podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast How to pronounce podcast (audio)
: a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet
podcast verb
podcaster noun

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During a recent appearance on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, Barack Obama gave his reaction after an AI video was posted to Donald Trump‘s Truth Social account that depicted the former president and his first lady, Michelle, as apes. Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026 Murphy’s response, on Newsom’s podcast, was amazingly mean. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026 And join us next week for a new episode of the Chasing Life podcast. Kyra Dahring, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026 For more than a decade, first through a newsletter and then with the podcast Who? Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for podcast

Word History

Etymology

iPod, trademark for a portable media player + broadcast

First Known Use

2004, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of podcast was in 2004

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“Podcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/podcast. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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podcast

noun
pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast How to pronounce podcast (audio)
: a program made available digitally for automatic download over the Internet
podcast verb
podcaster noun

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