AI Podcast Generator: Make an Episode from a News Topic

An AI podcast generator takes a news topic you choose and turns it into a finished, multi-speaker audio episode. You give it a subject (say, commercial space flight), a window for how recent the source articles should be, and the angle you want the conversation to take. The system gathers current news from inside that window and produces a polished episode with more than one voice, music beds, and sound effects. When it is done, you download the result as an MP3.

That is the short version. The part worth understanding before you try it is what the tool is reading from, and what it is not. Below is how AudioProducer.ai's podcast mode works in practice, what the output sounds like, and where your file can go once you have it.

What an AI podcast generator actually does

The phrase "AI podcast generator" covers a few different things across the web, so it helps to be specific about this one. Podcast mode here is built around automated current-news synthesis. You are not writing a script and asking a voice to read it. You point the system at a real-world topic, set a couple of constraints, and it assembles a conversational episode about what is currently happening in that area.

The output is an audio episode, not a text draft you then have to record. The voices, the back-and-forth between speakers, the music, and the sound effects are all produced for you. Your job is the editorial setup at the start and the review at the end.

Why it works from a news topic, not pasted text

This is the most common point of confusion, so it is worth being direct. Podcast mode does not ingest your existing blog posts, articles, or manuscript and read them back as a show. Pasting a document is not how it works. If you want your written book turned into narrated audio, that is a different feature (audiobook mode), and our guide to making an audiobook with AI covers that path.

Podcast mode starts from a live subject instead. You name the topic, and the system pulls relevant recent articles to ground the episode in what is actually being reported. That keeps the conversation tied to current events rather than to a fixed block of text you supplied. If your goal is a topical, news-driven show, working from the topic is the point, not a limitation.

Picking your topic, time window, and angle

The generation dialog gives you a few controls that shape the episode:

• Topic. A primary subject to search, like "space flights news" or "AI policy."
• Article age. A maximum age in days for the source articles. Set it to 7 for a tight weekly recap, or 60 for a broader look back. The system only draws from articles inside that window.
• Constraints. A free-text field where you narrow the focus. For a space topic you might write: "Rockets, new thrusters, lunar landings, Moon base plans, missions to Mars." This steers what gets covered.
• Angle. The editorial slant you want the hosts to take, so two episodes on the same topic can feel different.

If you settle on a setup you like, you can save it as a preset and reuse it for the next episode, which is handy when you are producing a recurring show on the same beat. There is also a preview so you can hear the multi-speaker style before committing to a full generation.

What the finished episode sounds like

The output is multi-voice. Instead of one narrator, you get a host-and-cohost feel, closer to an interview or a two-person discussion than a single read. Music beds and sound effects are part of the produced episode, so it lands closer to a finished show than a raw text-to-speech file.

If you want a host voice that stays consistent across episodes, voice cloning is available on the Voices page, and a cloned voice can be assigned the same way library voices are. One rule on that: only clone a voice you are authorized to use, whether that is your own or one you have permission for. For more on the multi-speaker side specifically, see how to make a multi-speaker AI podcast, and how to make an AI news podcast walks through the news-recap workflow end to end.

Getting your MP3 and where it can go

Episodes are generated as MP3 files you can download from the project. From there, the file is yours to host wherever you want.

One thing to set expectations on: AudioProducer.ai does not publish or distribute podcasts. We do not push your episode to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any directory. You take the MP3 and upload it through whatever hosting or distribution service you already use. If a platform has its own rules about AI-generated audio, check that platform's current policy yourself before you publish; this is not legal advice, and policies change.

How AudioProducer.ai fits

If you want to try it, you can start on the free tier with no credit card. The free account gives you 1,200 words per month, which is enough to run a short episode and hear how the multi-speaker output and news synthesis behave on a topic you care about. Paid plans add more monthly words for people producing on a regular schedule, starting at $39.99 per month, with the word allowance going up from there.

The honest way to think about podcast mode: it is good at turning a current-news topic plus an angle into a produced, multi-voice episode quickly, and it hands you an MP3 you control. It is not a hosting service, and it is not the tool for reading your existing written work aloud. Match it to the news-driven, conversational show it is built for and it does that job well.

Ready to publish on a schedule? See how to start a news podcast without recording and keep a regular feed going.

FAQ

Does it turn my blog posts or book into a podcast?
No. Podcast mode synthesizes an episode from a current-news topic you choose, not from text you paste in. For narrating your own written work, use audiobook mode instead.

Can I publish the episode straight to Spotify or Apple Podcasts?
Not from here. You download the MP3 and upload it through your own podcast host. AudioProducer.ai produces the file; it does not distribute it. Check each platform's current policy on AI audio yourself before publishing.

Is there a free way to try it?
Yes. The free tier needs no credit card and includes 1,200 words per month, enough to generate a short episode and hear the multi-speaker, news-synthesis output before deciding on a paid plan.