# Idiotic question, or: Podcasting for Dummies **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622 "2005-07-01T01:39:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/1 "2005-07-01T01:39:32Z")
My radio station wants to start offering some of its programming as podcasts. As production director, I’ve been tasked with getting the technical information so we can put some pilot programs up over the summer with the aim of offering games and such this fall. The basic question I have is, how do I put this stuff up on the Web? Is there a special format the file has to be in, or can the webmaster post it as an mp3 and call it a “podcast”? Thanks! Robin ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/2 "2005-07-01T01:52:27Z")
I don’t know details, but it is my understanding the mp3 has to be provided via an RSS feed for it to be a podcast. This may be a useful link [http://www.rss-specifications.com/podcasting-explained.htm](http://www.rss-specifications.com/podcasting-explained.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/3 "2005-07-01T02:07:39Z")
Also, this tool might be of use [http://www.feedforall.com/](http://www.feedforall.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/4 "2005-07-01T02:14:59Z")
OK, one more link, some of the stuff here is free (feedforall isn’t) [http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcasting\_Software.html](http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcasting_Software.html) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/5 "2005-07-11T16:16:20Z")
Any luck **MsRobyn**? ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/6 "2005-07-11T16:52:49Z")
I downloaded a trial version of the Feed for All software, and have just been trying to get some extra web space to upload files. The software looks easy enough to use, though. Hopefully, I’ll have something up this week. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/7 "2005-07-11T17:43:42Z")
I wonder if one can use [www.blogger.com](http://www.blogger.com) or msn’s blogging function or any other free blog services to distribute podcasts, and hence not need any web space. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-question-or-podcasting-for-dummies/310622/8 "2005-07-11T18:17:53Z")
You can; I have a paid LJ account, and so can start a RSS feed, which is all podcasting is. But the Feed for All requires that the original file be hosted on a website, and I don’t think I can do that with LJ. The tricky part is that these files are in .mp3 format and between the format and the file size, I’d have to use FTP to put them up on the Web. Which is not that big a deal, but I need to find Web space that allows a) .mp3s and b) large .mp3s. Unless I’m completely misunderstanding things. Robin