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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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Democrats are more likely to watch public and broadcast media, Republicans tend to favor cable news and podcasts, while Independents rely more heavily on online sources. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025 On this special Thanksgiving episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard charts senior analyst/writer Eric Frankenberg to talk about a surprisingly bountiful buffet of recent art-pop releases, one which Eric in particular feels almost overly fed by. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2025 Listen to the full episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner's on Me podcast with Gaten Matarazzo below. Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025 For her part, during her August appearance on Jason and Travis’ New Heights podcast, Swift opened up about baking bread for Jason and Kylie’s daughters — Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 4, Bennett, 2, and Finn, 7 months. Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 27 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

Time Traveler
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 28 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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