Tired of scrolling hundreds of messages to catch up? Let an AI narrator read you the highlights while you cook, commute, or work out.
Why Your Team Needs Audio Slack Updates in 2025
Slack overload is real. Users send ≈ 1.5 billion messages every week (Business of Apps), drowning important context in noise.
Podcast listening keeps climbing. Over 55 % of Americans 12+ are now monthly podcast consumers (Podnews) - audio is the easiest way to absorb long-form content hands-free.
Put the two together and you get a simple insight: your team will actually catch up if updates arrive as a podcast.
What Wordware’s Agent Actually Does
Feature | How it works |
Smart filtering | Pull messages from selected channels or DMs, exclude noise with keyword rules. |
LLM summarization | Condenses threads into a coherent script: who said what, why it matters, next steps. |
Voice generation | Transforms the script into natural-sounding speech (11 voice presets, multilingual). |
Automatic publishing | Drops the MP3 into a private RSS feed, Notion page, or Google Drive folder. |
Schedule or on-demand | Run hourly, daily, or trigger manually before your commute. |
The 50-second video demo (link below) shows the agent going from “#launch-updates” to a polished 3-minute podcast in under 30 seconds (YouTube).
3-Step Quick-Start
Duplicate the template Wordware → Explore → “Slack to Podcast Agent” → Duplicate.
Connect your Slack workspace Paste the OAuth token (the template walks you through Slack’s Add to Slack dialog). Pick the channels you want.
Pick a voice & schedule Choose a voice preset, set daily time (e.g., 5 p.m.), hit Run.
Typical run-time: < 45 s for 250 messages.
Best Team Use-Cases
Team | Audio update you’ll love |
Product | Daily stand-up recap with blockers and next features. |
Sales | Deal-desk highlights and win stories right before the pipeline meeting. |
Execs | Weekly “state of the company” digest across leadership channels. |
Support | Overnight ticket escalations, read while commuting. |
Tips for a Smooth Roll-Out
Channel curation beats brute force. Start with 1-2 high-signal channels to avoid 30-min episodes.
Keep episode titles clear: “Product-Stand-up · May 21 · 3 min”.
Respect private data: don’t include #hr-confidential or 1-1 DMs without permission.
Invite feedback after week 1—tweak summary length & voice speed.
Ready to Try It?
Give your eyes a break and let AI talk you through Slack. Test the Slack → Podcast agent on Wordware — free forever for light usage.