{"toolsStudyPodcastGenerator":{"heroBadge":"Study podcast generator","heroTitle":"The AI Podcast Generator","heroTitleHighlight":"Built for Studying","heroDesc":"Turn PDFs, slides, recordings, videos, and notes into a three-speaker podcast series for each course. Alex hosts, Sam produces, and the Guest explains each source. Every episode includes chapters, a transcript, and citations.","heroCta":"Create a study podcast free","heroCtaSecondary":"See the podcast feature","heroNote":"Free to start · No credit card required","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners and professionals worldwide","trustStat1":"200,000+","trustStat1Label":"Learners and professionals worldwide","trustStat2":"70+","trustStat2Label":"Languages supported","trustStat3":"3","trustStat3Label":"Conversation styles","eyebrowAnswer":"Quick answer","answerTitle":"What is the best AI podcast generator for studying?","answerBody":"Scholarly turns course material into three-speaker podcast episodes with chapters, a searchable transcript, and source citations. Alex hosts, Sam produces, and the Guest explains the material. The same source can also become flashcards, quizzes, and cited AI chat. Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) also creates audio overviews; Scholarly keeps listening and self-testing in one workspace. Episodes are available in 70+ languages.","answerUpdated":"Updated July 2026. Speaker roles and length controls reflect the current version of Scholarly.","eyebrowSources":"Any source mix","sourcesTitle":"Start from whatever your course gives you","sourcesDesc":"Every course hands you material in a different shape. All of these become episodes.","source1Title":"Textbook chapters and PDFs","source1Desc":"Assigned readings, study guides, and research papers. PDFs are processed up to 1,000 pages on Premium (3,000 on Laureate).","source2Title":"Lecture slides","source2Desc":"Slide decks already highlight what the instructor cares about, which makes tight episodes.","source3Title":"Recorded lectures","source3Desc":"Record or upload lecture audio; Scholarly transcribes it and podcasts the content back to you, condensed.","source4Title":"YouTube videos","source4Desc":"Paste a link to a lecture or explainer video and turn it into a listenable recap.","source5Title":"Notes, docs, and images","source5Desc":"Typed notes, pasted text, or photos of handwritten pages from your notebook.","source6Title":"A plain topic","source6Desc":"No file yet? Describe the topic. Source-backed episodes are stronger, but a topic works for orientation.","sourcesNote":"You can combine several sources into one episode — for example, this week's slides plus the matching textbook chapter plus your own notes — and the hosts weave them into a single narrative with citations showing where each point came from.","eyebrowHow":"How it works","howTitle":"From source pile to study podcast","howDesc":"Choose the sources, style, target length, and language, then start generation.","step1Title":"Add your sources","step1Desc":"Upload one source or a mix: a PDF, slides, a recorded lecture, a YouTube link, your notes. Pick what belongs in this episode.","step2Title":"Pick a style and language","step2Desc":"Conversational, Exam Prep, or Deep Dive, plus custom instructions. Generate in any of 70+ languages.","step3Title":"Listen and organize by course","step3Desc":"Keep each course together. Every plan includes streaming, transcripts, chapters, and link sharing. Paid plans can download MP3s.","eyebrowPlaylist":"Playlist per course","playlistTitle":"Build a podcast series for each course","playlistDesc":"The real power is not one episode, it is a series: one episode per week or unit, generated as the course moves, sitting in a course folder you can replay before exams.","playlistCardTitle":"BIO 201 — Midterm playlist","playlistCardSub":"Five episodes covering units 1 through 4, generated week by week","playlistEp1Title":"Cell structure and organelles","playlistEp1Source":"From the weeks 1 and 2 slide decks","playlistEp1Length":"11 min","playlistEp2Title":"Membranes and transport","playlistEp2Source":"From textbook chapter 5","playlistEp2Length":"14 min","playlistEp3Title":"Enzymes and metabolism","playlistEp3Source":"From a recorded lecture plus your own notes","playlistEp3Length":"12 min","playlistEp4Title":"Cellular respiration","playlistEp4Source":"From textbook chapter 7","playlistEp4Length":"13 min","playlistEp5Title":"Whole-unit quick summary","playlistEp5Source":"From the midterm study guide, Conversational style","playlistEp5Length":"8 min","playlistNote":"That is about an hour of audio covering four units — replayable on the commute during midterm week. When a new unit lands, generate its episode and regenerate the quick summary so the playlist stays current.","eyebrowStyles":"Styles and length","stylesTitle":"Three styles, three jobs","stylesDesc":"Pick the style by what you need the episode to do, not by habit.","style1Name":"Conversational","style1Length":"Mid-length","style1Desc":"A natural first pass on new material. Best the week a unit is taught, before you have read anything twice.","style2Name":"Exam Prep","style2Length":"Focused","style2Desc":"Emphasizes definitions, distinctions students confuse, and likely exam questions. Best in the two weeks before a test.","style3Name":"Deep Dive","style3Length":"Longest","style3Desc":"Slower and more thorough. Spend it on the one chapter that actually confuses you, not on everything.","stylesNote":"Runtime depends on the sources and target length. Alex hosts, Sam produces, and the Guest explains. Custom instructions can focus the episode on a specific section.","eyebrowLimits":"Honest limits","limitsTitle":"Where audio fits in real studying","limits1":"A study podcast earns its place in three moments: priming before a lecture so the material lands the first time, re-exposure during dead time that would otherwise be zero studying, and a final-pass recap before an exam.","limits2":"It is not problem-solving practice. If your course is graded on working problems — math, physics, accounting — the podcast can explain methods and when to use them, but the points