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I Built a Podcast Digest App in One Evening (With AI Doing Most of the Work)

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I Built a Podcast Digest App in One Evening (With AI Doing Most of the Work)

I subscribe to 9 podcasts. Most episodes are 30–60 minutes. I don’t have 6+ hours a day to listen, so I end up missing things that matter.

So I built something with my AI assistant Charlotte.

🎧 Deep summaries — Not just bullet points. Key quotes, guest context, and a “For You” section connecting insights to my specific interests and projects.

🔊 Audio narration — Each summary has a TTS audio version (~90 seconds). Perfect for walking the dog or quick catch-ups.

⏭️ Auto-play — When one episode ends, it automatically scrolls to the next and starts playing.

📱 Mobile-first — Dark mode, clean design, works great on phone.

The “vibe coding” part

I didn’t write most of this code myself. I described what I wanted, Charlotte (Claude via OpenClaw) built it, we iterated together. The whole thing — from “I want a podcast summary site” to live deployment — took a few hours spread over two evenings.

Tools used:

This is what “AI-augmented” work looks like in practice. Not replacing creativity — amplifying it. I had the idea and the requirements. AI handled the implementation.

What repetitive information tasks could you automate with AI?