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

Other Word Forms

• podcaster noun
• podcasting 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

But her almost diffidently named “Good Hang” pole-vaulted her to the top of the podcast charts.

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No. I think that’s a great insight, though, and I think perhaps subconsciously that was there for me because I do listen to true crime podcasts.

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“The podcasts we publish are also Guaranteed Human,” he wrote.

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"I think Test rugby is in a really good place. So many games are going down to the final quarter with one score," he told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

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AI can help too, says retail analyst Natalie Berg, host of the Retail Disrupted podcast.

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