Podcasting: very simple. You can do it without an iPod, and you can do it whether you own a Mac or a PC. Podcasting is just a way to download every episode of our show to listen to on your own schedule.
Chris Lydon hosted the first podcast, so we’re particularly fond of passing out our work this way. We make every show available under a Creative Commons license, so store them, copy them and pass them on. (And we’re serious about the first podcast. Look it up.)
You know what to do.
First, download and install iTunes. Like we said, this will work on a Mac or a PC. Once you’ve done that, open iTunes and click “Advanced” and then “Subscribe to Podcast.”
Then copy and past the following text into the field labeled “URL”:
http://www.radioopensource.org/rss2-new.php?cat=21
That’s it. You’re done. A new show will arrive in your iTunes every day we put one out. Enjoy.
How do I download particular, selected podcasts rather than subscribe?
Most of the blog entries have links to audio files within them, somewhere near the top.
The above information doesn’t really help me to download the mp3 of a specific show. I can listen sitting at my computer fine but I want to save the mp3 so I can listen as I move around through my day.
– Tony
Hello. I’m writing about downloading the interviews. First let me say I still painfully miss Chris on the air in Boston!
I’m so glad he’s still doing shows of some sort. It looks like they’re only available to download though? It’s not at all obvious how to do that, from this site. I don’t use I-tunes, because it’s pretty “big brother” and not very “open source”, and takes control of things. Even when I try, the “advanced – subscribe to podcast” option is grayed out. Isn’t there a way to just download individual shows as compressed audio files??
Thanks!