podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Ashleigh Banfield, from the cable network NewsNation, announced on her podcast Wednesday that a law enforcement source told her a Guthrie family member is the prime suspect. —Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026

Below, Shiffrin describes her headspace going into Milano Cortina, her rebound from a brutal puncture injury sustained in Vermont in 2024, and her dream podcast guest. —Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026

Leverage your experience Author and New York University Stern School of Business professor Suzy Welch shared some advice for older jobseekers on her podcast Becoming You in November. —Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026

Following major expansions to Spotify’s podcast branch, the audio streamer is turning its attention to its audiobooks. —Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

iPod, trademark for a portable media player + broadcast

First Known Use

2004, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for podcast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast 

: a program made available digitally for automatic download over the Internet

podcast verb

podcaster noun