{"toolsDeepDivePodcastGenerator":{"badge":"Deep Dive podcast style · For study, research, and work","heroTitlePrefix":"AI","heroTitleHighlight":"Deep Dive Podcast Generator","heroTitleSuffix":"for PDFs, papers, and reports","heroSubtitle":"Upload a paper, report, whitepaper, or chapter and get a cited, multi-speaker episode that explores how the ideas connect, argues the nuances, and challenges the assumptions, with a transcript, chapters, and a Sources tab that lists everything it was built from.","heroCta":"Make a Deep Dive episode free","heroCtaSecondary":"See the podcasts feature","heroNote":"Free to start · No credit card required · 200,000+ users","previewLabel":"Sample episode · Deep Dive","previewStyleTag":"Deep Dive style","previewTitle":"Why central banks fear the zero lower bound","previewMeta":"From a 42-page monetary policy working paper · 4 chapters · host, producer, guest","preview1Time":"00:00","preview1Title":"The question the paper is really asking","preview1Speaker":"Host ·","preview1Line":"sets up why the abstract undersells the argument, and what the authors are pushing back against.","preview2Time":"03:40","preview2Title":"How section 2 connects to the 2008 evidence","preview2Speaker":"Guest ·","preview2Line":"links the model's assumptions to the data in table 3 and explains where the fit weakens.","preview3Time":"09:15","preview3Title":"The assumption that does the heavy lifting","preview3Speaker":"Producer ·","preview3Line":"presses on the rational-expectations premise and asks what changes if households do not behave that way.","preview4Time":"14:30","preview4Title":"What you should and should not take from this","preview4Speaker":"Host ·","preview4Line":"closes on the two claims that survive scrutiny and the one that needs more evidence.","previewCitation":"Cited: lists every source this episode was built from","eyebrowAnswer":"What it is","answerTitle":"What is a deep dive podcast generator?","updatedLine":"Updated October 20, 2026","quickAnswer":"Upload a PDF (with a page selector for long ones), text file, image, video, research session, Google Drive file, or link — or type a prompt — and choose the Deep Dive style. Scholarly scripts and voices a host, producer, and guest who go deep into the material, explore connections between concepts, discuss nuances, and challenge assumptions, prioritising understanding over breadth. You get audio, a full transcript, chapters with time markers and speaker labels, a Sources tab listing what the episode was built from, chapter slides, and an optional 16:9 MP4. Free episodes are about 2 minutes using one lifetime AI Creation Credit; paid plans set a target length up to 60 minutes and can download the MP4.","answer1":"Deep Dive is one of Scholarly's podcast style presets, alongside Conversational and Exam Prep. The preset changes the structure and depth of the discussion: instead of covering everything at the same shallow level, the speakers pick the ideas that matter, trace how they relate to each other, and spend time on the edge cases and counter-arguments a careful reader would raise.","answer2":"Because the script is written from your actual source rather than the model's general knowledge, the episode follows your document's argument and notation, and it is cited: its Sources tab lists the files it was built from, so you can open the original and check anything that sounds off. Custom instructions let you steer further — for example, asking the speakers to focus on methodology, or to compare the paper's claims with a framework you already use.","eyebrowHow":"How it works","howTitle":"From a dense document to a deep-dive episode in three steps","howDesc":"No editing, no script writing. Pick a source, pick the style, and listen.","step1Title":"Add your source","step1Desc":"Upload a PDF and use the page selector to scope a long report, add a text file, image, or video, pick a Google Drive file, paste a link, reuse a research session, or just describe the topic in the Prompt tab.","step2Title":"Choose Deep Dive and customise","step2Desc":"Select the Deep Dive style, set a target length (paid plans, up to 60 minutes), add custom instructions, pick a guest voice, and choose any of 70+ languages. The visual companion is on by default.","step3Title":"Listen, verify, share","step3Desc":"Jump between chapters, read the transcript with speaker labels, open the Sources tab to see what the episode was built from, switch to Video mode for the chapter-slide MP4, and share the episode with a link on every plan.","eyebrowFeatures":"What you get","featuresTitle":"Built for understanding, not just coverage","featuresDesc":"A generic audio summary tells you what a document says. A Deep Dive episode helps you understand why it says it.","feature1Title":"Connections between concepts","feature1Desc":"The Deep Dive preset instructs the speakers to explore how ideas in the source relate to each other, so a model in section 2 is discussed next to the evidence in section 5.","feature2Title":"Host, producer, and guest","feature2Desc":"Every episode is a three-speaker conversation. The host frames, the producer adds context and pushes back, and the guest explains — a format that naturally surfaces nuance.","feature3Title":"Assumptions challenged, not repeated","feature3Desc":"The style prioritises understanding over breadth, so the discussion spends time on the premises that carry the argument and what happens when they do not hold.","feature4Title":"Chapters, time markers, speaker labels","feature4Desc":"Each chapter has a title, summary, and time markers, and every transcript line is attributed to a speaker, so you can find the exact part of the discussion you need.","feature5Title":"Cited sources","feature5Desc":"Every episode lists the sources it was built from in its Sources tab. When a claim sounds surprising, open the original and read it before you rely on it.","feature6Title":"70+ languages and Video mode","feature6Desc":"Generate the episode in any of 70+ languages. Chapter slides play alongside the audio, and a separate 16:9 MP4 is rendered for Video mode — downloadable on paid plans.","eyebrowWhy":"Why Deep Dive","whyTitle":"When a summary is not enough","why1":"Most AI audio overviews optimise for breadth: they skim every section in order and leave you with a feeling of familiarity. That