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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No silver bullet for New York In the latest Fortune Leadership Next podcast, JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich tells Diane Brady and Kristin Stoller that most global cities are grappling with affordability issues. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 McQuarrie said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025 Earlier this year, Grande spoke to THR Awards Chatter podcast about experiencing psychological fallout from the tragedy. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025 It’s also not lost on Shane that the brand and his hit podcast, Therapuss, have quite similar names — meaning the collaboration was a match made in heaven. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 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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