Learn More about Podcasts

What is a Podcast?

A Podcast is an audio program that can be downloaded to your computer. When you subscribe to an Audible Podcast, future editions of that audio program will be automatically downloaded to your computer into the podcast receiving program ("podcatcher") of your choice, such as iTunes. You can then listen to your Podcast on your computer or transfer it to a mobile audio device, like the Apple® iPod®, and listen on the go. (An iPod is not required to listen to podcasts but combined with iTunes music management software, provides an excellent listening experience.)

What is an Audible Podcast?

An Audible Podcast is any of our digital audio magazines, newspapers, or radio programs delivered via the method described above. Say you subscribed to The Wall Street Journal Audio Edition. Before Podcasting, you had to visit audible.com every day to pick up the latest edition. When you subscribe to the WSJ Audio Edition Podcast, the latest episode will be delivered to you via RSS as soon as it's published. Of course, you can still visit audible.com and pick up your subscriptions traditional way, but by using Podcasting, you'll save lots of time and energy.

How do I subscribe to an Audible Podcast?

After purchasing the audio magazine, newspaper, or radio program that you want to hear, visit My Library. From there, click in the Podcast link, then subscribe to the Podcast via iTunes or other Podcatching software. Click here to learn more.

How do I listen to an Audible Podcast?

Get yourself free Podcatching software, such as iTunes or Juice. This will enable you to listen to your Podcast using your PC or Mac. To enjoy your Podcast on the go, you'll need to download them to a mobile audio device. Click here to learn more.

Where can I find more information about Podcasting?

Here are some Podcasting resources on the Web:

Podcasting on Wikipedia
Podcasting: Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts:
How Podcasting Works

What Audible audio programs are available as Podcasts?

• Fast Company
• Technology Review
• BBC Newshour
• C-SPAN Q & A
• Car Talk
• CatoAudio
• Charlie Rose
• Forbes Magazine
• Harvard Business Review
• In Bed with Susie Bright
• Le Show
• Marketplace Money
• Marketplace
• Opie & Anthony
• Science News
• Scientific American
• Soundview Executive Book Summaries
• Speaking of Faith
• Studio 360
• The Bob Edwards Show
• The New York Times Audio Digest
• The New Yorker
• The News from Lake Wobegon
• The Splendid Table
• The Wall Street Journal
• The World
• This Is Audible
• To the Best of Our Knowledge
• Whad'Ya Know?
• Your Mac Life