# What, precisely, is podcasting?  Different from just putting an mp3 show on an mp3 pl

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**Created:** [April 11, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-precisely-is-podcasting-different-from-just-putting-an-mp3-show-on-an-mp3-pl/298869 "2005-04-11T23:20:56Z")\
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**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:** [April 11, 2005, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-precisely-is-podcasting-different-from-just-putting-an-mp3-show-on-an-mp3-pl/298869/1 "2005-04-11T23:20:56Z")

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Is podcasting simply making an audio show available as an mp3 to be downloaded onto a portable mp3 player, or is there more to it than that?

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**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-precisely-is-podcasting-different-from-just-putting-an-mp3-show-on-an-mp3-pl/298869/2 "2005-04-11T23:39:55Z")

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Here’s what Wiki has to say on the subject, I imagine the article will answer most if not all of your questions 🙂

> **[Podcast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting)**
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> A podcast is an episodic series of spoken-word digital audio files that a user can download to a personal device for easy listening. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient and integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and playback devices.
> A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from careful...

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**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:** [April 12, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-precisely-is-podcasting-different-from-just-putting-an-mp3-show-on-an-mp3-pl/298869/3 "2005-04-12T00:16:37Z")

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Should have though to look there, thanks!