. Your agent can offer "add this to my podcast" with one API key.
Any URL, any site
Articles, docs, newsletters, research papers. Jina Reader extracts clean text from public pages.
CLI + API
Power users get the CLI. Developers and agents get the REST API to automate it.
Next on the roadmap.
These are planned, not live yet.
Browser extension
Right-click any page and add it to your podcast in one click.
Web dashboard
Manage feeds, episodes, and usage in a simple web UI.
Voice selection
Choose voices per feed and preview quality before publishing.
From URL to your
podcast app in minutes.
Paste any URL
Drop a link in the CLI or API. Any publicly accessible article works.
We extract and convert
We fetch the clean article text with Jina Reader and convert it to natural-sounding audio with OpenAI TTS.
Episode appears in your feed
Your RSS feed updates automatically. Open your podcast app and the new episode is already there, ready to play.
# Add any article to your podcast PodAnchor add \ https://simonwillison.net/2026/ai-agents ✓ Fetching article... ✓ Converting to audio (4:32)... ✓ Episode added to your feed! # Or use the API curl -X POST api.podanchor.com/v1/episodes \ -H "Authorization: Bearer pa_live_xxxx" \ -d '{"url": "https://..."}' # Response: { "episode_id": "ep_7f3k9m2n", "status": "processing", "feed_url": "feeds.podanchor.com/..." }
One API call. Every user
gets a private podcast.
PodAnchor is the podcast primitive AI agents have been missing. One API key, unlimited per-user feeds, webhook on completion. Your agent offers "add this to my podcast" — we handle everything else.
What happens when a user asks
POST /v1/episodes — one linePoint your VanDamme instance at the SKILL.md in this repo. Per-user feed creation is handled automatically — no code to write.
Add articles from Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client with one install. Tools: add_to_podcast, list_episodes, get_feed_url.
# 1. Create a private feed for a new user (once) curl -X POST api.podanchor.com/v1/feeds \ -H "Authorization: Bearer pa_live_xxxx" \ -d '{"title": "Alice'\''s Podcast", "user_ref": "user_123"}' # → {"feed_id":"feed_abc","rss_url":"feeds.podanchor.com/feed_abc.xml"} # Store feed_id. Tell Alice to subscribe to rss_url once. # 2. Add any article (every time user shares a link) curl -X POST api.podanchor.com/v1/episodes \ -H "Authorization: Bearer pa_live_xxxx" \ -d '{"url": "https://example.com/article", "feed_id": "feed_abc"}' # → {"episode_id":"ep_7f3k","status":"processing"} # Returns 202 immediately. Episode appears in ~2 min. # 3. Optional: webhook fires when episode is ready # POST {"event":"episode.ready","title":"...","audio_url":"..."}
Simple, transparent pricing.
Start free. Upgrade when you need more credits or API access.
5 credits/month. Perfect for trying it out.
- ✓ 5 credits/month
- ✓ Standard voice quality
- ✓ Private RSS feed
- — API access
- — Multiple feeds
100 credits/month. For daily listeners.
- ✓ 100 credits/month
- ✓ Natural voice quality
- ✓ Private RSS feed
- ✓ Permanent episode storage
- — Browser extension (coming soon)
500 credits/month + full API. For AI agents and developers.
- ✓ 500 credits/month
- ✓ HD voice quality
- ✓ Full REST API access
- ✓ Per-user feed creation
- ◷ Webhooks & MCP (coming soon)
1000 credits/month. For teams and research ops.
- ✓ 1000 credits/month
- ✓ HD voice quality
- ✓ Up to 10 team members
- ✓ Shared team feed
- ✓ Priority support
Credits: 1 credit covers up to ~15k characters. Longer articles count as 2-3 credits.
The only one that creates
real, subscribable podcast feeds.
| Feature | PodAnchor | Speechify | ElevenLabs Reader | Listen Later |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real RSS feed — works in any podcast app | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Episode persists (not real-time playback only) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Paste any article URL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API for developers | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Per-user feeds (agent B2B2C) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| MCP server / AI agent tools | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| HD AI voice quality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Open source / self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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