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I love the sound of this and have subscribed - an intersection of quality journalism and podcasting is a fantastic concept.

Do you have any plans to provide an Alexa skill? "Alexa, read me something interesting" is a service I would pay handsomely for.

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Awesome :D

Great question about voice. Yes, we do have plans for Alexa etc. We're really excited about that.

I hope this means narrated versions of choice Wikipedia articles. E.g., listen to Wired's article "Luc Besson's Outer Limits", and afterward options appear to listen to the section from the The Fifth Element Wikipedia article about the film's production, or the sections from the Luc Besson article about his early and personal life. This would give you a big, royalty-free content pool, and is your hook to keep people engaged (cf YouTube's related videos sidebar).

Pretty sweet concept! We have ideas for a lot of stuff like this, but it might be a ways down the road.

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