can you recommend (free!) AI tools for auditory learners?

[Judy2]

i have to study a lot for exams this summer, and find that i am very happy listening to NotebookLM-generated podcasts - and very reluctant to sit down to read the scripts, let alone the long chapters with lots of details. 

the only problem is that NotebookLM can only generate short podcasts that help with overall understanding, but they do not include every little detail that i need to learn by heart, even if i explicitly ask the AI to include them. 

can you recommend any other free AI tools that can generate study podcasts with more details? can you recommend free tools to turn entire pdf.s into audiobooks? as far as i know, you'd have to pay extra for all of these? 

 

bonus question: is it wrong that i am more of an auditory learner, or would you recommend i force myself onto the visual path and get used to reading more?

when i listen to study-related materials, i do like to write important things down on my own time - but i find it really cumbersome to read what other people wrote, if that makes sense. it's really odd that there is such a huge discrepancy because listening to the podcasts feels almost like a hobby, whereas if i have to sit down and read about the exact same contents, i start procrastinating. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Judy2