We want to give your data a voice, literally
"Our CEO never looks at dashboards. He just asks for a short summary at the end of every week."
This was a moment of clarity for us.
We’ve spent months building a data tool that’s flexible, visual, intelligent. Something that lets you shape your data into clean flows, insightful graphs, and compelling visualizations. And yet, at the end of that pipeline, the point where decisions are made, too many insights get stuck.
They don’t get shared. Or they get dumped into a slide deck. Or a PDF report that no one opens.
The value of the insight gets lost in the medium.
This is what inspired us to build the Podcast Node, a simple, powerful way to convert the output of any data flow into a natural, spoken summary. So even if someone won’t look at the dashboard, they can still hear the story.
Data must be consumed, not just displayed
The Podcast Node is a new type of output node in Datastripes. It’s designed for one job:
Take the result of a data flow and turn it into an audio narrative you can share.
It’s not just a gimmick. It’s a shift in how data can be consumed.
With the rise of remote work, async updates, busy execs, and shrinking attention spans, the ability to listen to data instead of reading it is more relevant than ever.
And while text-to-speech isn’t new, what we’ve done here is different:
- The Podcast Node is deeply connected to the logic of your data flow.
- You control the context and tone with natural language prompts.
- The output isn’t generic. It’s targeted, insightful, and based on the exact data you define.
But, how it works
Using the Podcast Node is simple, but surprisingly powerful.
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Build your flow, Prep your dataset, apply logic, generate summaries or visualizations.
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Drag in a Podcast Node, From the nodes library, add a Podcast Node to the canvas.
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Connect it to any upstream node, A summary table, a trend insight, a final output.
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Write a prompt, Tell the system what to generate. For example:
"Give a 90-second update on user engagement over the last 30 days. Use a clear, neutral tone."
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Generate the audio, In seconds, you’ll get a natural voice summary.
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Download and share, As a standard audio file (.mp3 or .wav)
No scripts. No recording tools. No waiting.
Just clean, spoken insights, instantly.
So, why this solves a real problem
We didn’t build this to impress with AI. We built it because it solves a real communication problem:
- Dashboards are powerful, but passive.
- Reports are dense, and easy to ignore.
- Data teams often struggle to bridge the gap between analysis and action.
The Podcast Node adds a bridge. It gives your insights a voice.
Imagine being able to:
- Send a weekly product update as a short audio clip
- Share quarterly revenue analysis with your CFO without a deck
- Deliver campaign performance summaries that people actually pay attention to
- Let a stakeholder review metrics while commuting
Where and when use it
Since launching the node internally and with a few early users, we’ve seen it used in:
- Sales: Weekly summaries of pipeline status sent to sales leads
- Marketing: Campaign retrospectives delivered as short briefings
- Product: Usage trends turned into podcast clips for internal syncs
- Agencies: Client reports in audio form to supplement the usual PDF
In all of these cases, the result was the same: higher engagement, faster understanding, and more feedback.
It’s not magic. It’s just more human.
Writing Effective Prompts
The prompt is where you shape the voice and focus of the summary.
Some best practices:
- Be clear on timeframe: “this month,” “last quarter,” “past 7 days”
- State your goal: “summarize,” “highlight,” “explain anomalies”
- Define the tone: “neutral,” “friendly,” “professional,” “casual”
- Limit the length: 60–120 seconds works best
Examples:
- “Give a friendly summary of revenue changes from last month, highlighting major drops or spikes.”
- “Explain changes in user churn from Q1 to Q2. Use simple language.”
- “Summarize the customer support trends in under 2 minutes.”
No Setup. No Backend. Full Privacy.
Like everything in Datastripes, the Podcast Node runs entirely in your browser.
That means:
- No data ever leaves your machine
- No backend processing
- No need to upload or store audio externally
Your flow stays local. So does your voice.
What’s Next
We’re currently experimenting with:
- Multi-language support
- Automated publishing (e.g., send podcast to Slack or email)
- Voice customization
- Recurring podcast generation from a scheduled flow
If you have ideas, we’re all ears.
Try It Yourself
The Podcast Node is available now in early access at datastripes.com.
Just sign up, build your first flow, and give it a voice.
If your data has something to say, maybe it’s time you let it speak.