FlashBrief is a personalized AI news podcast service. You choose the topics that matter to you, assign them to days of your week, and our AI pipeline searches the latest news, evaluates sources, writes a script, and generates a focused 5-7 minute audio briefing delivered to your podcast app each day.

How much does FlashBrief cost?

FlashBrief offers a free trial with 9 episodes (no credit card required). Paid plans are Basic at $7.99/month (3 episodes per week) and Pro at $12.99/month (daily episodes). All plans include full transcripts with source links.

Which podcast apps does FlashBrief work with?

FlashBrief works with any podcast app that supports RSS feeds, including Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Castro, and many others. Each subscriber gets a private RSS feed URL to add to their preferred app.

What kinds of topics can I choose?

You can choose virtually any news topic — industry sectors (AI, biotech, fintech), regional news (Egypt, Southeast Asia, a US state), professional domains (education technology, real estate markets), or personal interests (space exploration, climate science). Each day's episode goes deep on the topic you've assigned to that day.

How is FlashBrief different from other news podcasts?

Unlike general news podcasts, FlashBrief is personalized to the topics you choose — one focus per day — and builds compounding expertise over time. It uses a multi-agent AI pipeline (not just summarization) that searches, evaluates, scripts, and narrates. Episodes are delivered to your existing podcast app — no new platform to learn.

How long are FlashBrief episodes?

Episodes are 5-7 minutes long — designed to be listened to during a morning commute, coffee, or walk. Long enough to go deep on the day's developments, short enough to protect your attention.

Do I need to install an app to use FlashBrief?

No. FlashBrief delivers episodes via a private RSS feed to whatever podcast app you already use. You sign up on the website, configure your topic and preferences, and episodes appear automatically in your podcast app.

Where does FlashBrief get its news from?

FlashBrief uses real-time web search across multiple news outlets and sources (not a fixed source list). An AI evaluation step scores articles for relevance and credibility before they are included in your briefing. Full source links are provided in the transcript emailed with each episode.

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Stay informed. Skip the noise.

Every day, FlashBrief delivers one focused audio briefing on the topic you choose, not a firehose of headlines. No algorithms deciding what matters. Just 6 minutes of real depth on one subject, delivered to your podcast app on your schedule. Pick a different focus every day, or stay locked in on what matters most. Your call.

See How It Works

You listen. We email you all the sources. Not just the ones in the episode, but the ones that didn't make it, too. Sitting in your inbox, not pinging your phone. Follow the links if something grabs you. Skip them if the briefing was enough. It's your margin to keep.

Who Is FlashBrief For?

Whether you're leading a team, tracking your region, or following a passion, daily single-topic briefings turn scattered headlines into compounding expertise. Most news tools spread your attention thin. FlashBrief does the opposite: one topic per day, drawn from multiple sources, building your understanding over time.

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The Executive

Skip the newsletters, the LinkedIn feed, and the industry blogs. Get your sector's essential developments in one focused briefing — delivered before your first meeting.

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The Regional Insider

No more piecing together local news from scattered sources and social feeds. Get focused regional intelligence delivered to you — and reclaim the rest of your morning.

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The Enthusiast

Pick your passion — AI, space exploration, biotech, whatever fascinates you — and go deeper than any headline ever could. Each episode builds on the last, turning curiosity into real expertise.

How It Works

Behind every episode is a sophisticated AI pipeline that searches, analyzes, scripts, and narrates your personalized briefing.

You Choose Your Focus

Pick a single topic for each day your subscription covers. Track one subject all week, or mix it up with a different focus each day. Your industry one day, your region the next, a personal interest after that. You design the rhythm. Each day brings one deep briefing, and over time, every episode builds on the last.

You Set the Experience

Choose your preferred voice, background music, and delivery time. Your briefing is generated fresh each day and ready when you are.

Four AI Agents Collaborate

Our multi-agent system searches sources, analyzes credibility, crafts your script, and produces studio-quality narration.

Delivered to Your Podcast App

Episodes appear automatically in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and other podcast apps that support RSS feeds. No new platform to learn.

Listen, Read, Build Expertise

5 to 7 minutes each morning, with every source emailed to you afterward, including the ones that didn't make the final cut. Listen on your commute. Scan the links when you're curious. Over time, you'll have context most people in the room don't.

No clickbait. No algorithm chasing your attention.

Traditional news is optimized for engagement. FlashBrief is optimized for understanding.

Our AI Works for You, Not Advertisers

News platforms make money from your attention — clicks, time-on-site, shares — which rewards sensationalism and outrage. FlashBrief's revenue comes from your subscription, so the only incentive is to deliver briefings genuinely worth listening to.

No Feed. No Headlines. No Rabbit Holes.

There's no feed to scroll, no headlines engineered to make you click, and no engagement tricks pulling you back in. Your briefing arrives as a podcast episode. Listen, learn, and move on with your day.

Every Source Linked. Every Claim Verifiable.

Every episode includes a full transcript with hyperlinked sources delivered to your inbox. You can verify anything you heard. No black box — just transparent, traceable journalism.

Why FlashBrief Exists

I've lived in Cairo since 1991, and every morning (since the internet arrived here) I faced the same tension: I needed to stay genuinely informed about what's happening in Egypt, but every path to that information came with a cost — scrolling, algorithms, clickbait, and the slow erosion of my attention.

As a software developer and university instructor, I also need to track AI developments, new programming paradigms, and shifts in education. But I realized the real problem wasn't finding information — it was what I had to wade through to get it. The news wasn't just taking my time; it was taking my margin.

I believe that staying informed should build your focus, not compete with it. I wanted to stay informed on my own terms, without surrendering my attention to systems designed to hijack it. No algorithms deciding what I should care about. No feeds training me to scroll. Just the information I chose, building my understanding day by day, and leaving my focus and my calm intact.

So I built FlashBrief for myself first. Now, whether you're tracking developments in Egypt like I do, monitoring your industry, or following any topic that matters to you — you get that same daily edge, without giving up your morning, your focus, or your calm.

— Andrew Dempsey, Founder

Choose Your Perfect Voice

Your daily briefing should sound exactly how you want. Preview each voice below.

Nova

Friendly, clear, energetic • Female (US)

Shimmer

Soft, warm, gentle • Female (US)

Echo

Warm, conversational, approachable • Male (US)

Onyx

Deep, authoritative, confident • Male (US)

Fable

British accent, expressive, storytelling • Male (UK)

Start Free. Continue at Your Own Pace.

Your free experience includes:

5 daily episodes to experience the full FlashBrief quality
4 weekly episodes to build the habit and see results
Full transcripts with source links delivered to your inbox
Delivered to your podcast app — works with Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and any RSS-compatible app

Free Episodes

No credit card required. Cancel anytime.

Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start free. Subscribe when you're ready. Cancel anytime.

Free Trial

No credit card required

5 daily episodes
Then 4 weekly episodes
9 episodes total
Full transcripts with sources

Basic

$7.99 /mo

or $79/year (2 months free)

3 episodes per week
Up to 3 topics
Voice & music selection
Full transcripts with sources

Pro

$12.99 /mo

or $129/year (2 months free)

Daily episodes (7/week)
Up to 7 topics
Voice & music selection
Full transcripts with sources

All plans start with a free trial. You'll only be asked to subscribe after your trial episodes are complete.

Stay Informed. Keep Your Margin.

Six minutes a day, delivered to your podcast app. No feeds, no algorithms, no noise. Just the knowledge you need — and the space to use it.