![]() That said, you don't need iTunes or an iPod, iPad, or iPhone to access them. ![]() ITunes is the primary delivery mechanism for podcasts. ![]() In short, there's a world of podcasts to explore. Podcasts can be many things: radio shows, such as This American Life tutorials, such as language learning music, such as New Classical Tracks interviews, such as MIT Press Podcasts reports and commentaries, as in 60-Second Science from Scientific American. Podcasting is the combination of two technologies: an audio file, such as an MP3 file, and a delivery mechanism, usually a "pull" technology such as RSS (explained in the video RSS in Plain English). People can and do listen to podcasts while commuting in the morning, cooking dinner or taking a road trip. (Video podcasts are out there, but much lower on the totem pole.)Īccording to Gagné, this is a great time to speak out on your favorite topics: podcasting, which faded in popularity years ago with the rise of YouTube, is experiencing a second wave of interest. This article covers some of the highlights of that talk, which focused on audio podcasts. Gagné recently gave a presentation, Podcasting 101: Everything You Need to Know, to communicators in MIT's Social Media Working Group. He's the cohost of the monthly Open Apple podcast and last year launched the MS Challenge Talk for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a series of audio interviews to inspire people training for the MS Challenge Walk. Ken Gagné - by day, webmaster at MIT Medical - does a whole 'nother gig in his spare time.
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