come from doing problems on paper. And re-listening has diminishing returns: by the third pass you are recognizing the audio, not learning the material.","limits3Start":"That is why every episode keeps its source attached. After a listen or two, switch to retrieval on the same material:","limits3Link1":"flashcards","limits3Mid":"or","limits3Link2":"practice quizzes","limits3End":"generated from the exact sources the episode covered, plus a cited transcript when you want to verify a claim against the original page.","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","faqTitle":"Study podcasts, frequently asked","faq1Q":"What makes a podcast generator good for studying specifically?","faq1A":"Three things: it should work from your actual course material rather than a generic topic summary, it should cite where claims come from so you can verify against the source, and it should connect to self-testing. Scholarly does all three — episodes are grounded in your uploads with page citations, and the same source generates flashcards and quizzes.","faq2Q":"Can I combine different sources into one episode?","faq2A":"Yes. A common setup is the week's lecture slides plus the matching textbook chapter plus your own notes in a single episode. The hosts merge them into one narrative, and citations show which source each point came from.","faq3Q":"How do I organize episodes by course?","faq3A":"Use folders: one per course, holding that course's sources, episodes, flashcards, and quizzes together. Before an exam, the folder works like a playlist — play the episodes in order, most recent unit first.","faq4Q":"How is Scholarly different from Audio Overviews in Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)?","faq4A":"Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) is an excellent general-purpose research notebook and popularized AI audio overviews. Scholarly is built for students: three conversation styles including Exam Prep, 70+ languages, and a study loop where the same source becomes flashcards, quizzes, and a cited AI chat. If you only want audio from documents, both work; if listening is one step in exam prep, that loop is the difference.","faq5Q":"What languages can I generate in?","faq5A":"70+ languages, including Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Portuguese. The source and the episode do not have to match — you can podcast an English textbook chapter in your native language.","faq6Q":"Can I download episodes or share them with classmates?","faq6A":"Every plan can stream an episode and share a public link. Paid plans can download MP3s for offline listening.","faq7Q":"Does listening to podcasts count as real studying?","faq7A":"As one layer, yes; alone, no. Listening builds familiarity and is dramatically better than nothing during a commute, but exams reward retrieval. The honest workflow: listen once or twice, then test yourself with flashcards or a quiz from the same source. The podcast finds your gaps cheaply; retrieval closes them.","faq8Q":"Is the study podcast generator free?","faq8A":"Yes. The Free plan includes one AI Creation Credit shared across Scholarly for the life of the account. It does not reset, and you can use it for a podcast. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week. No credit card is required.","faq9Q":"Is there a free AI study podcast I can make from my course material?","faq9A":"Yes. The Free plan includes one AI Creation Credit shared across Scholarly for the life of the account. Use it to turn a PDF, slides, a lecture, or notes into a three-speaker episode with chapters, a transcript, and citations. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits each week and longer documents. No credit card is required.","relatedHeading":"Podcast study workflows","relatedSubheading":"Start from a PDF, your notes, or a whole course folder.","related1Title":"AI Podcast Generator","related1Desc":"The full podcast tool: any source, any style, 70+ languages.","related2Title":"Podcast Feature Overview","related2Desc":"Everything Scholarly podcasts include, with examples.","related3Title":"PDF to Podcast","related3Desc":"Textbook chapters and papers as three-speaker audio episodes.","related4Title":"Notes to Podcast","related4Desc":"Your own class notes as a weekly audio recap.","related5Title":"AI Podcast from PDF","related5Desc":"A deeper guide to PDF-based study episodes.","related6Title":"AI Flashcards","related6Desc":"Retrieval practice from the same sources after you listen.","eyebrowPricing":"Get started","bottomTitle":"Start your first course playlist","bottomDesc":"Free to start. Add this week's sources, generate an episode, and build the series as the semester moves.","bottomCtaSecondary":"Explore the AI podcast generator","seoTitle":"Study Podcast Generator — AI Revision Audio for Every Course","seoDescription":"Turn a course's readings into AI study podcasts you can revise with: exam-prep, deep-dive, and quick-summary styles, each with a transcript and citations.","seoKeyword1":"study podcast generator","seoKeyword2":"ai study podcast","seoKeyword3":"ai podcast generator for studying","seoKeyword4":"free ai podcast generator for studying","seoKeyword5":"podcast generator for students","seoKeyword6":"revision podcast","seoKeyword7":"exam prep podcast","seoKeyword8":"study audio generator","seoFeature1":"Mix PDFs, slides, lectures, videos, and notes","seoFeature2":"Three-speaker AI conversation","seoFeature3":"Playlist-per-course organization","seoFeature4":"Chapters, transcript, and citations","seoFeature5":"70+ languages","seoFeature6":"Flashcards and quizzes from the same source","seoHowToName":"How to Generate a Study Podcast","seoHowToStep1Name":"Add your sources","seoHowToStep1Text":"Upload a PDF, slides, a recorded lecture, a YouTube link, or notes — alone or combined into one episode.","seoHowToStep2Name":"Pick a style and language","seoHowToStep2Text":"Choose Conversational, Exam Prep, or Deep Dive and any of 70+ languages.","seoHowToStep3Name":"Listen and organize by course","seoHowToStep3Text":"Keep episodes in a course folder as a playlist, then make flashcards or quizzes from the same sources."}}