Podcast?

What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a sound file that is distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The word “podcast” is a mashup of the words “pod” and “broadcast”. The significance of “pod” refers to the Apple iPod, for which the first podcasting scripts were developed. You do not need an Apple iPod to listen to a podcast. 

A podcast is rich media, such as audio or video, distributed via RSS. Feeds like this one provide updates whenever there is new content. We use FeedBurner, which makes it easy to receive content updates in popular podcatchers. You will see the list of options on this site.  Many people like Juice.

Regular listeners can click subscribe (free!).  The overwhelming majority of listeners use ITunes to subscribe to the show.  If you have iTunes on your computer, click on the iTunes logo on the Hydroville Cafe page.  It is so easy!

Once you have subscribed and when a new show is ready, your computer will be able to see it and download it automatically for you, saving you much time and making it all quick and easy.

Learn more about podcasting from Wikipedia.

Listening to Podcasts at the Hydroville Cafe

If you do not subsribe, we give you two different ways to listen on the site. You can listen on the site with the player by pressing the black arrow. You can also  download them to listen to later by putting them on a digital music device like an iPod or perhaps burning them on a plain old CD so you can listen at your convenience.  Be aware that these files can get large!