diff --git a/documentation/python-readme.md b/documentation/python-readme.md
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ audio_url = "http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_world_service"
 # Define the WebSocket functions on_open, on_message, on_close, and on_error
 def on_open(ws):
     print("WebSocket connection established.")
-    
+
     # Start audio streaming thread
     audio_thread = threading.Thread(target=stream_audio, args=(ws,))
     audio_thread.daemon = True
@@ -367,3 +367,378 @@ print("File saved successfully at:", output_file_path)
 
 ```
 
+## Voice Agent Conversion using Deepgram API
+
+**Title:**  Take audio from an input source and play the resulting agent audio
+
+**Code Sample:** voice-agent/voice-agent-play-audio/main.py
+
+**Description:** This Python script uses the Deepgram API to take audio from an input source and play the resulting agent audio on the selected output device.
+
+### voice-agent/voice-agent-play-audio/main.py
+
+```python
+
+import pyaudio
+import asyncio
+import sys
+import os
+import json
+import inspect
+import queue
+
+import threading
+from typing import Optional, Callable, Union
+
+from websockets.sync.client import ClientConnection as SyncClientConnection
+
+from websockets.sync.client import connect
+
+TIMEOUT = 0.050
+FORMAT = pyaudio.paInt16
+CHANNELS = 1
+RATE = 16000
+CHUNK = 8000
+
+def main():
+    try:
+        dg_api_key = os.environ.get("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY")
+        if dg_api_key is None:
+            print("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY env var not present")
+            return
+
+        print("\n\n\nPress Enter to stop...\n\n\n")
+
+        _socket = connect(
+            "wss://agent.deepgram.com/agent",
+            additional_headers={"Authorization": f"Token {dg_api_key}"},
+        )
+
+        _config_message = {
+            "type": "SettingsConfiguration",
+            "audio": {
+                "input": {
+                    "encoding": "linear16",
+                    "sample_rate": RATE,
+                },
+                "output": {
+                    "encoding": "linear16",
+                    "sample_rate": RATE,
+                    "container": "none",
+                },
+            },
+            "agent": {
+                "listen": {"model": "nova-2"},
+                "think": {
+                    "provider": {
+                        "type": "open_ai",  # examples are anthropic, open_ai, groq, ollama
+                    },
+                    "model": "gpt-4o-mini",  # examples are claude-3-haiku-20240307, gpt-3.5-turbo, mixtral-8x7b-32768, mistral
+                    "instructions": "You are a helpful AI assistant.",
+                },
+                "speak": {"model": "aura-athena-en"},
+            },
+        }
+
+        _socket.send(json.dumps(_config_message))
+
+        speaker = Speaker()
+        speaker.start(_socket)
+
+        microphone = Microphone(push_callback=_socket.send)
+        microphone.start()
+
+        input()
+
+        print("Stopping microphone...")
+        microphone.stop()
+
+        print("Stopping speaker...")
+        speaker.stop()
+
+        print("Closing socket...")
+        _socket.close()
+        _socket = None
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"main: {e}")
+
+class Microphone:
+    _audio: pyaudio.PyAudio
+    _chunk: int
+    _rate: int
+    _format: int
+    _channels: int
+    _input_device_index: Optional[int]
+    _is_muted: bool
+
+    _stream: pyaudio.Stream
+    _asyncio_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
+    _asyncio_thread: threading.Thread
+    _exit: threading.Event
+
+    _push_callback_org: object
+    _push_callback: object
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        push_callback: Optional[Callable] = None,
+        rate: Optional[int] = RATE,
+        chunk: Optional[int] = CHUNK,
+        channels: Optional[int] = CHANNELS,
+        input_device_index: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        self._exit = threading.Event()
+
+        self._audio = pyaudio.PyAudio()
+        self._chunk = chunk
+        self._rate = rate
+        self._format = FORMAT
+        self._channels = channels
+        self._is_muted = False
+
+        self._input_device_index = input_device_index
+        self._push_callback_org = push_callback
+
+    def _start_asyncio_loop(self) -> None:
+        self._asyncio_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        self._asyncio_loop.run_forever()
+
+    def is_active(self) -> bool:
+        if self._stream is None:
+            return False
+
+        val = self._stream.is_active()
+        return val
+
+    def set_callback(self, push_callback: Callable) -> None:
+        self._push_callback_org = push_callback
+
+    def start(self) -> bool:
+        if self._push_callback_org is None:
+            return False
+
+        if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(self._push_callback_org):
+            self._asyncio_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._start_asyncio_loop)
+            self._asyncio_thread.start()
+
+            self._push_callback = lambda data: asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                self._push_callback_org(data), self._asyncio_loop
+            ).result()
+        else:
+            self._push_callback = self._push_callback_org
+
+        self._stream = self._audio.open(
+            format=self._format,
+            channels=self._channels,
+            rate=self._rate,
+            input=True,
+            output=False,
+            frames_per_buffer=self._chunk,
+            input_device_index=self._input_device_index,
+            stream_callback=self._callback,
+        )
+
+        self._exit.clear()
+        self._stream.start_stream()
+
+        return True
+
