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

That location offered a library, co-working space, writers’ rooms, juice bar, restaurant, podcast studios, screening room and a rooftop terrace.

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Ripken shook hands with every player in the Angels dugout — ”And when does that happen?” he said on a Hall-of-Fame podcast — and shared a warm embrace with Angels hitting coach and Hall-of-Famer Rod Carew.

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“It was really weird to have a stoppage in the middle of the game — it was like a rain delay,” Ripken said on a recent Hall of Fame podcast.

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The “Saturday Night Live” alum recounted the incident from his hospital bed during Tuesday’s episode of the “Lonely Island & Seth Meyers” podcast.

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On this week’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Kelce described to his brother Jason how it feels to introduce the pop music superstar as his fiancée.

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