exercise 7

Before diving into a lengthy explanation of what a Podcast is, let's look at the word "podcast" itself. Firstly mentioned by Ben Hammersley in a 2004 Guardian newspaper article in which he rattled off possible names for this booming new medium, the 'pod"of podcast is borrowed from Apple’s “iPod” digital media player; and the “cast” portion of podcast is taken from Radio’s “broadcast” term. As a matter of clarity, just because it’s named after Apple’s iPod, does not necessarily mean that you have to own or use an iPod — or any portable digital media player for that matter — to enjoy a podcast. 

iPod + Broadcast = Podcast 

Each podcast typically has a website where show episodes can be listened to or downloaded for future listening. With downloaded media, you can either listen it on your computer or take it with you by transferring it to a portable digital media player or using a podcast app on your phone. So in the way, it's kind of like a small paperback book. 

I choose The National Library of Australia. The link is given below- 

- https://www.nla.gov.au/news/podcasts 

The National Library of Australia hosts a number of lectures, events and conferences on topics ranging from politics, society, history, biography and literature to the environment, technology and the arts.