What's This Podcast Thing?!?!?!
“So… What is a podcast?” Same thing as Tivo or a VCR or a DVD. (Only different!)
A Podcast is an audio (or video) file, that can be automatically downloaded through a program via a RSS or Atom Feed, and listened to (watched) on your PC or mobile audio (video) device (called an mp3 player)
Think of a podcast as a pre-recorded radio or tv show. Think of the podcast catching program (the RSS) as aTIVO for the Internet. You tell the TIVO (Podcatcher) what you want to record by entering the Internet Channel (Feed URL) of the Show you want to hear (or watch). When a new episode of that show becomes available, the software downloads the show for you and keeps it ready for you to enjoy at your convenience.
This is called "subscribing" - only it's free! It just means that you get every new show delivered automatically to your computer. You don't have to go and get it every time. (Neat, huh?!)
What do you do now? Well there are several software programs available to get these shows for you. The most popular being iTunes. This does not mean you need an iPod to listen to the shows, any device that will play the format in which the show is encoded (mp3, wma, wav, etc.) will work just fine, including your computer! I use my iRiver MP3 Player to listen to the shows I've download (when I’m away from my PC).
That's the "To Go!" part of "Spirituality & Justice - To Go!"
So sit at your computer and listen or download it to an MP3 Player of some type and take it with you and listen in the car (Over your car radio. Don't drive with the headphones on, please!), at the beach, in the gym - where ever!
To subscribe to The Sign Podcast just go to our homepage and click on the iTunes 1 Click button. Each new episode of The Sign will be delivered to your computer free and automatically.
Is this a great country or what?!
