What is a Podcast?

If you're not yet familiar with podcasting, hopefully this little ditty will help clear things up for you.

A podcast is a term that describes publishing audio or video programs on the Internet. Think of it as public access television with broader distribution, and more frequently as audio clips. Here's what Wikipedia has to say in describing podcasts.

Podcasts can be listened to by simply clicking on the web link to the audio file - in this blog, you'll find that the blog entry title is clickable. That downloads the file to your computer, and you can listen directly to the episode.

Or, you can use a podcasting client - iPodder is one choice; iTunes is another - which will automatically check for and then download new episodes, and optionally synch them to your portable MP3 devide (iPod, etc). In this podcast, you can click through to our Feedburner feed, and on the right side column you'll see several subscription options. Pick the ones that best suit your needs.

I hope that helps answer some questions and get you started. Enjoy!