Who listen to podcasts?

1. Music lovers: Podcasting would never have caught the fancy of the youth
   
   today if it would have started with anything else. Music is somehow the only
   
   medium that binds people the world over to one common entertainment. Podcasting
   
   has the highest number of music compilations which are downloaded by millions
   
   from all the corners of the world, round the clock. This is one segment of people
   
   who listen to podcasts.
   
   
2. News conscious people: People who are not able to keep abreast with the news
   
   due to preoccupations can always use podcasts to fill-in the gaps at any time.
   
   Leaders in the field such BBC and CNN are running regular updates as podcasts
   
   for this bracket of people. Another application here is the 'talking newspaper'
   
   for those who really do not have the time to read the newspaper but still would
   
   love to know the daily headlines and the main stories - again what better than
   
   a podcast for this purpose which you can hear on your way to the office or college
   
   or at any other leisure time. This is another segment of people who listen to
   
   podcasts.
   
   
3. Educational inputs: There are many lessons that students highly benefit from
   
   hearing such as history, languages and literature lessons which can be highly
   
   beneficial by hearing. A great number of universities now use podcasting to
   
   capture the interests of the students and make their absorption power better.
   
   Specific language teaching podcasts have met with great success since these
   
   not only teach but also act as linguaphonics for those who wish to learn new
   
   languages. Students make a good part of those who listen to podcasts.
   
   
4. Travel enthusiasts: There are regional travel podcasts which can be as good
   
   as local guides. There are country based tourists attractions podcasts which
   
   describe in detail all the local attractions. This is a great boon for travel
   
   enthusiasts the world over as they can have the required information without
   
   being dependent upon the local guides and knows the local languages. Travel
   
   podcasts are among the most wanted transmissions today.
   
   
5. Entertainment features: There are a great number of entertainment features
   
   that have gained high popularity through podcasting. For example, as per the
   
   Wikipedia, Ricky Geryais Show podcast has been downloaded 295,000 times per
   
   episode making it the "most successful podcast to date" and also entering
   
   it in the Guinness Book of World Records. There are the radio dramas, and comedy
   
   shows and laughter channels which are continuously podcast for the perennial
   
   entertainment of young and old.
   
   
6. Story telling and information dissemination: This feature is a boon for children
   
   and those who are visually impaired.