How to make a show around your question
You choose what you want to hear. Lissin handles the research, structure, script, and voice.
You have a question, a subject you keep returning to, or a few sources you want to understand. That is enough to start a show. You do not have to wait for someone else to make an episode about your particular combination of interests.
In Lissin, you choose what you want to hear and how you want it explained. A beginner's introduction, a skeptical discussion, and a short update can start with the same material and become different shows.
Start with the question you actually have
“Tell me about AI” gives the show a wide subject. “Explain how a search result can help an AI answer a question” gives it something specific to do.
You can bring a source too. Here is a request using the paper Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Knowledge-Intensive NLP Tasks:
Use this paper to explain retrieval-augmented generation to a curious beginner. Give one everyday example, explain unfamiliar terms, and separate the researchers' results from the explanation.
You do not need a stack of documents to make the request useful. Choose the sources that belong to the question. If two authors disagree, ask the episode to explain the disagreement instead of blending their answers.
Choose how it should sound
Tell Lissin the audience, the angle, and the time you want to spend. You might want one narrator, a conversation, or a story. The right direction is the one that makes you want to listen.
A short explanation needs a smaller job than a long discussion. If the subject depends on a chart or an equation, ask for an explanation in words and keep the original available for the details.
Lissin handles the research, structure, script, and voice. The result is a new presentation of the subject. If you need an exact quotation, figure, or definition, check the original source rather than treating the show as a verbatim reading.
Hear it, then change it
The first episode gives you something concrete to respond to. “Make the opening shorter” is more useful than “Make it better.” You can ask for simpler language, another example, or a different perspective without giving up the subject that interested you.
A remix request could be:
Keep the findings and limitations, explain the technical terms, and remove the long history section.
For factual claims you plan to use or share, return to the sources. A fluent voice can still get something wrong. This guide to checking AI summaries shows how to choose a claim and trace it back.
Make it a show you return to
Some questions need one episode. Others are worth following as they change. Choose a recurring show when you want new coverage of the same subject, with the sources and direction you chose.
Recurring shows retain their purpose and previous coverage so the next episode can focus on what changed. That is different from knowing which parts you personally heard. Keep your own place if you were interrupted.
You can listen to US Tech Buzz Daily to hear an existing recurring show, or make your own on iPhone. Start with the question you would like someone to explain to you.