Sean McCarney

BriefPod - Your personal news anchor, powered by AI

Staying informed shouldn’t mean inbox chaos, unread articles, or endless doomscrolling. BriefPod turns your favorite newsletters and news into a 10-minute personalized daily podcast, so you can be the most informed person in the room, without the overwhelm.

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Sean McCarney

Hey Hunters! 😄

We all want to stay informed, but most of us are stuck in a loop of inbox overload, doomscrolling, and content fatigue.


That’s why we built BriefPod - your personal AI news anchor.


🎙️ What is BriefPod? 🎙️

Imagine waking up each morning to a 10-minute personalized audio briefing, crafted from your favorite newsletters and publications. BriefPod helps you cut through the noise, skip the fluff, and get the need-to-know stuff fast. Perfect for your commute, workout, or coffee break.


🔧 How it works 🔧

  1. Sign up to get your own BriefPod email address

  2. Use it to subscribe to any newsletter or publication you like

  3. Every day, we turn your incoming content into a 10-minute podcast with only the insights that matter, delivered when it suits you best ☕


🚀 Why people love BriefPod 🚀

  • All your news in one podcast - Your sources, your summary

  • Save 2+ hours a week - Just the essentials, no noise

  • No more inbox clutter - News stays in BriefPod, not your inbox

  • Natural narration - Pick a voice that works for you

  • Listen anytime, anywhere - Hands-free updates


👋 Who are we? 👋

We’re the team behind Meco, the newsletter reading app that has helped free over 3 million newsletters from inbox chaos. We built BriefPod after hearing one thing again and again: keeping up with the news feels like a chore.


Now we’re on a mission to change that and reimagine how smart people stay informed, without the noise.

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We hope you love BriefPod! Huge thanks to the PH community for your support, ideas, and feedback. It means the world to us!

📱 Try the iOS app

🤖 Join the Android waitlist

Gabe Moronta
@sean_mccarney1 love this! Truly do, most of my listening time is spent listening to different podcasts, this will give me so much time back.
Sean McCarney

@mogabr Really happy that it will bring you more time! Thanks so much Gabe!

Maria-Cristina Muntean

Wow, this sounds really cool! Correct me if I'm wrong - sounds like Blinkist but for podcasts? :D

Sean McCarney

@mia_k1 That is a really cool way of describing BriefPod - "Blinkest for your newsletters and news!". Love that - thank you for the idea!

Maria-Cristina Muntean

@sean_mccarney1 haha you're welcome!!

Rags

Just downloaded the app and tried it out. Beautiful and effortless onboarding and a very smooth experience - going to try it for a few days to see if I can make this a habit. As a product, I think hyper-personalised news delivered as a podcast is something that's going to take off - good luck with the launch!

Sean McCarney

@ragsontherocks Thanks Rags, really appreciate your support! Very much agree that hyper-personalised news is the future!

Hugo Pochet
The tool is great and the team is serious! Good luck with the launch!
Sean McCarney

@hugo_pochet Thanks a lot Hugo!!

Madalina B

Congratulations!!!! Looks great!!!

Sean McCarney

@madalina_barbu Thanks so much Madalina! 😊

Jitesh 🔺

Massive time saver while staying updated.

Sean McCarney

@jiteshghanchi Thanks Jitesh - glad you're enjoying it :)

Sahith

Congrats on the launch! Can't wait for Android app. Does it work with only newsletters on your platform and not newsletters in my email?

Sean McCarney

@sahithkrishna_an Hey Sahith - we give everyone a newBriefPod email address and you can use it to subscribe to any newsletter or publication you like. So essentially you can use it with any newsletter!

Pranay Bansal
Launching soon!

I made a separate gmail account just for newsletters and even that ended up being a graveyard of unread mails. I somehow always end up falling behind when trying to catch up with news. I really appreciate your efforts in building this! Love the idea of a 10 min audio summary.


Congratulations on the launch Sean!

Sean McCarney

@pranay12 Really appreciate it! Hopefully we can help turn that graveyard into valuable learnings for you!

Sean McCarney

@storcube Thank you Srivatsan!

Lozan Lozanov

Will it be available for android?
I really want to test it!

Sean McCarney

@lozzzko Soon hopefully! We have a waitlist here :)

Tania Bell

sounds really cool. will give it a spin.


good luck with the launch, team @BriefPod

Kristijan Arapov

Congratulations!! I’m looking forward to trying it out

Sean McCarney

@kristijan_arapov Thanks Kristijan - excited to have you on the app!

Yogesh Vashisth

Great 👍🏻

Sean McCarney

@yogesh_vashisth Thanks Yogesh, appreciate the support!

David Neira

Congrats on your launch 🎉🎉
Amazing tool ❤️

Sean McCarney

@chape Thanks so much David!

Liam Xavier

Love the concept! Wishing you huge success on launch 🚀📢

Sean McCarney

@liam_tim Thank you so much Liam!

Pawan Raj Verma

Hey @charvibothra This is such a brilliant idea — finally a way to keep up with the news without the chaos! I love how BriefPod turns cluttered inboxes into clear, bite-sized audio updates. Perfect for staying informed while on the move. As someone who's constantly battling content overload, this feels like a total game-changer.

Massive kudos to you all — can’t wait to try it out and make BriefPod part of my daily routine!

Sean McCarney

@charvibothra  @prv Hey Pawan! So happy that we get to help you battle content overload and hopefully bring calm and efficiency to your consumption! Thanks for the kind words :)

Akshay Kumar Sharma

Seems like a great day to day product . Kudos to the team!

Sean McCarney

@akshay_kumar_sharma Thanks Akshay, means a lot!

Ashish Parmar

I love the concept of turning all my newsletters into a quick daily podcast; feels like such a time saver. Congrats on the launch!

Sean McCarney

@ashish_parmar13 Really appreciate it - we aim to give people time back!

Ndriçim Rrahmani

Congrats on the launch 🎉 The app looks super clean!

Sean McCarney

@ndriqa Thanks!! Really glad you like the UI of the app :)

Ritwik Sachdeva
I loved the idea, will surely give it a try! Kudos to the team! 🎊
Sean McCarney

@riwi Really appreciate it Ritwik!