From the explanation: The word podcast is used to refer to a non-musical audio or video broadcast that is distributed over the Internet. What differentiates a podcast from regular streaming audio or video is that the delivery method for podcasts is often done automatically through RSS.
Yahoo: Think of a podcast as a radio show. Each show consists of a series of individual episodes that you can listen to how you want — on your PC, using your MP3 player, or with just a web browser.
I looked for Oakland Raiders in podcast.net. The 4 most recent entries I found were from December 2006. I then looked up swimming and again, enduranceplanet.com's last entry was December 2006. Then browsing Entertainment, the most recent entry still was 12/06.
Podcast Alley was much more informational. I liked the layout better - you only see the title initially and then can click on that to get more details about the podcast. The results were much more recent too. The one I listened to, from 9/19/07, included one sports commentator in the studio and a phone commentator. These were sports reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle. If you register, you can also comment on different podcasts.
The most useful aspect of this type of communication is the portability. You aren't chained to your television, you aren't chained to your desktop computer - it's a very transportable information tool. You can hear and see different segments on all subjects from an mp3 or ipod.
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