Skip to content
They're called "Podcasts" episode artwork

Oct 15, 2024 1 hr 7 min

They're called "Podcasts"

from The Vergecast Hosted by The Verge

Before a podcast was a “podcast,” it was… well, it wasn’t really much of anything. It was in 2004, though, that many of the earliest names in on-demand audio began to smush “iPod” and “broadcast” into the word we’ve come to know as the way we all download and listen to shows now. In this episode, we go back two decades to the first days of the podcast. Then we hit the skip button to today and look at where podcasts are headed next. Further reading: From PodNews: The history of the word 'Podcast' From The Guardian: Audible revolution From Wired: The First Podcast: an Oral History From The New York Times: An MTV Host Moves to Radio, Giving Voice to Audible Blogs Email us at [email protected] or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you.

Episode details come from the podcast's RSS feed.

Embed this episode

Ready to play

They're called "Podcasts"

0:00 1:07:07

No transcript yet.

Requests help us decide what to transcribe next.

Frequently asked questions

How long is this episode of The Vergecast?

This episode is 1 hour and 7 minutes long.

When was this The Vergecast episode published?

This episode was published on October 15, 2024.

Can I download this The Vergecast episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.