Microsoft will retire its Copilot Podcasts feature on August 18, 2026, permanently deleting all user-created content with no option to download or export podcasts. The feature, which generates AI-created audio podcasts on suggested topics, is accessible via Copilot on the web or iOS and Android apps until that date. Microsoft's support document states that all users with podcasts in Copilot are affected and that none of the content will be accessible after the cutoff. The company never allowed downloads, so sharing required a link. The article notes this as another example of tech giants removing digital content without consumer recourse, though it adds that Sony removing paid movies and TV shows is worse. The author describes listening to a generated podcast about American football in the UK, finding the AI voices unnatural and noting one host misstated a football federation name.