WHAT
IS A PODCAST?
So
what's a Podcast? To put it simply, a Podcast is an audio file, a MP3. The show isn't live, so
you can listen to it whenever you want.
HOW
DO I PLAY A PODCAST?
To
automatically download the MP3 podcast you can right
click / option click this link and grab the MP3 directly. The good part about
this method is that you don?t
need an iPod, just anything that plays MP3s.
WHAT
DO I NEED TO PLAY A PODCAST?
To
play a podcast, all you need is a media player or
anything (music software) that plays MP3s.
GETTING PODCASTS ON YOUR iPOD
Here are the Mac and PC ways to download
the Podcast MP3s to your iPod:
Mac
On the Mac side of things, there?s
iPodderX, which is
basically a newsreader that reads RSS 2.0 feeds with enclosures. It takes those
enclosures and automatically downloads them in the background. If the file is
an audio file, it then moves it to iTunes for
download to your iPod
PC
iPodder.NET is a media
aggregator that automatically downloads content to your machine. All you have
to do is subscribe to RSS feeds, and your machine handles the rest for you. It
integrates automatically with iTunes, creating playlists and synching with your attached iPod.