KPFA Podcast Help

Podcasting is the latest development in the rapidly growing field of portability. Podcasting allows radio listeners to choose the exact time they want to listen to a program.

A podcast is a MP3 audio file that can be automatically downloaded to your personal computer and in turn transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player. In order to do this, a podcasting application is used to "add" a podcast. The program checks the site regularly and starts a download whenever it finds a new MP3 file. KPFA is now offering downloadable MP3 podcasts of many locally produced talk programs.

How do you get started?
The basic requirements for podcasting are a computer, podcasting software (see list below) and an Internet connection (the higher the speed, the better). To take your podcast with you, an iPod or any MP3 player is also needed.

To begin, download and install podcasting software onto your computer. Though every application is different, there are generally directions to "add" a podcast feed (usually just as simple as copying and pasting the podcast URL for the show you want into your podcasting application. The list of available shows and their URLs are on our podcast page.. The next time you "Check for New Podcasts", an MP3 of your selected KPFA program will be on your computer, and if you're set up for it, on your iPod as well.

What about music?
KPFA has received inquiries regarding podcasting its music programs. While downloading programs from the Internet is technically feasible through a variety of software programs, KPFA does not encourage listeners to download its music programs at this time, nor does the station make them available as podcasts. Legal constraints and copyright issues currently inhibit our ability to offer listeners our music and mixed format shows as podcasts.

However we are pleased to be able to offer our KPFA-produced talk programs as podcasts.

Podcasting Software

iTunes (Mac and Windows)
iPodder (Winows, Mac, and Linux)
Podsafe (Mac)

Send Questions or Comments to webmistress@kpfa.org

Thanks to KCRW.

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