is fine for a document you only need to be aware of. It is not fine for the paper you are citing in your own work, the report you will be questioned on in a meeting, or the chapter that an exam will probe beneath the definitions.","why2":"The Deep Dive preset trades breadth for depth. The speakers go deep into the material, draw out connections between concepts, discuss nuances, and challenge assumptions. Hearing a producer push back on a premise, and a guest defend or concede it, does more for understanding than hearing the premise restated. Pair it with a longer target length on a paid plan when the source deserves it.","why3":"Listening is still a first pass, not the whole job. The transcript and the Sources tab exist so you can verify what you heard, and the same upload can become flashcards, a practice test, and an AI chat that already knows the document. Listen once to understand the argument, then test yourself on it.","workTitle":"For work and teams","workPara":"Deep Dive episodes fit professional reading as well as coursework: a board pack, a research report, a regulatory update, or a compliance document becomes a commute briefing that argues the material instead of reciting it, and its Sources tab lists the documents to check before a meeting. Teams plans add shared libraries so the same sources and episodes are available to the whole group.","workLink1":"AI podcast generator","workLink2":"Turn work documents into an AI podcast","workLink3":"Scholarly for teams","relatedLinksHeading":"Related podcast tools","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","faqTitle":"Deep dive podcast generator — frequently asked questions","faq0Question":"What does the Deep Dive style actually change?","faq0Answer":"It changes the structure and depth of the discussion. The speakers are instructed to go deep into the material, explore connections between concepts, discuss nuances, and challenge assumptions, prioritising understanding over breadth. The Conversational preset is a casual first pass and Exam Prep focuses on testable content; Deep Dive is for sources you need to understand properly.","faq6Question":"Are Scholarly podcasts cited?","faq6Answer":"Yes. Scholarly podcasts are cited: each episode lists the sources it was built from in its Sources tab. The script follows your paper's or report's own argument, so you can open the original and check anything that sounds off before you rely on it.","faq1Question":"Can I make a deep-dive podcast from a PDF, report, or research paper?","faq1Answer":"Yes. Upload the PDF and use the page selector to pick exactly which pages the episode should cover. Text files, images, videos, completed research sessions, Google Drive files, and links also work, and you can describe a topic from scratch in the Prompt tab.","faq2Question":"How long is a Deep Dive episode?","faq2Answer":"Free podcasts are about 2 minutes. Paid plans use the length slider to set a target duration up to 60 minutes; the target guides generation rather than guaranteeing an exact runtime. Longer targets give the speakers more room to explore connections and edge cases.","faq3Question":"Is this a Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) deep dive alternative?","faq3Answer":"Yes. It covers the same workflow as Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) — a document in, a multi-speaker audio discussion out — with a few differences: a selectable Deep Dive style plus Exam Prep and Conversational, custom instructions, 70+ languages, a Video mode with chapter slides, and the same upload feeding flashcards, practice tests, and AI chat. Scholarly episodes are cited: each one lists the sources it was built from in its Sources tab. See the full comparison on the Gemini Notebook alternative page.","faq4Question":"What do I get besides the audio?","faq4Answer":"A full transcript with speaker labels, chapters with titles, summaries, and time markers, a Sources tab listing the files the episode was built from, synced captions, chapter slides, and a separate 16:9 MP4 in Video mode. Every plan can stream and share the episode by link; MP3 and MP4 downloads require a paid plan.","faq5Question":"What does it cost?","faq5Answer":"Free includes one lifetime AI Creation Credit, which can be a 2-minute Deep Dive episode. Premium is $30/month or $144/year with 15 AI Creation Credits per week and target lengths up to 60 minutes. Laureate is $99/month with 80 AI Creation Credits per week. Teams plans add shared libraries. No credit card is needed to start.","eyebrowPricing":"Pricing","ctaTitleHighlight":"Start free.","ctaTitleSuffix":"Go deeper when you need to.","ctaSubtitle":"One lifetime AI Creation Credit on Free. Premium unlocks 15 AI Creation Credits per week and target lengths up to 60 minutes.","seoTitle":"AI Deep Dive Podcast Generator from PDF {'|'} Scholarly","seoDescription":"Turn a PDF, paper, report, or whitepaper into a cited deep-dive podcast. Three speakers trace connections and challenge assumptions, with a transcript.","seoKeyword0":"deep dive podcast generator","seoKeyword1":"AI deep dive podcast from PDF","seoKeyword2":"NotebookLM deep dive alternative","seoKeyword3":"turn a report into a podcast","seoKeyword4":"research paper to podcast AI","seoKeyword5":"whitepaper to podcast","seoFeature0":"Deep Dive style that explores connections and challenges assumptions","seoFeature1":"Host, producer, and guest with transcript, chapters, and cited sources","seoFeature2":"Sources: PDFs with page selector, text, images, video, links, Drive, or a prompt","seoFeature3":"70+ languages, chapter slides, and a 16:9 MP4 Video mode","seeAlso0Title":"AI Podcast Generator","seeAlso0Description":"The full podcast generator: every source, every style.","seeAlso1Title":"Exam Prep Podcast Generator","seeAlso1Description":"The sibling preset: testable content, definitions, distinctions.","seeAlso2Title":"PDF to Podcast","seeAlso2Description":"Turn a PDF into a chaptered episode with page citations.","seeAlso3Title":"Study Podcast Generator","seeAlso3Description":"Podcasts from PDFs, notes, or a topic for coursework.","seeAlso4Title":"NotebookLM Alternative","seeAlso4Description":"How Scholarly compares with Audio Overviews.","seeAlso5Title":"Podcasts Feature","seeAlso5Description":"Speakers, chapters, citations, video mode, and languages."}}