1. A podcast is like a radio or TV programme, but better. It is not transmitted over the airwaves at a fixed time, so that listeners and viewers have just one chance to tune in. It exists in digital form - a computer file. It is ready for anyone who visits a web site to download whenever they want. You can even set a web-connected computer to save you the bother of going to the web site. Podcasts can arrive on your PC automatically when new programmes are issued.
2. Podcasts are created as digital video or sound files. They are listened to, usually with earphones, on small portable electronic machines known as MP3 players. In the early years, the trendiest of these players was Apple's renowned iPod. That's where the name podcasting comes from. Nowadays, other gadgets such as mobile phones can also play sound and video files. So can standard computers and laptops. Young people have a lot of access to machines that can play podcasts.
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