Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio: “‘It’s aggregating audio content, but it’s taking one extra step, in that it’s putting it on your device,’ said Adam Curry, who built the first podcasting aggregator, known as iPodder. ‘Not only do these devices play it, but you don’t have to put it there yourself. It just happens automatically.’

To get audio feeds, users simply connect their MP3 player to their computer, go online, and subscribe to feeds they want the podcasting service to provide. Audio content is then pushed from the original source to an aggregator and then to the subscriber.

To some, podcasting is one of the most exciting innovations to come along in quite awhile. They see it opening up an endlessly varied universe of audio content to anyone who wants it at any time.” (Wired)