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FREE CHECKLIST
How to Start a Podcast
This checklist provides an overview of what to consider when starting a podcast.

Topics include: 
  • What is a podcast?
  • Phases of podcast production
  • Podcasting resources

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EXCERPT
What is a podcast?

Podcasts are digital audio files distributed via an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed for a user to download or stream on a personal device and listen to whenever they like.

Technically, RSS feed syndication is what defines a podcast. However, these lines are becoming blurrier with podcast consumption on YouTube and platform-exclusive podcasts on Spotify, Amazon, and others.

Colloquially, podcasts can refer to a show at large as well as the episodes that make up the show.
 

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