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How to Get Started Listening to Podcasts for Free?
Podcasts are an incredible medium that is completely changing how we engage with audio entertainment. What Netflix did for movies and TV, podcasts are doing for radio. If you are curious about podcasts but don't know where to start, check out this guide designed to get you listening to awesome shows in no time!
What is a podcast?
A podcast is like a blog for audio. Each podcast is hosted on a website, and new episodes show up in a feed(信息推送), with new shows at the top and older ones falling to the bottom.
How do people listen to podcasts?
Most podcasts allow you to listen right from the website, but the best option is to subscribe with a podcasting app. On desktop and laptop computers, the most popular method to subscribe and listen to podcasts is iTunes. Once installed on Mac or Windows, iTunes gives you access to the largest podcast directory. On iPhones, you can use iTunes to sync podcasts from your computer.
Great podcasts for beginners
Here are some great podcasts that you may want to subscribe to in your favorite podcast app. Best of all, they are all free!
·NPR-National Public Radio turns many of its shows into awesome podcasts.
·Gimlet Media-Gimlet was founded by Alex Bloomberg, a former NPR staffer who worked on This American Life.
·Planet Money-This show comes from NPR's radio show of the same name. 20-minute episodes are released a few times a week.
·Up First-A newer show from NPR, Up First is about 10 minutes long and goes over top news stories of the day.
·This American Life-From WBEZ Chicago and NPR comes This American Life, a long running radio show turned podcast from Ira Glass and his awesome team.
21. Who is the text targeted at?
A. Netflix fans. B. TV viewers. C. Podcasts beginners. D. Moviegoers.
22. How can you listen to podcasts on an iPhone?
A. From the website B. With iTunes C. In a feed D. On a blog
23.Which of the following is, NOT a podcast from NPR?
A. Gimlet Media B. Planet Money C. Up First D. This American Life
