Podcasts

I am interning in Columbus, Indiana which is a good 50 minute drive, one way from Bloomington.

It is a great drive which after a short period of time became a routine. After a few days of hearing the same music over and over again, I realized that why not make this travel time more productive.  In this fast moving world where to remain in sync with what is happening around you is not only important, but required I decided to load my cell phone with podcasts.

Podcasts are short episodes of audio/ video/ combination of both files based on various topics such as technology, sports, news, etc. You can load them onto your cell phone or music device and hear them on the move. You can also stream them online and listen to them on your computer.

Seems like a tedious process right? Well it is not. You just need to have the iTunes music player installed on your computer and a steady internet connection.

I will run you through the steps real quick.

Download iTunes (if you don’t have it)

On the left hand side, you will see podcast, click on it.

You can either enter the podcast (category) you want to search for or browse the directory of podcasts iTunes has to offer.

iTunes Store Podcast directory screen

Here you are, stream / download whatever podcasts you are interested in.

Once the podcasts is downloaded, you can access the mp3 / mp4 files from the windows explorer.  
Simply go on your downloaded podcast, right click on it and click on 

“Show in Explorer”

You can simply copy the files onto your cell phone or music device as desired.

There are other ways to get your hands on the podcast, but this one is my personal favorite.

Hope this helps.

Cheers J