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
Launching soon!

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
Launching soon!

@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!

Zac Zuo

I really like the Daily Brief feature. For 2 reasons:

1. People tend to subscribe to more and more newsletter channels.
2. However, the time consuming on podcast (and newsletters) is fixed for everyone.

So, it reminds me about personal daily secretary, make the most important TL;DR voice briefing at the beginning of the day, which I think will be helpful for many people.

Sean McCarney

@zaczuo Hey Zac! Love the "personal daily secretary" comparison, that is exactly what we're trying to achieve with BriefPod!

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
Launching soon!

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 :)