"What is a Podcast?" Well....

Podcasting is a great new way of distributing audio automatically. When a site (like this) offers a podcast feed you can subscribe to the feed using podcasting software (like iTunes) and any new items will be automatically downloaded to your computer. If you have a portable audio player, the files can also be copied to the player. AquiCast is free. Some people think that because you can use iTunes to subscribe to a podcast, that it must cost something. It doesn't, Aquicast and many other podcasts are 100% free.

However, and this is a common area of confusion, no iPod or other MP3 player is required . You can listen to the audio on your computer just as you would any MP3. In fact, with our feeds you don't even need special software. Just click the feed link and download the show you want directly.

If you decide you want to listen to a show every time it comes out, you might consider using a netcasting or podcasting client. Think of it as Tivo for Internet audio. You subscribe to content you want by visiting the web site and getting the podcast URL. Your netcast software automatically downloads any new shows and copies them to your MP3 player. There's always something new and interesting to listen to and you never have to check the web to see when a new show is available.

By far the easiest way to subscribe to netcasts and podcasts is to install the free iTunes program for Windows or Macintosh. Once this is done, you can subscribe to AquiCast in iTunes.