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Upload PDFs, DOCX, notes or text and turn them into natural two-host AI podcast conversations. Listen while commuting, studying or working, then interrupt anytime to ask questions using document-only or document + web AI.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Pushkal, and I'm excited to share PaperPod.
The idea came from a simple frustration:
I had hundreds of PDFs, research papers, design docs, and notes that I wanted to read—but rarely finished.
Traditional text-to-speech wasn't engaging enough.
So I built PaperPod to transform documents into natural conversations between two AI hosts.
The feature I'm most proud of is that you can interrupt the podcast anytime and ask questions. You can choose between:
📄 Document Only (grounded in your uploaded file)
🌐 Document + Web (combines your document with current web knowledge)
I'd really love feedback on:
Is the podcast format more engaging than traditional summaries?
What document types should PaperPod support next?
Which integrations would you like to see (Google Docs, Confluence, Notion, Canvas LMS)?
Thanks for checking it out—I’ll be around all day to answer questions!
Would love a way to export the full transcript with timestamps, and maybe a highlights doc pulled from the conversation. Super helpful for studying or referencing back later without re-listening to the whole thing.
The two-host format is a really smart touch, it keeps the listening experience from feeling like another dry TTS dump and actually holds attention. Love that you can jump in mid-conversation with a question too.
Genuinely useful for my long reading lists. Two-host format feels way more engaging than typical tts, and the interrupt-to-ask feature actually pulled correct details from the pdf I uploaded. Solid stuff.
Love how the two-host format actually feels like a real conversation instead of a robotic Q&A, and the ability to interrupt mid-listen to ask follow-ups is a genuinely thoughtful UX choice.
Love how the two-host format actually feels conversational instead of robotic, and being able to interrupt mid-listen to ask a follow-up question is a really thoughtful UX choice.
The two-host format actually sounds like a real conversation instead of robotic narration, and being able to interrupt to ask follow-ups mid-listen is a really thoughtful touch for commute use.
Would love to see a way to export the transcript alongside audio playback, so I can quickly scan or search specific moments without having to scrub through.
Love how the two-host format actually feels like a real conversation instead of a robotic Q&A loop, and being able to interrupt mid-episode to ask a follow-up is such a thoughtful touch.
Your own custom 2 host conversational AI Podcast show, that you can interrupt and ask real time questions.
“Turn any document into an interactive AI podcast”
PaperPod was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 15 upvotes and 18 comments, placing #150 on the daily leaderboard. Upload PDFs, DOCX, notes or text and turn them into natural two-host AI podcast conversations. Listen while commuting, studying or working, then interrupt anytime to ask questions using document-only or document + web AI.
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Who hunted PaperPod?
PaperPod was hunted by Pushkal Shukla. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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