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Have more questions?
Please use the Contact Us link below to send your questions and comments to the Podcasts@UCSF team. We are very interested in your comments, and will be happy to answer any questions you may have that are not addressed here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a podcast?
Podcasting is a method for delivering audio or video content. Users can subscribe to podcasts, and have new content automatically downloaded to their local computers as it becomes available. They can also download individual podcasts. Unlike streaming media, podcasts are downloaded and stored on the user's own computer.
You can think of a podcast as an audiovisual version of a magazine subscription. You subscribe to the podcast and then when new episodes are added to it, the files will automatically download to your computer and/or portable MP3 player (e.g., iPod).
For more information, read the Wikipedia podcasting article.
What hardware and software do I need?
Although the term is derived from the word iPod, podcasts do not require an iPod to be viewed or played. All you need is a computer connected to the Internet and the appropriate media player software, such as iTunes and QuickTime. You can listen to or view podcasts directly from the Podcasts@UCSF web site.
But what makes podcasting so intriguing is the ability to subscribe to podcasts. Once you discover a podcast here that you would like to subscribe to using iTunes, simply click on the iTunes 1-Click icon. You only need to do this once. Once you subscribe, you can now simply use iTunes (or any other podcast aggregator, or podcatcher). New episodes will download automatically when they become available.
Macintosh users should already have iTunes available on their Macs. PC users will need to download and install iTunes if this has not already been done. See the iTunes page for more information. If you wish to use a different application for accessing podcasts, many are available.
If you have an iPod or other MP3 player, you can download the podcast episodes to it for listening or viewing away from your computer.
Using Podcasts@UCSF
Use the Podcasts@UCSF directory to browse or search for podcasts. There are two kinds of podcasts here: Public and UCSF-only. Public podcasts are available to anyone. To access UCSF-only podcasts, users must log in with a UCSF MyAccess account.
Click on the podcast title to go to the episode listing. You can access individual episodes directly from this web site. Or, from the episode listing, you can subscribe to podcasts and access episodes through iTunes or your favorite podcatcher application.
Learning Opportunities
Learn more about how to use Podcasts@UCSF, and how to create your own podcasting content, by attending the Introduction to Podcasting class.
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