+    def _callback(self, input_data, frame_count, time_info, status_flags):
+        if self._exit.is_set():
+            return None, pyaudio.paAbort
+
+        if input_data is None:
+            return None, pyaudio.paContinue
+
+        try:
+            if self._is_muted:
+                size = len(input_data)
+                input_data = b"\x00" * size
+
+            self._push_callback(input_data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise
+
+        return input_data, pyaudio.paContinue
+
+    def mute(self) -> bool:
+        if self._stream is None:
+            return False
+
+        self._is_muted = True
+
+        return True
+
+    def unmute(self) -> bool:
+        if self._stream is None:
+            return False
+
+        self._is_muted = False
+
+        return True
+
+    def stop(self) -> bool:
+        self._exit.set()
+
+        if self._stream is not None:
+            self._stream.stop_stream()
+            self._stream.close()
+            self._stream = None
+
+        if (
+            inspect.iscoroutinefunction(self._push_callback_org)
+            and self._asyncio_thread is not None
+        ):
+            self._asyncio_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self._asyncio_loop.stop)
+            self._asyncio_thread.join()
+            self._asyncio_thread = None
+
+        return True
+
+class Speaker:
+    _audio: pyaudio.PyAudio
+    _chunk: int
+    _rate: int
+    _format: int
+    _channels: int
+    _output_device_index: Optional[int]
+
+    _queue: queue.Queue
+    _exit: threading.Event
+
+    _stream: pyaudio.Stream
+    _thread: threading.Thread
+    _asyncio_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
+    _receiver_thread: threading.Thread = None
+
+    _socket: SyncClientConnection
+    _push_callback_org: Callable = None
+    _push_callback: Callable = None
+    _loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        push_callback: Optional[Callable] = None,
+        rate: int = RATE,
+        chunk: int = CHUNK,
+        channels: int = CHANNELS,
+        output_device_index: Optional[int] = None,
+    ):
+        self._exit = threading.Event()
+        self._queue = queue.Queue()
+
+        self._audio = pyaudio.PyAudio()
+        self._chunk = chunk
+        self._rate = rate
+        self._format = FORMAT
+        self._channels = channels
+        self._output_device_index = output_device_index
+
+        self._socket = None
+        self._push_callback_org = push_callback
+
+    def set_callback(self, push_callback: Callable) -> None:
+        self._push_callback_org = push_callback
+
+    def start(self, socket: SyncClientConnection) -> bool:
+        # Automatically get the current running event loop
+        if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(socket.send):
+            self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+
+        self._exit.clear()
+        self._socket = socket
+
+        self._stream = self._audio.open(
+            format=self._format,
+            channels=self._channels,
+            rate=self._rate,
+            input=False,
+            output=True,
+            frames_per_buffer=self._chunk,
+            output_device_index=self._output_device_index,
+        )
+
+        # determine if the push_callback is a coroutine
+        if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(self._push_callback_org):
+            self._push_callback = lambda data: asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+                self._push_callback_org(data), self._asyncio_loop
+            ).result()
+        else:
+            self._push_callback = self._push_callback_org
+
+        # start the play thread
+        self._thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._play, args=(self._queue, self._stream, self._exit), daemon=True
+        )
+        self._thread.start()
+
+        # Start the stream
+        self._stream.start_stream()
+
+        # Start the receiver thread within the start function
+        if self._socket is not None:
+            print("Starting receiver thread...")
+            self._receiver_thread = threading.Thread(
+                target=self._start_receiver, args=(self._socket,)
+            )
+            self._receiver_thread.start()
+
+        return True
+
+    def _start_receiver(self, socket: SyncClientConnection):
+        print("Starting threaded receiver...")
+        self._start_threaded_receiver(socket)
+
+    def _start_threaded_receiver(self, socket: SyncClientConnection):
+        try:
+            while True:
+                if socket is None or self._exit.is_set():
+                    break
+
+                message = socket.recv()
+                if message is None:
+                    continue
+
+                if isinstance(message, str):
+                    print(message)
+                elif isinstance(message, bytes):
+                    self.add_audio_to_queue(message)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"threaded receiver: {e}")
+
+    def add_audio_to_queue(self, data):
+        self._queue.put(data)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self._exit.set()
+
+        if self._stream is not None:
+            self._stream.stop_stream()
+            self._stream.close()
+            self._stream = None
+
+        self._thread.join()
+        self._thread = None
+
+        if self._receiver_thread is not None:
+            self._receiver_thread.join()
+            self._receiver_thread = None
+
+        self._socket = None
+        self._queue = None
+
+    def _play(self, audio_out, stream, stop):
+        while not stop.is_set():
+            try:
+                data = audio_out.get(True, TIMEOUT)
+                stream.write(data)
+            except queue.Empty:
+                pass
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"_play: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main() or 0)
+
+```