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What is a Podcast and how do I subscribe?

A podcast is rich media, such as audio or video, distributed via RSS (Really Simple Syndication), and provides updates whenever there is new content. You can listen to the files on your computer or load them on your media player.

To get started, all you need is a web-based podcaster, such as the ones listed below. You will then add the content feed to the podcaster by copying and pasting the provided URL into the software. The software will automatically check for updates and download the files to your computer.

• iTunes (Windows / OS X)
• Juice (Windows / OS X / Linux)
• iPodder (Windows / OS X / Linux)

You can also listen to podcasts without subscribing by clicking the Listen button below for streaming audio or by right-clicking and saving the MP3 file to your computer.
  • This Week from Washington
    This Week from Washington

    Every Monday, America.gov presents highlights of its recent coverage of U.S. foreign policy, society and values.

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    Copy and paste the subscribe link into the subscribe box of your podcaster to listen to this podcast, or click "Listen" below to hear it now.
     

  • America.gov Issues Update
    America.gov Issues Update

    America.gov presents the U.S. perspective on specific issues with international implications.

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  • February 26

    This Week from Washington

    February 26

    This podcast edition reviews Secretary Clinton’s remarks on NATO’s future and progress on the U.N. Millennium Development Goal of "education for all." Transcript

  • February 19

    This Week from Washington

    February 19

    This podcast looks at U.S. trade with sub-Saharan Africa and the new U.S. science envoy program. Transcript

  • February 5

    This Week from Washington

    February 5

    This podcast edition looks at how the international community uses agricultural development as a tool to assist Afghanistan security, and the shift in the aid effort in Haiti to a long-term development focus. Transcript

  • Black History Month: A More Perfect Union

    America.gov Issues Update

    Black History Month: A More Perfect Union

    This is a podcast edition of then-Senator Barack Obama’s March 2008 speech, “A More Perfect Union,” on the role race played in the 2008 presidential campaign. Transcript

  • Obama on Aid for Haiti

    America.gov Issues Update

    Obama on Aid for Haiti

    This is a transcript of a podcast on President Obama’s remarks urging aid for Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. Transcript

  • Agricultural Reform in Africa

    America.gov Issues Update

    Agricultural Reform in Africa

    Speaking at the Seventh Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Africa is important to the Obama administration because Africa matters to America’s progress and prosperity. Transcript