Podcasts are one of my favorite types of media to consume, as they are both informative and usually humorus in some way. What is a podcast you say?

Wikipedia defines a podcast as: a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term, like “radio“, can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

I would say that a podcast is a weekly or daily radio show that is only released digitally and can be found through iTunes or the site of the respective podcast. The show can be ported to a slew of portable devices easily such as an iPod, Zune, or an Archos. It can also be watched on a computer. Read the rest of this entry »