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It can be hard to 'get' podcasting just like many people don't 'get' whats so cool about Tivo until they try it.
A podcast is simply an '''RSS subsription with enclosures'''. That explains it IF you know what that means! The practical meaning is '''audio that is automatically downloaded such that it syncs to an mp3 player''', or for later listening on a PC. It is like subscribing to your favorite NPR show so that it is automatically put on your ipod the next time you sync it. I'm not sure the magazine analagy clarifies enough.
Video is not usually played on current mp3 players, so I would be hesitant to call them podcasts. Some software also adds bittorrent to the mix. This bandwith is less of a problem for the publisher and makes video more practical in terms of hosting bandwith. Blogs hosted mp3s before podcasting, but now we can sync them with ipods. I myself subscribe to a few shows. My iPod syncs and charges overnight, so that I have them for my morning commute, automatically.
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