diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 2c9b5ec..5cf3b44 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2719,6 +2719,24 @@ document.getElementById('audio-toggle').addEventListener('click', () => {
   }
 });
 
+// Podcast toggle
+document.getElementById('podcast-toggle').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch('SOUL.md');
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to load SOUL.md');
+    const text = await response.text();
+    const utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
+    utterance.lang = 'en-US';
+    utterance.rate = 0.9;
+    utterance.pitch = 0.9;
+    utterance.volume = 1.0;
+    speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to load or play SOUL.md:', err);
+    alert('Could not load SOUL.md for audio playback.');
+  }
+});
+
 // === DEBUG MODE ===
 let debugMode = false;
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 614605c..abd1455 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ canvas {
   transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
 }
 
+#podcast-toggle {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  background-color: var(--color-accent);
+  color: var(--color-bg);
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-family: var(--font-body);
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
+}
+
 #export-session:hover {
   background-color: var(--color-primary);
   color: var(--color-bg);