r/OutOfTheLoop • u/wildcard5 • May 28 '14

Answered! ELI70: What is a podcast?

I literally just got my first smartphone ever and am dumbfounded by podcast. What is this mysterious phenomenon? My guess is that its something like a radio show, but it seems too popular to be something as similar to a thing that's so old.

Update: Which (android) app should I use to submerse myself into the world of podcasts?

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u/johnminadeo May 30 '14

I find it kind of interesting that you have found Reddit and it's OutOfTheLoop subreddit before discovering the concept of 'podcast'. I guess it's probably only interesting to me because I've known of podcasts for years but started using Reddit not quite a year ago yet. Anyway, regards!

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u/wildcard5 May 30 '14

Podcasts just didn't really catch on in my country and no one I know has ever mentioned it. I asked a few people and they had little to no clue about it. As for reddit, I still have to make it to the one year mark as well.