To find and download a free podcasts is really easy. Podcast directories are probably the best way to find free podcasts.



Podcast directories have thousands of different podcasts listed. The podcast directory will usually organize the podcasts by topic and genre, making it easy to find the type of podcasts that is sought.

Podcast directories often allow the web surfers to comment on the podcasts listed, and provide a list of the favorite podcasts on the website, making it easy for users to find the best podcasts available. These podcast directories can be used to browse through, introducing users to many different podcasts they otherwise would not have found.

When a user finds a podcast of interest, and it is necessary to download the free podcast. The vast majority of podcasts will be free, but there will be a few that may cost a small amount of money. The process to subscribe to and download the podcasts is the same in either case.

One of the first things that has to be done is a podcast client needs to be found and installed. There are many free podast clients available, all providing a slightly different user interface and range of options. They come with many different names, such as Podscape, or Nimiq, and searching for 'free podcast client' or something like it will turn up many possibilities.

Once the podcast client is installed inputting the feed address will allow the podcast to be downloaded. The podcast client will

check the address given for a small, machine readable file called an RSS file. This file will contain information about the podcasts, perhaps some text about the individual episodes, as well as the location of the episode file.

Once the podcast client has been located the file referred to in the RSS feed, it will be downloaded and stored on the users computer until the want to view it.

If access to a personal computer is not available, but it is still necessary to check a certain podcast, many podcast directories offer built in podcast readers in the website. Not only do they often show each recent episode that is available, they may also offer a way to view or listen to those podcast episodes from within the website. By using the viewer contained within the website, it is no longer necessary to even download the podcast episodes.

The desire of consumers to have control over technology cannot be over estimated. The ability to share the episodes after downloading the files is one of the great things about podcasting. The files can be placed on almost and media player, ranging from iPods to the new Play Station Portable. This flexibility is one of the reasons podcasts have succeeded, despite other technologies like streaming music and video.