podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast 

: a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet

podcast verb

podcaster noun

Examples of podcast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

National radio: Airing on 500+ stations across the US - Find yours or get the free podcast. —Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025

Co-founded in 2018 by Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg, Pushkin Industries produces popular podcasts like The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos, Revisionist History and Against the Rules with Michael Lewis. —Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025

In addition to writing, Michelle is a wine educator, moderator, and judge, and co-host of Just Getting Better podcast. —Michelle Williams, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025

Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis. —Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

iPod, trademark for a portable media player + broadcast

First Known Use

2004, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for podcast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast

Kids Definition

podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast 

: a program made available digitally for automatic download over the Internet

podcast verb

podcaster noun