Listen to your reading list and finally catch up on what matters

Smita Busar, Founder, engineer, and builder

Growing up in a family of doctors and professors, I developed an early respect for knowledge and lifelong learning. As an engineer, and a tinkerer at heart, I have always been drawn to building solutions that make life better. That curiosity shaped my path from full-stack engineer to AI product thinker.

Why I build ArticlePod

Today, innovation is moving quickly across every field, especially in software engineering, where tools and technologies keep changing. Like many people, I subscribed to newsletters, saved articles for later, and left too many tabs open across too many devices. As a mom juggling daily routines and a busy life, I often had to stop reading halfway through an article and rarely made it back. That gap between wanting to learn and actually keeping up is what inspired me.

Portrait of Smita Busar, founder of ArticlePod.

How it has improved my life

I built ArticlePod to solve a problem I knew well. It turns article URLs and text-based PDFs into private podcast episodes I can listen to in my favorite podcast apps, even offline. Save one item, get one episode. Over time, the personal wiki keeps the ideas I want to retain connected in one place.

Within a few weeks, I was finishing more of the articles and PDFs I actually cared about, and my open tabs dropped from more than 50 to fewer than 10 across all my devices. Cooking, driving, walking, and everyday chores became more interesting and productive. I was no longer leaving articles half-read.

Most importantly, I felt more current, more informed, and happier. I stayed up to date with the latest technology, felt sharper at professional meetups, and found myself talking not just about past work, but about how I am using AI to solve everyday problems in my own life.

Honestly, I believe better technology leads to better habits. ArticlePod is a live example.

Why I care?

Above all, I want ArticlePod to feel personal, calm, and genuinely useful long after the novelty fades. Private RSS matters because the best listening habits fit naturally into the podcast apps you already use, without making your reading history feel public. I want to keep building this for people who save thoughtful reading, want to learn deeply, and value a product that respects both their attention and their privacy.

Make your reading list effortless—listen anywhere, anytime, and retain more

When Andrej Karpathy described the LLM Wiki pattern, it crystallized something I cared about deeply. We have now built that into ArticlePod as a personal wiki that keeps the links, snippets, and ideas worth retaining in one place. That matters because learning gets more useful when knowledge compounds instead of disappearing after a single listen.

Live today

Per-article narrated episodes
Chrome extension capture
Private RSS feed delivery
Weekly digest podcast
Personal wiki

Why private RSS feed

Integrates with your favorite podcast apps
Listening queue Private by default
Easy feed URL rotation

Who ArticlePod is for

The product is designed for people who love to read and save thoughtful articles, but need a more practical way to keep track of them. It enhances reading and learning by making the most valuable pieces easier to organize, finish, retain, and revisit.