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AI Podcast Summarizer
Summarize any podcast, with timestamps and speakers.
Paste a podcast link or upload an MP3 and AskSia returns a structured summary in minutes. Every claim carries a timestamp and a speaker label, so you can read fast, jump to any moment, and quote the right voice. Academic podcasts, news, interview series, and educational creators in 40+ languages. Free to start.
SupportsPDFWordPowerPointMarkdownScanned PDF · OCREPUBTXTCSVGoogle Docs
4.8 / 5 · 2M+ documents summarized by students at 2000+ universities
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9 files indexed
Study materials
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Library
Selected files
Biology_Chapter_12.pdf
500p
Lecture_Slides_W6.pptx
Prof_Chen_Notes.docx
Handwritten_Review.pdf
OCR
Study_Guide.md
Problem_Set_5.pdf
Research_NeurIPS.pdf
Midterm_Review.docx
Tutorial_Slides.pptx
Midterm study plan — from all 9 of your files
Focus on cellular respiration and the Calvin cycle first — they dominate your textbook1 and lecture slides2. Prof. Chen's notes flag three common exam traps3.
Biology_Chapter_12.pdf
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Lecture_Slides_W6.pptx
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Prof_Chen_Notes.docx
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Handwritten_Review.pdf
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Study_Guide.md
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≡ Summary
Study guide
Quiz
Flash Card
PDF
Biology_Chapter_12.pdf
p. 217
Quick Answer
What is AskSia AI Podcast Summarizer?
AskSia AI Podcast Summarizer takes any podcast episode (from a public URL or an uploaded audio file) and returns a structured summary with timestamps on every claim and speaker labels for up to 10 voices. Useful for academic podcasts, news podcasts, interview series like NPR or BBC, and educational creators. Hover a [N] citation to see the moment with the transcript highlighted; click to jump into the episode. 40+ languages with translation.
100
files per session
500p
textbook in one pass
OCR
native, zero setup
100%
answers cited to page
Why AskSia
The podcast summarizer built for studying.
Generic podcast summarizers paraphrase without timestamps. AskSia times-stamps every line and labels every speaker, so you can quote, study, and verify in one click.
Timestamped to the second
Every line of the summary carries a [N] marker with a timestamp. Hover to see the transcript at that moment. Click to jump into the episode at that exact second.
Timestamped citations
Speaker labels for every voice
AskSia identifies up to 10 distinct speakers in an episode, color-codes their turns in the transcript, and shows which speaker each cited claim came from. Useful for interview podcasts and panels.
Up to 10 speakers
Cross-episode podcast series
Drop a full season of a podcast into one session and ask 'compare what each episode says about X' or 'find every mention of topic Y across the season'. Synthesized answer with per-episode timestamps.
Series support
40+ languages with translation
Listen to a Spanish podcast, a Japanese tutorial, or a French interview and read the summary in English with the original transcript alongside. Citations link to the source moment in the original audio.
Auto-detect plus translate
From episode to study pack
One click turns the episode summary into definition flashcards, a concept-check quiz, a study guide, or a visual concept map. Each card and question links back to the original timestamp.
Flashcards, quizzes, maps
How It Works
From podcast link to timestamped summary in minutes.
Paste an RSS feed, a Spotify share link, or upload an MP3.
Step 01
Paste the podcast link or upload the file
Drop a public podcast URL (RSS, Spotify share, Apple Podcasts) into AskSia, or drag the MP3, M4A, or WAV file into the upload area.
Drop documents here
PDF, Word, PPT, Markdown, scans, and photos
PDF
Biology_Chapter_12.pdf
500p
P
Lecture_Slides_W6.pptx
38
W
Prof_Chen_Notes.docx
12
MD
Study_Guide.md
4
9 files ready · 100 max
Step 02
AskSia transcribes and labels speakers
AskSia transcribes the episode (under 1 minute per hour of audio), identifies up to 10 distinct speakers, and builds a timestamped citation index over the episode.
Indexing in parallel
PDF
Textbook pages
DONE
P
Lecture slides
DONE
W
Professor notes
DONE
PDF
Handwritten review
OCR
MD
Markdown study guide
READING
100%
Sources indexed with page-level citation anchors.
Step 03
Read, ask, export
Read the structured summary with [N] timestamps and speaker labels. Click a citation to jump into the episode at that second. Ask Sia for flashcards. Export as TXT, DOCX, SRT, or Google Docs.
What should I study first for the midterm?
Start with cellular respiration1 and the Calvin cycle2. Your handwritten review adds a comparison table4.
