What's A Podcast?

podcast: noun

A series of episodic audio or video content that is downloadable on-demand via an RSS (“really simple syndication”) feed.

Podcasts can have any style: monologue, interview, interactive, drama, sensory experience, music, journalism, roundtable, and more.

While some podcasts may have their distribution limited, the general assumption is that you can consume the podcast—especially audio podcasts—through any podcast app by manually adding the podcast’s RSS feed. This is possible thanks to the open nature of podcasting technology and decentralized consumption.