What is Podcasting?

The term "podcasting" is a portmanteau of the words iPod and broadcasting. Although an iPod is currently the playback device of choice for many early adopters of podcasting, a portable music player is not required to take advantage of this method of content distribution. Podcasting is functionally similar to the use of timeshift-capable digital video recorders (DVRs), such as TiVo, which let users record and store television programs for later viewing.

A podcast is much like an audio magazine subscription: a subscriber receives regular audio programs delivered via the internet, and she or he can listen to them at her or his leisure.

Podcasts differ from traditional internet audio in two important ways. In the past, listeners have had to either tune in to web radio on a schedule, or they have had to actively download individual files from WebPages. Podcasts are more flexible and much easier to get. They can be listened to at any time because a copy is on the listener's computer or portable music player, and they are automatically delivered to subscribers, so no active downloading is required.

Have and IPod or other MP3 device? Download Podcasts to listen to on the road or on your computer.

You can also get these Audio files added to your favorite Internet Start page such as Google, AOL or Yahoo by using the "Subscribe With..." section listed to the right of this web site.

To subscribe, for free, to The Grace of Calvary Podcast please copy and paste the following link into your Podcast software.