How do I turn a newsletter into a podcast?
Two different things go by that name. To listen to newsletters yourself, send them to a private InboxToAudio address and each issue comes back as a narrated episode in your own queue. To publish audio your readers can subscribe to, you need a podcast RSS feed from a publisher tool instead.
Last reviewed July 2026
First, decide which thing you mean
A private queue for you
You want the newsletters you subscribe to as audio, for your own commute. That is what InboxToAudio does: forwarded or subscribed issues become narrated episodes only you can hear.
A public podcast for your readers
You write a newsletter and want an audio version your audience can subscribe to in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. That needs a publisher tool with a podcast RSS feed — a different product, at inktoaudio.com.
The two get confused constantly because both are described as “newsletter to podcast.” One is listening; the other is publishing.
The private route, step by step
- 1
Copy your private listening address
Every InboxToAudio account has one, in the shape alpha.beta.12345@inbox.inboxtoaudio.app.
- 2
Point the newsletter at it
Either forward individual issues as they arrive, or paste that address into the publication’s signup form so every future issue comes straight to it.
- 3
Confirm the subscription if asked
Many publications send a one-time confirmation link. It arrives at your listening address, so open your listening inbox and click it there — unconfirmed signups are the usual reason a newsletter never shows up.
- 4
Listen through your queue
Each issue is cleaned and narrated, with chapters on longer pieces, a transcript, and your saved playback speed.
Paid publications work the same way — a paid subscriber email is just an email. You are listening to content you already pay for, on your own account.
What “private” actually means here
- Nothing is published — there is no public feed and no directory listing
- Your listening address is yours alone and can be locked to approved senders
- Individual episodes have opt-in share links you can hand out, and deleting an episode kills its link
- Private episodes stay in your InboxToAudio queue, while publisher accounts can create public RSS feeds for third-party podcast apps
Private listening happens on the web and iPhone. Publisher accounts can also create a public podcast RSS feed for Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast apps.
If you are the writer, not the reader
Publishing audio versions of your own issues is a different job: you need consistent narration, a hosted podcast RSS feed, an embeddable player for the web version, and listener analytics. That is what the publisher side of InkToAudio does, including voice cloning so issues sound like you.
The short version: use this site to listen to other people’s writing, and the publisher product to give your own readers something to listen to.
Related questions
- Private listening happens in InboxToAudio on the web and iPhone, with optional episode share links. Publisher accounts can create a public podcast RSS feed for Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast apps.
Try it with one of your own emails
Forward one email of up to 2,000 words free, without a card, and hear what your reading pile sounds like narrated.
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