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A few good places to start.

Start hereWhat is a podcast?A plain-English definition: episodes, the RSS feed, subscriptions and how a podcast differs from a video or a radio show.Start hereA short history of podcastingFrom RSS enclosures in 2000 to iTunes support in 2005, the long quiet years, Serial and the video-podcast era.Start hereSeven reasons to create your own podcastWhy people start shows: expertise, community, a voice, teaching, business, creative practice and long-lived archives.PlanHow to podcast: the four PsThe whole process in four stages: plan, produce, publish and promote. Start here if you want the map before the steps.

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Tools

Free podcasting tools

Small tools for podcasters. They run entirely in your browser: nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.

Podcast file size calculator

Work out an episode’s MP3 size and monthly bandwidth from its length, bitrate and downloads.

Podcast RSS feed checker

Paste your feed’s XML and check the tags podcast apps need, privately in your browser.