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

Recent Examples on the Web Your go-to energy booster might be a creepy true crime podcast that gets your adrenaline pumping. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Mar. 2024 Rogan’s podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts and YouTube and will be coming to Amazon Music, according to Spotify. Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024 Rogan’s podcast is no longer exclusive to Spotify, appearing also on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2024 Young initially pulled his music from Spotify that same year in protest of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation being spread on Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024 As the podcast hosts note, Trump has claimed his words about election fraud and false claims about winning the election should be protected as free speech. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 But there was another segment from the podcast episode that Swifties took as a sign that Swift and Kelce's relationship is getting more serious: The fact that Kelce is now apparently a huge Love Is Blind fan. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024 The podcast is hosted and produced by Nicole Carroll, the executive director of the ASU Local Journalism Initiative. Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024 Every week, one of them will have a conversation with a fascinating person, which will appear in the magazine and online and also as a podcast. Jake Silverstein Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024

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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 Mar. 2024.

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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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