A podcast is an application or program that specializes in broadcasting audio, as it is more like a radio broadcasting recorded episodes. But it differs from traditional radio stations in that it is an application on your mobile phone. It is also under your control. You are the one who determines what you hear at the time you want to listen to it.
A podcast is a series of audio-recorded episodes available online, which you can usually access through the podcast publisher's website and mobile apps.
The podcast was released in 2004, supported by Apple, and began issuing its applications and programs.
And that is through its program I tunes. Which gave it greater credibility and wide spread, so that an American statistic appeared recently that monitored that about 40% of American citizens use the podcast application.
Also, they listen to the episodes they want to listen to through it, and most of them are over 12 years old. It is noteworthy that a large number of entrepreneurs, writers and thinkers are keen on their work. And this is by publishing recorded episodes of them via podcasts for free, and millions of Americans are keen to listen to these episodes.
The name podcast is derived from the abbreviation of iPod and cast, meaning broadcast.
How did the podcast idea arise and how do I benefit from it?
Podcasts began with the iPod's inception in 2007, and it's a relatively recent medium for communicating information. But this industry is growing so much that you can hardly find an entrepreneur or an intellectual in the United States of America.
This is because in the United States of America, according to a statistic, 40% of citizens over 12 years old have listened to podcasts (that is, more than 100 million citizens).
Almost a quarter of people listen to podcasts every month. And it is still increasing.