I like a feature the Washington Times just enabled according to a post on Smartmobs by Emily Turretini titled:‘Wash Times’ Site Translates Most Articles Into Downloadable Audio Clips.

I think these kinds of enhancements to site content add value to the site and make it more likely that some will just download a whole section, or set of articles as podcasts and listen to them while moving around.

I know this is not a new idea, others have tried it, and I don't know, offhand, of any metrics around visitor satisfaction over having this feature enabled (podcasting of articles) but I think it's a good idea. 

Perhaps the only improvement would have someone reciting it that would have better quality than an automated voice…but the automated voices are getting better, and sometimes, the robotic quality in the voice transcription is almost absent.