Who is HN Listen for?

HN Listen is a consumer product built for tech professionals, developers.

Yes — HN Listen is free to use.

Is HN Listen still maintained?

Unverified. HN Listen has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

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HN Listen

hnlisten.appPodcasts & audio shows

HN Listen transforms the top stories and comment threads from Hacker News into an audio podcast format. It delivers a daily tech briefing directly to users' ears, focusing more on the community discussion than the original articles. The service is aimed at developers and tech enthusiasts who want to stay informed while multitasking or away from their screens.

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Overview

3 features

HN Listen sits in PulseGate's Podcasts & audio shows category. It focuses on consuming Hacker News discussions and top stories without reading on a screen. It is built as a consumer product for tech professionals, developers. HN Listen costs nothing to use. HN Listen is available on the web.

HN Listen first shipped in 2023. Key capabilities include daily briefing, HN comments audio, and tech news podcast.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Daily briefing
HN comments audio
Tech news podcast

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Cloudflare

Runs on

Browser

Detected from

Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed22 Jul · 13:57 UTC
Show HN: HN Listen – a podcast about the HN comments more than the articles verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about HN Listen

What does HN Listen do?: HN Listen focuses on consuming Hacker News discussions and top stories without reading on a screen. It is catalogued under Podcasts & audio shows on PulseGate.
Who is HN Listen for?: HN Listen is a consumer product built for tech professionals, developers.
Is HN Listen free?: Yes — HN Listen is free to use.
What platforms does HN Listen run on?: HN Listen runs on the web.
Is HN Listen still maintained?: Unverified. HN Listen has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
When did HN Listen launch?: HN Listen first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: tech professionals, developers
Model: B2C
Solves: Consuming Hacker News discussions and top stories without reading on a screen.

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 87.8
Indexed: 22 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 22 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-hn-listen-a-podcast-about-the-hn-comments-more-th-hnlisten-app
Lifecycle state recorded: 22 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 22 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 22 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://hnlisten.app/

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