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Ingredients

1 – Computer (PC or Mac)

1 – Apple’s iTunes program (current version as of this post 8.0.2)  – download here

1 – An Internet website that has a podcast feed

Directions

1. Navigate to the website that has a podcast feed. This type of site would not be the norm, so this is likely a site that makes it very obvious that there is a podcast associated with it, or a site that was recommended by someone you know.
2. Look for an icon somewhere on the webpage (not the one in the web address field) that looks like this:
3. If you don’t see that icon, look for some text that mentions “subscribe to feed” or “RSS“. Linked text that reads “Entries (RSS)” is a common way the feed for a WordPress blog is encountered, usually near the bottom of the screen.
4. You can right-click on the icon or text link and choose either Copy Link Location (Firefox), or Copy Shortcut (Internet Explorer).
5. Alternatively, you can click on the icon or the text and it should lead you to a page with a few options to subscribe to the RSS feed. What’s important is that the feed URL is now in the web browser’s address bar. Copy the URL so that you can paste it into iTunes.
6. Start the iTunes program.
7. Click on the Advanced menu and choose Subscribe to Podcast…
8. Paste the link shortcut into the box labeled URL:
9. Click the OK button. This will add the podcast to the iTunes Podcast library and will start to download the latest podcast from the site. If you wish to download other, earlier podcasts, you can click the Get button next to the podcast that you want.
10. Clicking the Refresh button while viewing the Podcast library will check the site for the most recent podcast.

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