Open-source podcast tools accelerate production

- Several new open-source and demo AI tools promise end-to-end podcast production: Pleopod backend, Google's NotebookLM repurposing, AI hosting agents and VibeVoice TTS. - Pleopod automates everything from research to uploads; NotebookLM can turn a doc/YouTube link into a podcast; VibeVoice enables multi‑speaker TTS up to 90 mins. - They lower production costs and accelerate episode output, reshaping creator workflows and tooling choices. (x.com 1) (x.com 2) (x.com 3) (x.com 4) (x.com 5)