diff --git a/apple/Omnivore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apple/Omnivore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7b20a9b8c..a98ce6885 100644
--- a/apple/Omnivore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apple/Omnivore.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 		42321E882714E6B00056429F /* styles in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42321E832714E6B00056429F /* styles */; };
 		42321E892714E6B00056429F /* views in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42321E842714E6B00056429F /* views */; };
 		42321E8A2714E6B00056429F /* views in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42321E842714E6B00056429F /* views */; };
+		42B554A728A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42B554A628A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 */; };
+		42B554A828A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42B554A628A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 */; };
 		42FF1B33271154A700B38C38 /* SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42FF1AEB271154A600B38C38 /* SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift */; };
 		42FF1B34271154A700B38C38 /* SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42FF1AEB271154A600B38C38 /* SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift */; };
 		42FF1B35271154A700B38C38 /* _locales in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 42FF1AED271154A600B38C38 /* _locales */; };
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@
 		42321E822714E6B00056429F /* scripts */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = scripts; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		42321E832714E6B00056429F /* styles */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = styles; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		42321E842714E6B00056429F /* views */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = views; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		42B554A628A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = audio.mp3; path = "speech-sample.mp3"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		42FF1AEB271154A600B38C38 /* SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		42FF1AED271154A600B38C38 /* _locales */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = _locales; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		42FF1AEE271154A600B38C38 /* images */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder; path = images; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -501,6 +504,7 @@
 		E5BF4CE3B3AD6358C6D015F7 /* Resources */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				42B554A628A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 */,
 				EE1FBB090D0F87F3E57C8A4B /* LaunchScreen.storyboard */,
 				03BE831A6CCC63104CB366AE /* Assets.xcassets */,
 			);
@@ -841,6 +845,7 @@
 			isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				42B554A828A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 in Resources */,
 				04B8B00326A0BA9500D3ED0C /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
@@ -878,6 +883,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				637E8CD320005ED0D0A71130 /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
+				42B554A728A6355500C213D3 /* speech-sample.mp3 in Resources */,
 				CE5633B39A46CED02EF33C05 /* LaunchScreen.storyboard in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 2feafe672..5fcf22bbb 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -55,6 +55,27 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
     }
   }
 
+  static var player: AVAudioPlayer?
+
+  func playSound() {
+    guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "speech-sample", withExtension: "mp3") else { return }
+
+    do {
+      print("starting to play audio")
+      try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.playback)
+      try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
+
+      let player = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url)
+//
+//      player.enableRate = true
+//      player.rate = 1.5
+      player.play()
+
+    } catch {
+      print("error playing audio", error.localizedDescription)
+    }
+  }
+
   var navBar: some View {
     HStack(alignment: .center) {
       #if os(iOS)
@@ -73,9 +94,11 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
       if FeatureFlag.enableTextToSpeechButton {
         Button(
           action: {
-            guard let htmlContent = item.htmlContent else { return }
-            let synthesizer = AVSpeechSynthesizer()
-            synthesizer.speak(AVSpeechUtterance(string: htmlContent))
+//            guard let htmlContent = item.htmlContent else { return }
+//            let synthesizer = AVSpeechSynthesizer()
+//            synthesizer.speak(AVSpeechUtterance(string: htmlContent))
+//            synthesizer.sp
+            playSound()
           },
           label: {
             Image(systemName: "play")
diff --git a/apple/Resources/speech-sample.mp3 b/apple/Resources/speech-sample.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d371c8543
Binary files /dev/null and b/apple/Resources/speech-sample.mp3 differ