What is a Podcast?
A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term, like "radio", can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster. The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the words "iPod" and maybe "broadcast", the Apple iPod being the brand of portable media player for which the first podcasting scripts were developed. These scripts allowed podcasts to be automatically transferred to a mobile device after they are downloaded.

Why Podcasting?
What makes podcasting special is that it allows individuals to publish (podcast) radioshows, that interested listeners can subscribe to. Before podcasting you could of course record a radio show and put it on your website, but now people can automatically receive new shows, without having to go to a specific site and download it from there. It’s all about having the files come to you through syndication instead of you going to the files through search. These files can then be listened to on your computer or you can transfer them to your portable player to listen to later. Some podcast feed reading software are configured to download and transfer the podcast directly to your portable player automatically so you can plug it in and walk away a few minutes later with your latest podcasts downloaded and ready to digest.

Podcast Receiver
Want to listen to internet audio programs (podcasts), music and shows but can't when they are scheduled? Download a podcast receiver. A podcast receiver lets users select and download shows and music and play whenever they want on their portable digital media players, or computers automatically. A podcast receiver is platform-independent, so you can use it from virtually any computer and play the files on any MP3 device. Download Juice podcast receiver.

- supports more than 15 languages
- supports multiple media players
- manage podcasts
- directory with thousands of listed podcast feeds
- auto cleanup, authentication, centralized feed management
- accessible for blind & visually impaired users (win only)

Once you select a feed or location, it will download those files automatically at times you specify and have the files waiting for you on your computer, so you don't have to spend a lot of time manually selecting and waiting for downloads. You can play your selected audio files or load them on to your portable digital media player to play anytime you want.

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