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

The award-winning No Balls: The Cricket Podcast with Hartley and Kate Cross will produce special episodes, while BBC World Service's Stumped podcast will have a new episode every week.

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"I think the studios certainly learned that we are in one small ecosystem, we all need each other," he told the BBC's Big Boss Interview podcast.

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Taylor-O’Connor: On the podcast the other day, I had some tech stuff going on.

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When I interviewed one of my closest friends for a podcast about my AI coach, she commented that she had heard from me less and less in the months since I had built Viv.

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Most of us have our heads buried in our phones, our ears distracted by music or podcasts.

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