What is a Podcast?

A podcast has the qualities of both a radio broadcast and a magazine subscription. Our podcasts are modeled on the famous CBC radia show "Ideas." If you subscribe, then you will automatically receive new episodes as we post them - in the same way that you would receive a magazine subscription. With one difference: there is no charge for our podcasts - they're free.

How do I subscribe to a podcast?

Subscribing using iTunes
If you have iTunes installed, click on "subscribe in iTunes." The iTunes program will load and from then on, every new episode will be downloaded into iTunes and, optionally, into your portable media player. iTunes is available free for both Mac and Windows platforms. Go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/ to download iTunes.

Subscribing using Google
Just click on the Google button at the top of the page. It will give you the option to either use the Google "Reader" or to select your own "Google Home Page."

Subscribing using other podcast software
If you use another podcast software (like Juice, Doppler, or Transistr), copy the show's RSS feed, which you'll find by right-clicking (or ctrl-clicking on a Mac) on the show's rss icon and copying the URL that appears. Then paste that URL into your podcast software's add podcast area.

You can also simply click on the podcast detail page. The podcast should load automatically. About formats
We have recently switched to m4a format to include images with the podcasts. Some players prefer the mp3 format and so we also post mp3s. Follow the link from the webpage of the podcast episode.