EXCERPT

What is a podcast?

Podcasts are digital audio files distributed via an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed for a user to download or stream on a personal device and listen to whenever they like.

Technically, RSS feed syndication is what defines a podcast. However, these lines are becoming blurrier with podcast consumption on YouTube and platform-exclusive podcasts on Spotify, Amazon, and others.

Colloquially, podcasts can refer to a show at large as well as the episodes that make up the show.

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