Podcasting is a medium that is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. On the 94.7 The Pulse website, selected programs upload highlight interviews and specials. You are free to listen to and download these. However, what you may not have realised is that these programs 'Podcast' which means that you can subscribe to program's podcast.

Once you have subscribed, your computer will automatically inform you when a new item is added to the site for download, and, depending on your settings, your computer can also download the new item so it is ready for you to listen to with little or no work on your part.

To subscribe to a podcast, click on the following image when you see it next to a program's name. Depending on your computer's settings and the podcast program you are using, this should subscribe you to the podcast.

Frequently Asked Questions about podcasting

What Is Podcasting?

• Podcasting is a process of "Automatic Distribution" digital media (like Audio) over the Internet for playback on computers and portable media players.

How Does It Work?

• You "Subscribe" to as many of our podcasts as you wish (each participating program has its own individual podcast), which is an RSS file, using a podcast program. Whenever this podcast is updated, meaning that more audio has been added, you will receive it automatically on your computer the next time you open your podcast program. This way it saves you having to download the interview manually.

What is a podcast program?

• A podcast program handles the podcast subscription process for you. If you don't already have one, you will need to install one.
• There are many podcast programs out there, one of the more popular programs used for podcasting is iTunes.
• However, there are many others, software can be found here.

Where Can I Find More Information?

• A simple Google search for "Podcasting" should reveal just how popular podcasting has become. By simply running this search, you can view millions of pages of information, guides, programs and more To run this search, click on this link.
• Wikipedia also has information about the origins of and technology behind podcasting. This information can be found here