A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet.
Typically, a podcast is
an episodic series of digital audio files that users can download to a personal device or stream to
listen to at
a time
of their choosing.
Podcasts are primarily an audio medium, but some distribute in video, either as their primary
content
or as a supplement to audio; popularised in recent years by video platform YouTube. In 2025, Bloomberg
reported
that a billion people are watching podcasts on YouTube every month.
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