 Podcasts and Podcasting
Podcasting is a method for creating audio content that can be distributed over the Internet via RSS. It provides the content creator (the "podcaster") with capabilities that were previously available only to professional broadcasters and required expensive tools.
There are currently thousands of podcasts available covering everything from cars to music to museums and art.
You can listen to podcasts by using a podcatcher and subscribing to them.
Listening to podcasts
In a nutshell, Podcasting is a new type of online media delivery. You publish selected audio files via the internet and allow your users to subscribe via an RSS feed to automatically receive new files.
Phillip Torrone, What is Podcasting
Step One
To listen to podcasts, you need to choose a podcatcher or podcast receiver. Podcatching clients include:
You might like to try the PodcatcherMatrix to see which would suit you best.
Step Two
Once you have the software, you can discover and subscribe to podcasts of interest. You can search podcast directories such as:
Step Three
Listen to your podcasts. Your podcatching software is now checking the RSS Feed and the computer automatically downloads the audio file. One of the advantages of podcasting is there is no streaming. Streaming is when the audio or video file plays as it downloads from the internet. Podcasting downloads the file fully before transferring it to a program where it can be played at the listener's convenience. You can listen via your MP3 player or on your computer using iTunes or Windows Media player.
Find out more about podcasting:
Interesting podcasts include:
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