# Best way to distribute audio shows over the internet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-distribute-audio-shows-over-the-internet/211742>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 6, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-distribute-audio-shows-over-the-internet/211742 "2003-11-06T18:30:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ready29003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-distribute-audio-shows-over-the-internet/211742/1 "2003-11-06T18:30:05Z")

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I want to distribute audio recordings of interviews over the internet. What is the easiest way to do this?

Shoutcast?

Realmedia files?

Mp3 files?

Any ideas? I just want to have a list of files people can click on and listen too.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-distribute-audio-shows-over-the-internet/211742/2 "2003-11-06T20:21:01Z")

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Real Producer from [Real.com](http://Real.com) should record the files to your hard disk in one of several formats.

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**Author:** ![Qburn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc79bd/32.png) [@Qburn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qburn)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-distribute-audio-shows-over-the-internet/211742/3 "2003-11-06T22:14:30Z")

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mp3, 44.1kHz, 128kbps(or better), my $.02.