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

Unlike formal speeches or parliamentary votes, a podcast answer can be easily downplayed or disowned. —MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

Later, celebrity hairstylist and wig master Evanie Frausto stops by the podcast studio to chat with beauty editors Arden Fanning Andrews and Kiana Murden. —Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025

Episodes will be avaiable to watch on YouTube, or listen to on various podcast platforms (distributed in partnership with ABC News Audio) including Spotify, Apple Podcast, SiriusXM, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Amazon Music and Pandora. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

All podcast episodes will air weekly on SiriusXM Progress channel 127, with SiriusXM Media looking to sell the audio product internationally. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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