PODCASTING

PODCASTING: BROADCAST TO THE WORLD FOR FREE

What is podcasting? Not some strange new method of fly fishing!

Podcasting used to mean digital audio recordings you share on the web. Now that definition is much broader thanks to new technology. Here is today's version:

pod·cast  [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 Web site to a media player or computer: People can download or subscribe to podcasts .

If you choose to, you can watch this podcast by performance artist ZeFrank. It is his first podcast for a new podcast series he is creating. ZeFrank is a well known, creative NYC performance artist who has had other series and videos on the web. Or just scroll down to watch other podcasts!

WARNING: Explicit Language
http://ashow.zefrank.com/episodes/1

Hey, it is a video! Yes, it is a video AND a podcast.

Why is it a podcast? Because ZeFrank plans to regularly make new "episodes" and I can subscribe to get updates when new ones are posted. 

It is easy to view many podcasts that find online and then subscribe to thanks to Google Reader or Google+, Yahoo, or even MySpace (does anyone still use MySpace???) > These sites and others like them have "reader" features that let you collect all your subscriptions on one page for easy access and reading.

PODOMATIC PODCASTS:

So, how do you create a podcast? There are lots of ways but one easy one is to go to http://www.podomatic.com. You can record or upload files to make a free podcast. 

After you create a podcast, you can choose different sizes for a podcast player, upload your podcast to it and then embed it on your own site.

Below is a podcast on art by Steve Roden, courtesy of Podomatic's list of podcasts available through Podomatic users. This one lasts an hour!

Here is a video podcast I created from a Quicktime movie of my own photography shot around the world. A movie file can be created in another software program and then  uploaded into Podomatic and turned into a podcast. 

Or if you have a microphone built in your computer or an external mic you can plug in, you can simply record an audio podcast in Podomatic.

Below is an audio podcast from the NPR show "This American Life". This is a radio show. Podcasts of the show were made. Now you no longer have to turn on and dial in a radio station to listen! Just subscribe to the podcast and all the new episodes are yours with the click of a mouse.