New AI Service Turns Research Papers into Podcasts

A new AI-powered service created by researcher-turned-entrepreneur Dr. James Novak, is helping academics break free from the limitations of traditional publishing—by turning their research papers into high-quality podcasts in just a few clicks. After completing his PhD in 2018 and publishing over 40 academic papers and a book, Dr. Novak found himself questioning the reach of his work. “I poured years into writing research that likely never made it beyond my academic circle,” says Novak. “Even with blogs and social media, my reach was limited—and since leaving academia to work in industry, I never have time to read papers anymore even though I still love research. But I do listen to podcasts every day because they are so convenient.” That insight sparked the creation of Podcast My Paper, a service that transforms academic writing into short, engaging audio using AI narration. No microphones, no editing, no extra effort—just upload 1 or more documents, or even an entire thesis, and receive a podcast-style version in your inbox within 24 hours. Built for Researchers, Powered by AICreating a podcast used to mean buying equipment, crafting a show concept, and learning how to be a compelling speaker. Most academics don’t have the time—or the interest—to do all that. Podcast My Paper was designed to remove those barriers by: Converting research into professional-quality audio aimed at a wide audience of listenersUsing AI to simplify the podcasting process, and significantly lower the cost to do soDelivering podcasts in under 24 hours through a service model so academics can spend more time researching, and less time falling down the AI rabbit holeOffering bulk options for lab groups, institutions and libraries to create their own library of podcastsWhether for outreach, teaching, or simply making knowledge more accessible, Podcast My Paper is designed to bring important ideas out of the journals few people read and into the ears of the wider world.