podcast

[ pod-kast, ‑-kahst ]

noun

1. a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer:

   Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to record and upload as a podcast:

   He podcasts once a week on various topics.

   She podcasts her lectures.

podcast

/ ˈpɒdˌkɑːst /

noun

1. an audio file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on a computer, mp3 player, mobile phone, etc

verb

1. intr to create such files and make them available for downloading
2. tr to make (music, interviews, etc) available using this format

Derived Forms

• ˈpodˌcaster, noun
• ˈpodˌcasting, noun

Other Words From

• podcaster noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of podcast¹

First recorded in 2000-05; iPod + (broad)cast

Word History and Origins

Origin of podcast¹

from i ( Pod ) + broad ( cast )

Example Sentences

Now, two years removed from that first podcast episode, and just weeks removed from the 2024 election, I think it’s important to put it all together.

From Salon

On The Envelope video podcast, we bring you in-depth conversations with Oscar and Emmy seasons’ top contenders.

From Los Angeles Times

"While they are not profitable for large-scale industrial mining, they are profitable for small-scaling mining," he told the BBC Focus on Africa podcast.

From BBC

They started by playing and reacting to video games, but in the past decade the group of friends have branched out to comedy sketches, travel challenges, podcasts and a dating show.

From BBC

Tulisa told Olivia's So Wrong It's Right podcast the condition meant her "whole face dropped" so she started getting treatments to "balance out the symmetry" of her face.

From BBC