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

• ˈpodˌcasting, noun
• ˈpodˌcaster, 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

Spotify has since spent hundreds of millions of dollars acquiring podcast companies such as Gimlet Media and the Ringer, and committed more than $100 million for the exclusive rights to Joe Rogan, another popular host.

From Fortune

One fellow supervisor and at least one local medical expert have called the podcast a serious threat to public health and safety.

From Voice of San Diego

On this week’s podcast, hosts Scott Lewis, Andrew Keatts and Sara Libby take this story from the beginning — when city officials thought the building might just need some elbow grease — to now, when multimillion-dollar remodels are in order.

From Voice of San Diego

One in every four Americans over the age of 12 listens to podcasts religiously.

From Search Engine Watch

The production schedule is tight — the podcast goes out every week on Friday morning.

From FiveThirtyEight

Hell, he says Koenig never referred to it as Serial or even as a podcast.

From The Daily Beast

The hit podcast Serial uploaded its first season finale Thursday morning.

From The Daily Beast

On the podcast, Blanc says he couch-surfed and lived in his car for several months.

From The Daily Beast

By 2009, according to the podcast, Blanc was in college at  “a top school in Europe” and “hated everything about it.”

From The Daily Beast

The mood was lightened considerably by the co-hosts of the podcast “Mom and Dad Are Fighting.”

From The Daily Beast