Podcast Help

What is Podcasting?

Podcasting is a method of delivering audio or video content to your computer and/or portable media player.

By subscribing to a podcast, you can automatically receive new episodes or updates and enjoy them whenever or wherever you choose.

What do I need to subscribe?

The basic requirements to receive podcast content are a computer and podcasting software (e.g., iTunes) or access to one of the numerous Web-based "RSS aggregators" such as Bloglines, Yahoo!, or Netvibes.

It is NOT necessary to own an iPod or other portable media player to enjoy podcasts!

What podcasts are available?

ResearchChannel offers multiple podcast subscription options for our series that deliver both audio (MP3) and video (MPEG-4) formats.

What Podcasting software should I use?
ResearchChannel does not endorse any particular podcast client, however due to its pervasiveness we do offer links for iTunes users to easily subscribe to our feeds (other software might require you to copy and paste the RSS URL directly into the client) Other popular clients include iPodder, FireAnt and Doppler. Standard RSS Readers such as freely-downloadable Pluck, SharpReader (both for Windows) and NetNewsWire (Mac) can also display our podcasts.

Additionally, some web browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, Opera and Internet Explorer 7 have RSS capabilities built in. Check with your browser's documentation to see how to subscribe to Podcast/RSS feeds.

Can I use a web-based RSS Aggregator to subscribe to ResearchChannel's Podcasts?

Absolutely. Generally speaking, web-based aggregators are relatively easy to set up and allow you to access podcasts from any networked computer, PDA or web-enabled phone (if an appropriate media player is also installed). Bloglines and the RSS module of MyYahoo! are examples of free providers. ResearchChannel does not endorse any particular aggregator. Check the RSS aggregator's documentation to learn how to subscribe to a Podcast/RSS feed.