“A podcast…is an episodic series of digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to.”–Wikipedia.

 

 

iPod + Broadcast = Podcast
Common audio files: MP3, WAV, MPEG

 

 

 

How are podcasts shared? Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. Listeners can “subscribe” to the podcast feed and receive updates as soon as new episodes become available.

 

 

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Podcasting: a great equalizer that provides a voice to those who previously did not have a platform.