If you are new to podcasting, then let us fill you up with whats this all about. First of all, dont get mislead by the word "pod" in Podcasting. You dont need to have an Ipod. You can listen to our shows using your computer or any other MP3 players. Below are a few questions that you may have.

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Q: What is podcasting and what's so cool about it?

A: Podcasting lets anybody with a microphone, a computer and an Internet connection publish audio shows that can be listened to by people anywhere in the world. Because the barriers to entry are very low, podcasting is rapidly becoming a popular way for people share audio shows. Podcasts are free and can be automatically downloaded to portable media players, so you can listen to them whenever it's convenient.

Coolest of all is that if you've got a great idea for a podcast, you can probably do it!

Q: What sort of shows are available as podcasts?

A: There are already many types of podcasts, including audio books, music shows, news, humor and sports. Most podcasts are created by amateurs, but there are also commercial podcasts and independently produced podcasts.

Q: Do I need to have an iPod to listen to podcasts?

A: No, not specifically. Many podcast sites support downloading shows directly from the site, once you have downloaded the MP3 file, put it on your MP3 player and listen to it whenever you want.

Q: Do I need special software to listen to podcasts?

A: Not really, many podcasting website let you listen to podcasts as streaming media, directly from the site. Itunes is one of the most popular one with built-in support for subscribing to podcasts but you can also use Windows Media Player or Winamp player once you download the MP3 file.

Q: Do I need to use a Mac

A: No. You can listen to podcasts using many of the Windows, Mac OS X and Linux podcasting software.

Q: Who invented podcasting?

A: Podcasting is based on capabilities built into the RSS 2.0 specification, which was developed by Dave Winer. Adam Curry catalyzed the podcasting concept in September of 2004, when he released a script that automatically downloaded audio files referenced in RSS files.

While there are many precedents for Curry and Winer's work, they put the pieces together and popularized the idea of podcasting. Because of this, they are generally considered the "podfathers" of the podcasting community.