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 Aragon, who led the girls basketball team to a berth in the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs this past season, recently discussed his Orangewood Academy tenure and departure on the Adventist Hoops podcast. Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 12 June 2024 The podcast follows Dr Ittai Gradel – a charismatic Danish antiquities dealer who realised something was badly wrong. Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 June 2024 However, as Harry later explained on the Boyfriend Material podcast, the show may have contributed to the relationship falling apart. Meg Walters, Glamour, 12 June 2024 That’s the surprising takeaway from a study that Katherine Hempstead, a senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, wrote about in a First Opinion essay and talked about with STAT’s Pat Skerrett on the podcast. Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for podcast 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Podcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/podcast. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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