Biology_Chapter_12.pdf
p.217
Referenced passage highlighted on the original page.
Use Cases
How students summarize podcasts with AskSia.
Academic and university podcasts
Drop a Stanford, Harvard, or MIT podcast episode and AskSia returns a structured summary with speaker labels and timestamps, useful for research and class discussion notes.
University podcasts
News podcasts (NPR, BBC, FT)
Paste a public NPR, BBC, or FT podcast episode and AskSia summarizes with speaker-labeled timestamps, useful for current-events courses and political-science assignments.
News podcasts
Interview podcast series
Drop interview podcasts (research interviews, author interviews, expert panels) and AskSia surfaces speaker-by-speaker takes with citations, useful for qualitative research and class projects.
Interviews
Educational creator podcasts
Upload episodes from educational podcast creators (philosophy, history, science) and AskSia returns concept-by-concept summaries with timestamps and flashcards.
Educational podcasts
Foreign-language podcasts
Listen to a Spanish, Mandarin, French, German, Japanese, or any of 40+ supported languages podcast, and read the English summary with the original transcript alongside.
40+ languages
Full podcast season research
Drop a full podcast season into one session and ask 'which episodes cover topic X?' or 'compare arguments across the season'. Synthesized answer with per-episode timestamps.
Season-wide research
Compare
AskSia vs. NotebookLM,
ChatPDF, and ChatGPT.
Most AI document tools are built for one file. AskSia is built for students studying a whole library at once.
| Feature | AskSia | NotebookLM | ChatPDF | ChatGPT File Upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max files per session | ✓ 100 | ~ 50 | 1 | ~ 10–20 |
| Native OCR for scanned PDFs | ✓ Auto, no setup | ~ limited | ✗ | ✗ |
| Handwritten notes recognition | ✓ 40+ languages | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mixed-format session (PDF+PPT+DOCX+MD) | ✓ All at once | ~ partial | PDF only | ✓ |
| Hover-to-source page highlighting | ✓ Visual preview | ~ citations only | ~ page ref | ✗ |
| 500-page textbook in one pass | ✓ No chunking | ~ size limits | ~ size limits | ✗ truncation |
| Cross-document Q&A | ✓ Unified answer | ✓ | ✗ single doc | ~ degrades |
| Auto flashcards & quizzes | ✓ One click | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to start, no credit card | ✓ 100 files free | ✓ | ~ 1 file free | ✗ Plus needed |
FAQ
Common questions about podcast summarizing.
How do I summarize a podcast with AskSia?
Paste a public podcast URL (RSS feed, Spotify share link, Apple Podcasts link) into AskSia, or upload the audio file (MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC). AskSia transcribes the episode, identifies up to 10 speakers, and returns a structured summary with timestamps on every claim. Hover any [N] to see the moment highlighted; click to jump into the episode.
What podcast sources and formats does AskSia support?
AskSia supports public podcast RSS feeds, Spotify share links, Apple Podcasts share links, and similar public episode URLs. For private or paid podcasts, upload the audio file directly. Supported audio formats include MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, WMA, AIFF, and AMR.
How accurate are the transcript and timestamps?
On clear podcast audio, AskSia transcribes at 95 percent or higher accuracy and uses context to handle technical vocabulary, names, and academic terms. Timestamps are precise to the second, and every claim is grounded in a [N] citation linking to the exact moment.
Can AskSia tell speakers apart?
Yes. AskSia identifies up to 10 distinct speakers in an episode, color-codes their turns, and shows which speaker each cited claim came from. Useful for interview podcasts, panel discussions, and roundtable formats. Speaker labels can be renamed (Host, Guest, Speaker A) after the transcription.
Can AskSia handle long podcast episodes?
Yes. The free plan covers podcast episodes up to 30 minutes per file. AskSia Pro and AskSia Super remove the duration cap, useful for multi-hour interviews, full-length lectures-as-podcasts, and academic podcast deep dives.
Can I summarize a full podcast season at once?
Yes. Drop a full season into one session and AskSia handles each episode, then lets you ask cross-episode questions like 'which episodes cover topic X?' or 'compare what each guest says about Y'. Synthesized answer with per-episode timestamps.
Can AskSia summarize podcasts in other languages?
Yes. AskSia summarizes podcasts in 40+ languages and detects the source language automatically. You can also translate the summary at the same time, so a Spanish, Mandarin, or French podcast can be read in English alongside the original transcript.
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Paste a podcast link. Read the episode in minutes.
Whether an academic podcast, an NPR or BBC episode, an interview series, or an educational creator, AskSia summarizes any podcast with every claim cited to the second.
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