Recast: Summarize to Podcast

I read about Recast and was excited to give it a try. I immediately downloaded and tried sharing some articles I had written… failed nothing happened. It just coughed on them. I gave up. The user interface really is confusing and I was not getting app feedback to what I was trying to do. Found out later in an email from them that it’s was because some platforms are considered premium. Ok great… do fix your app so it tells you that. Don’t email me separately about it. Finally, I did try again after I found out about the premium deal so I submitted some articles to it that were supported. The recast feature itself really appeared to be a playback text to speech. Not a discussion. I was disappointed. I thought it world be more than text to speech.

Wow, I now am able to keep my brain engaged when I am exercising, picking up clutter around the house, cooking dinner, doing dishes, and a handful of other “walking about” chores, not to mention my commutes to work, the store, etc. I start my day with a few minutes of quiet time out on my patio, adding new articles to my Recast list. I have it feeding my Apple Podcasts, so it is mixing in with a couple of podcasts I subscribe to. It’s the perfect combination! I have downloaded dozens of apps over the last few years, and I am trying to keep up with technology changes. This is the first app that has really changed the way my days unfold. Never thought I’d say that! Well done, Recast crew! And for what it’s worth, I am a real person, not some fake reviewer! Deb Your friendly neighborhood nonprofit geek 😉

I absolutely love this app. I spend a lot of time in the car, and consume a lot of audio content. Recast allows me to catch up on my long list of saved articles in audio format. I am an impatient person, and listen to everything on 1.8 X, and the Recast conversation format is much easier to process at that speed then a pure written format. I am sure the AI will continue to improve, which will only make this app better. I am excited to continue having my media diet delivered to me in a convenient and efficient way.