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		kelnos on Jan 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier (2022) Podcasting is an Apple-created marketing term. A podcast is just a pre-recorded, audio-only talk show.

rjmunro on Jan 11, 2024 [–]

No, Apple did not create it, they supported the standard for an RSS feed of audio files that was created by others. It's true that the name is an homage to the iPod, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast#Etymology

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