REPLAY: Cliff Weitzman on building 'the voice of the internet'
This week, we're taking you back to the first ever episode of Made For Us (and the most downloaded in Season 1). It’s an interview with Cliff Weitzman, the founder and CEO of Speechify, a text to speech app that has made reading more accessible for people with dyslexia, ADHD, low vision and other conditions that make reading difficult.
Speechify now has 50 million users who can listen to the internet, emails and other documents with over 200 AI voices, including those of celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow.
We also have a special announcement about a big milestone that Made For Us reached this week.
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Also from the archives: Ade Hassan on moving beyond 'one-nude-fits-all'
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Made For Us
Made For Us is an award-winning podcast for anyone who’s curious about how to design for inclusivity. An Apple Podcasts Editors' Choice, Made For Us entered Apple's top 10 Design chart this year, reaching #2 in Canada and #3 in the U.S.
Join us each week for conversations with founders, designers, product inclusion leaders and other creative minds who are challenging the status quo of how everyday products are designed. Each episode will bring you insights from people who've spent years thinking, perhaps even obsessing, about how to develop products or build companies that are inclusive from the start.
AWARDS
2025 International Women's Podcast Awards:
Finalist: Moment of Behind-the-Scenes Briliance & Moment of Absolute Honesty
2024 Signal Awards:
Bronze winner: Most Inspirational Podcast
2024 International Women's Podcast Awards:
Finalist: Moment of Insight from a Role Model & Moment of Visionary Leadership
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- Latest episode: 2025-06-19
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