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Podcasting refers to the creation and regular distribution of podcasts through the Internet. Podcasts, which can include audio, video, PDF, and ePub files, can be subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.[1] Subscribers are then able to view, listen to, and transfer the episodes to a variety of media players. With podcasting, there is no larger regulatory group or oversight such as experienced on the radio. Instead, podcasts simply consist of the podcasters and the podcastees.

The initial purpose of podcasting focused on the task of delivery of content. However, as the technology gained momentum in the early 2000s, the uses of podcasting branched from simply the delivery of content to also creative and responsive purposes. The uses of podcasts varies depending on the speaker, the source through which the podcast is shared, and the intended audience. Podcasts have been utilized across academia, the news cycle, everyday life, and more. In recent years, as classrooms have adapted to the use of technology, podcasts have been introduced in the classroom setting from kindergarten to higher education.