Show HN: Gistpod: Stop doom-scrolling. Start idea-scrolling

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Post by WasimBhai » Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 7:00 PM UTC

Show HN: Gistpod: Stop doom-scrolling. Start idea-scrolling
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#2

Post by mondov » Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 10:40 PM UTC

The music in the preview intro is so loud you can almost hear the narration. Also, I don't see the value in this - $10/month so I can listen to podcast style AI voice over of research papers you choose?

Re: Show HN: Gistpod: Stop doom-scrolling. Start idea-scrolling

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Post by WasimBhai » Mon, Aug 25, 2025, 8:39 AM UTC

mondov wrote: post #2

The music in the preview intro is so loud you can almost hear the narration. Also, I don't see the value in this - $10/month so I can listen to podcast style AI voice over of research papers you choose?

Thank you for the review. I have to read every paper that I decide to put in the podcast and it takes a lot of effort. I think the people I think are concerned that AI may hallucinate.

Re: Show HN: Gistpod: Stop doom-scrolling. Start idea-scrolling

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Post by mondov » Tue, Aug 26, 2025, 9:37 AM UTC

WasimBhai wrote: post #3

mondov wrote: post #2

The music in the preview intro is so loud you can almost hear the narration. Also, I don't see the value in this - $10/month so I can listen to podcast style AI voice over of research papers you choose?

Thank you for the review. I have to read every paper that I decide to put in the podcast and it takes a lot of effort. I think the people I think are concerned that AI may hallucinate.

Ahh, so do you not use AI to create the script for the voice over? you do that manually?

Re: Show HN: Gistpod: Stop doom-scrolling. Start idea-scrolling

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Post by WasimBhai » Thu, Aug 28, 2025, 2:02 PM UTC

mondov wrote: post #4

WasimBhai wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you for the review. I have to read every paper that I decide to put in the podcast and it takes a lot of effort. I think the people I think are concerned that AI may hallucinate.

Ahh, so do you not use AI to create the script for the voice over? you do that manually?

No, I do use AI but here is the process. First read the paper and understand it. Ask Claude to generate script. Now read through every single line and verify that it accurately reflects what the paper is saying. The kind of audience I am trying to target will not tolerate anything less.