A podcast, simply put, is a radio show that you can download onto your computer and listen to whenever you want.
Once the podcast is on your computer, you can listen to it there using your favorite media player, or transfer it onto your MP3 player to listen to it on the move!
All you need is a computer with an internet connection. If you want to listen to a podcast on your computer, you will need a sound card (most newer computers come with one - if you've ever played any music or heard any sound come out of your computer, you have one), media playing software (like Windows Media Player, or iTunes or RealPlayer) and speakers.
If you want to take the podcasts with you, you'll need a portable media player like an iPod, an iRiver, or another MP3 player. What you'll do is download the podcasts onto your computer and transfer them onto your MP3 player.
If you want to subscribe to our podcast and automatically receive new episodes each week (it's free!) you can do it one of two ways:
Subscribing using iTunes
If you have iTunes installed, just click the iTunes link. The iTunes program will load and from then on, every new episode will be downloaded into iTunes and, optionally, into your portable media player.
To download iTunes, go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Subscribing using other podcast software
If you use another podcast software (like Juice, Doppler, or Transistr), copy the RSS link, then paste that URL into your podcast software's "add podcast" area.
If you want to listen to an individual podcast, click on the "Download the latest MP3" link above. You'll be taken to the CBC.ca Podcasting page, and our latest download will be listed there when it is published. Further information is available on the CBC.ca Podcasting F.A.Q. page:http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/faq.html
For more CBC podcasts, please visit: http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/index.html
