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TL;DR Spotify is bringing a new Personal Podcasts feature that lets users create podcasts using simple text prompts.
It also announced Studio by Spotify Labs to create audio episodes using data from users’ bookmarks, calendars, and more.
Personal Podcasts will start rolling out in the US in the coming months, while Studio by Spotify Labs will start rolling out in more than 20 markets in the coming weeks.
Spotify has been introducing useful new features for podcast lovers. After expanding its Verified by Spotify feature to podcasts, the streaming service is now announcing Personal Podcasts to let you create and listen to audio episodes tailored to your interests and listening habits.
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The idea is similar to the platform’s Prompted Playlists, which it recently expanded to podcasts as well. You can select the new “Personal Podcast” option, type in a prompt for what you want to listen to, and it will create a podcast for you. These creations are private and get added to your library for easy access.
If you want to further fine-tune the podcast, you can upload PDFs, set the update frequency, and even select a voice. So, you can use Spotify to learn about a topic of interest, get a daily briefing personalized to your location and interests, and more.
The company’s demo showed a user asking for a daily brief including concerts that match their taste, daily weather, and tech headlines for the day. The app quickly created an audio episode including all those details.
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