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Downloading podcasts

Podcasts are downloadable radio- and TV-style shows. You can download free podcasts from the iTunes Store. Some websites charge for podcasts.

To download a free podcast from the iTunes Store:

  1. Click iTunes Store (below Store).
  2. Click Podcasts (below "Inside the iTunes Store"). Click a podcast to see a list of recent episodes.
  3. When you find a podcast you want to download, do one of the following:
    • To download a single episode, click Get Episode.
    • To subscribe to a podcast, click Subscribe. iTunes downloads the most recent episode. As new episodes become available, they are automatically downloaded to iTunes (when you are connected to the Internet).

Choose iTunes > Preferences and then click Podcasts to do the following:

To unsubscribe to a podcast, select a podcast or episode in iTunes and then click Unsubscribe.

If you know the Internet address of a podcast, you can subscribe to it without using the iTunes Store. Choose Advanced > "Subscribe to Podcast" and then enter the URL. You can usually find the URL of a podcast on that podcast's webpage.

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