Listening to CityCast (podcast) episodes
Subscribing to CityCast (podcast) episodes
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

Listening to CityCast
To listen to a CityCast show episode from your computer click on the “download the podcast” link under the show description.

If your computer is using Windows software you probably already have Windows Media Player installed. If not, your computer will need a player that can play mp3 files, such as iTunes, QuickTime or RealPlayer, which can all be downloaded for FREE.

If your computer asks you what program to open the file with, select a program such as iTunes, RealPlayer or Windows Media Player that supports .mp3 or .mp4 files. That way you won’t have to wait for the file to download before you can start listening.

Subscribing to the CityCast Podcast
Our free subscription means that you’ll never have to visit this page again and you won’t even have to give us your email address. Instead the CityCast Podcast can be delivered straight to your desktop and you’ll never miss a show.

To subscribe you will need some software that supports podcasts such as iTunes, or an RSS feed reader.

To subscribe using iTunes, click on the ‘Advanced‘ tag at top-left, and then click ‘Subscribe to Podcast‘. A box will appear and you should copy and paste this URL into it: http://www.wpb.org/citycast/rss.php

Click ‘OK‘ to complete the subscription process. Each show will be automatically downloaded into iTunes when it is released and can be accessed by clicking ‘podcasts‘ in the left hand navigation bar.

You can access previous shows by clicking the “previous episodes” text and small arrows located at the bottom right hand corner of the page.

To subscribe using an RSS feed reader, first download one from the web. A useful list of them can be found here. If you are unfamiliar with the term ‘RSS’ or feeds try Wikipedia’s RSS page.

Most RSS feedreaders are easy to use. There is usually a button or tag in the top left of the screen that says ‘Add feed‘. When you click on this a box will often appear. Just copy and paste this URL into it and click ‘OK‘. http://www.wpb.org/citycast//rss/citycast.xml

You will now be subscribed to CityCast and each show will be automatically downloaded to your RRS reader when it is released. To access the show, just click on the link for each show.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

What is a podcast?
A podcast is like a radio show that you can download and listen to whenever you want. What makes a podcast different from a normal audio file hosted online is that you can subscribe so it will automatically download to your computer whenever a new episode of a particular show is released.

I don’t have an iPod.
You don’t need an iPod to listen to a podcast. All you need is a computer connected to the Internet that can play audio files. If you have a portable mp3 player such as an iPod you can download the podcast file from your computer to your mp3 player so you can listen to the podcast when you are on the train, walking the dog or sitting in the garden.

Why should I subscribe?
It means that the show will download onto your computer automatically and you won’t have to go and find it each week. It’s free, and you can unsubscribe at any time without even supplying an email address.

What is an RRS reader?
An RSS reader (sometimes called ‘feed reader’) can ‘pull’ web-based content into it to save you the effort of you having to go and find it all the time. It’s useful because you can tell your RSS reader what kinds of things you like and they’ll be reliably delivered to your desktop when new content is released. Using RSS feed readers is also a good way to read news and keep up to date without being bombarded with too many emails or spam.

Some RSS readers are programs which you download onto your computer, others, work with web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, which you can access at any computer.

The best way to get to grips with RSS is to just give it a go. A useful list of program and web browser readers can be found here.

Can I download the podcast files onto a CD?
Yes, just go to archive section and right-click on ‘download the podcast’, then select ’save link as’ (Firefox) or ’save target as’ in Internet Explorer, and save the file to your computer. Then you can burn the files onto a CD.

I’d like to use parts of a CityCast show episode for broadcast or other purposes.
Is this ok?
Please write to us at CityCast@wpb.org and let us know exactly how you’d like to use the material. We’ll get back to you with an answer as soon as we can.