Podcasting is a way of publishing audio broadcasts via the Internet. Specifically, podcasts are feeds (such as RSS feeds) that contain digital audio files, such as MP3 files. You can subscribe to feeds using software that periodically checks for and downloads new content automatically. This software is available on the Web and is generally free; here is a sampling of available programs (please note, Eight does not endorse or guarantee any particular software program):

For Windows/PC: iTunes · iPodder · Doppler · Blog Matrix Sparks!
For Mac: iTunes · iPodderX · Playpod

To subscribe to a podcast, copy the address provided below and follow your podcast software's instructions. Once you subscribe, you can listen to the podcast on your computer or transfer it to a portable MP3 player, such as an iPod.

Eight, Arizona PBS Podcasts

Horizon
Arizona news and public affairs delivered directly to your desktop, and ready to load on your portable MP3 player.
http://www.azpbs.org/horizon/rss/podcast/

Horizonte
Hispanic perspectives on Arizona issues
http://www.azpbs.org/horizonte/rss/podcast/

Books & Co.
Visit the site to hear audio from over 150 episodes of Books & Co.
The Eight/KAET production returns for its 16th season. Books & Co. explores the craft of writing through the author's perspective.
http://www.azpbs.org/books/rss/podcast.xml

Free Speech: Jim Lehrer with Ben Bradlee
In this PBS special, the legendary Ben Bradlee, retired executive editor of the Washington Post, discusses issues such as celebrity journalism, handling anonymous sources and providing balanced perspectives. Visit the website at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bradlee.

PBS Podcasts

American Experience
Encounter the people and events that have shaped a nation.
http://broadband.wgbh.org/amex/rss/podcast_pb.xml

CEO Exchange
Interesting and innovative CEOs have a lively discussion about themselves, their companies, and their passions in life.
http://www.pbs.org/wttw/ceoexchance/rss/ceox_season4.xml

NerdTV
A weekly online series from PBS.org technology columnist Robert X.
Cringely, interviewing guests from the world of technology.

• Download weekly episodes in MP3 audio format.
• http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/rss/nerdtv-mp3.xml

• Download weekly episodes in Ogg Vorbis audio format.
• http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/rss/nerdtv-ogg.xml

• Download weekly episodes in AAC audio format.
• http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/rss/nerdtv-aac.xml

•http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/rss/podcasting.html

• Download the entire show each week.
• http://www.pbs.org/now/podcast.xml

Online NewsHour
Daily, in-depth news and analysis from the Web site of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

•Get daily news updates and analysis, interviews with newsmakers and in-depth reports on the issues of the day, along with the most recent appearances by NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks.
· http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/podcast.xml

•Hear in-depth interviews with key international and domestic leaders.
· http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/podcast_newsmaker.xml

•Hear highlights from the previous week.
· http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/podcast_week.xml

•Hear reports of particular interest to teachers.
· http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/podcast_teacher.xml

•Receive the latest political debates as well as highlights from the confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court.
· http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/podcast_alito.xml

•A seven-part series from NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman on China's rise as a global economic superpower.
· http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/podcast_solmanchina.xml

• Hear diverse perspectives on contemporary issues from documentary filmmakers, writers, and others.
· http://www.pbs.org/pov/podcasts.php

• Download the entire show each week.
· http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/Science/-/Religion-and-Ethics-NewsWeekly--PBS-Podcast/7134

• Listen to first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow.
· http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/podcast.xml

Washington Week
Analysis and perspective on political news

• Join host Gwen Ifill and the country's top journalists for an in-depth discussion of the week's top news from Washington.
· http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/podcast

Arizona State University Podcasts