Listen to Hacker News as a Daily Podcast
Hacker News has the best tech discussions on the internet. But the front page changes every hour, articles are long, and comment threads go deeper. Keeping up with HN takes hours.
What if the best HN stories became a podcast you could listen to every morning?
The HN Problem
You open Hacker News. 30 links. Half of them look interesting. You open 8 tabs. You read 2. You close the rest. Tomorrow, repeat.
Meanwhile, the most important discussions — the ones that actually change how you think about technology — sit in your tabs until you close them out of guilt.
The Fix
audiclip turns your saved HN articles into a daily podcast.
- Save interesting HN articles throughout the day (or use your existing Pocket/Instapaper saves)
- Overnight, two AI hosts discuss the key ideas
- Morning, listen during your commute
Host 1 covers the article’s main argument. Host 2 asks the questions HN commenters would ask — “But what about scalability?” “How does this compare to the approach from last week?” This is the HN discussion you wanted to read but didn’t have time for.
Why This Works for HN Readers
- HN articles are long — 2,000-5,000 word essays. Perfect for audio summarization.
- HN moves fast — the front page cycles completely in 24 hours. A daily podcast captures what mattered.
- HN discussions add context — the two-host format recreates the best of HN comments without the noise.
- Tech content translates well to audio — concepts, architectures, and arguments work great in conversation format.
Cross-Language Bonus
HN is English-only, but its readers are global. Save English HN articles, listen in Japanese, Hindi, German, Portuguese, or any of 100+ languages. Especially useful for non-native English speakers who follow HN but process faster in their native language.
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Front page of the internet, in your ears, every morning.