In what’s being hailed a world first, Bravecasting has launched Real News – an AI daily news podcast using voice cloning on Australian radio hosts Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs.

Laurie and Baggs are the producers of Can We Be Real? and Australian True Crime, which Laurie created in 2018.

Baggs says “The purpose of our daily news podcast is for the community of Can We Be Real? to be able to connect with us first thing with news worth chatting about before listening to the latest episode of our flagship podcasts.”

The Bravecasting network now reaches a global unique audience of half a million listeners each month with the key markets being Australia, NZ, the UK and the USA.

Laurie says “We have been working around the clock with our AI developers in Europe to build our Real News project and if you listen, you can hear our voices evolving each episode as we make adjustments.”

‘Real News’ debuted at No. 2 on both the Apple and Spotify charts and has already hit gained a loyal following.

Baggs says the response has been mixed.

“Some love the idea and others are more hesitant, with the topic of AI affecting several industries.”

“But my view is – get on this wild ride and enjoy!”

Find the latest episode here.