podcast

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈpɒˌdkɑːst/ 🇺🇸 /ˈpɔˌdkæst/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A digital audio or video program made available on the internet for downloading or streaming, typically released as a series of episodes.
  2. verb
    To produce and distribute a podcast.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: podcasts 3rd sing.: podcasts Past: podcast, podcasted Past part.: podcast, podcasted Pres part.: podcasting

Collocations

listen to a podcaststart a podcasthost a podcastpodcast episodesubscribe to a podcastlaunch a podcast

Derivatives

podcasterpodcasting

Synonyms

audiocastwebcastaudio showdigital broadcast

Commonly confused

webcast
EN: 'Webcast' typically refers to live-streamed video or audio over the internet, while 'podcast' refers to on-demand episodic audio (or video) content available for download or streaming.
broadcast
EN: 'Broadcast' refers to traditional radio/TV transmission to a wide audience, while 'podcast' is internet-based, on-demand, and usually niche in topic.

Spelling tips

EN: Written as one word, not two ('pod cast'). It is a portmanteau of 'iPod' + 'broadcast', so remember the 'cast' ending, not 'kast'.

💬 Examples

  1. I listen to a true crime podcast every morning on my commute.

  2. They have been podcasting about technology for over three years.