Content Podcasts turn any eligible piece of content into audio – a multi-speaker podcast, a single-speaker podcast, or a straight text-to-speech read-through. It’s built automatically from the content itself, with no studio or scriptwriter required. Learners get a version of your content they can listen to on the commute, on the shop floor, or wherever reading isn’t practical.
Audio Formats
Three formats are available for the same content item:
Podcast (multi-speaker): A two-voice, conversational discussion of the content
Podcast (single-speaker): A single-voice, straight-to-the-point summary
Text to speech: A plain text-to-speech reading of the content as written
Enabling Content Podcasts
An admin turns Content Podcasts on once for the whole tenant; after that, every eligible mixed content item becomes available for audio generation.
In the Thrive menu, go to Configure > AI features.
In the Content Creator section, enable Audio Generation.
Choose who can generate audio from the dropdown:
Everyone: Every user on your Thrive platform
Admins only: Just your admins
Specific audience(s): Use the Search audiences box to find and select one or more existing audiences.
Audio generation is now enabled for the user types you chose.
Generating Audio for a Content Item
Open an eligible content item.
Select the audio option, then choose Podcast (multi-speaker), Podcast (single-speaker), or Text to speech.
If you’re the first person to request that format for this item, the button shows Generating... while Thrive builds a script from the content and produces the audio. Everyone after you gets the same audio instantly, with no wait and no repeat generation.
Once it’s ready, click Listen to open the player. The player stays open as a mini player, so you can keep listening while you move around the platform.
Current Limitations
Available on desktop only at launch. Mobile app support is planned for a later release.
Works only with content items that have text content. SCORM packages and video transcripts aren't supported yet.
Language and speaker voice can't be chosen.