Particle Launches Radar to Make Podcasts Searchable for AI Agents

26 Aug 2026, 9:17 pm · 17d ago · 1 min read · TechCrunch AI

Particle has launched Radar, a podcast intelligence platform designed to transcribe and analyze over 130,000 podcasts. The tool makes audio conversations easily searchable across the web while allowing autonomous AI agents to query and utilize the data directly. Delivered through an API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, Radar enables developers and systems to extract insights, track themes, and integrate contextual audio knowledge into multimodal workflows. By unlocking unstructured podcast audio for artificial intelligence applications, Particle aims to bridge the gap between traditional long-form audio media and automated information discovery tools.