How Do I Do This?
If you just need the feed addresses here they are:
Alternative Modern Rock:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedAlt/modernRock
Blues:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedBlues
Electronica:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedElectronica
Hip Hop:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedHipHop
Indie-Pop:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedFolk
Performance Poetry:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedPerformancePoetry
Big Shed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/IndiefeedBigshed
So by now you probably have heard about podcasts. Podcasts are free radio shows that are delivered on a schedule to your computer, ipod or other portable media player, or smartphone. It's an easy way to get new exciting shows all the time without a lot of work on your end. Just choose among lots of new radio shows (and some of your favorite old ones) and they come to you automatically! You listen to them when you want, where you want, at the gym, on the subway, in the car, and walking out on a lunch break. You get lots more control than by slogging through the advertisements on a typical FM radio station.
You can listen to podcasts many ways. Podcasting is not just for iPods! The phrase podcasting rhymes with broadcasting, and although the "pod" is a little misleading, you can listen on your computer or use other personal listening devices.
Listen through a free version of iTunes with the new version you can listen right there and add new subscriptions by dragging the feed url right in the subscribe portion of the application.
You may also choose to get podcasts by downloading a free installed version of iPodder, the "pod-catcher."
Note: iPodder supports multiple operating systems, although Windows users may wish to consider getting Doppler as a podcast receiver, as it is designed specifically for this operating system. iTunes supports Apple and Windows operating systems.
Listen using your iPod
Follow the instructions above, and simply synchronize your iPod with iTunes!
Listen on a portable MP3 player other than an iPod
You can still transfer podcasts as mp3 files and listen on the run. There may be some manual transfer requirements, depending upon your configuration. You can automatically sync to any MP3 player that uses Windows Media.
Listen by using any RSS feed aggregator that supports RSS 2.0 (many do). In this configuration the news aggregator becomes the "pod-catcher." Then you can link out to whatever your computer uses for listening to mp3's, such as Windows Media Player, Quicktime, MusicMatch, etc.
FAQ's
Q:What's a podcast?
A: Wikipedia has a very good definition.
Q: What does this service cost me?
A: Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Why would it, the whole idea is to get more music heard by as many people as possible, anything that gets in the way of that is against our charter. You pay nothing, except of course your passion and the hours you will spend listening to great independent music!
Q: How can I help?
Tell your friends about IndieFeed! Also if you use iTunes, consider clicking on the "write a review" link there and giving us a 5 star rating.
