podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast How to pronounce podcast (audio)
: a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet
podcast verb
podcaster noun

Examples of podcast in a Sentence

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Travis couldn't hide his excitement on the podcast. Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 And on the latest episode of his On Fire podcast, Probst explained that the heat was almost unmatched in the 49-season history of the franchise. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025 On their weekly podcast with Mike Greenberg, neither Kiper nor Yates was ready to anoint Beck. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). Fiction Non Fiction october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for podcast

Word History

Etymology

iPod, trademark for a portable media player + broadcast

First Known Use

2004, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of podcast was in 2004

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“Podcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/podcast. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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podcast

noun
pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast How to pronounce podcast (audio)
: a program made available digitally for automatic download over the Internet
podcast verb
podcaster noun

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