[grc] While waiting for the Pacifica podcast service

[Frieda Werden]

I didn't know about this - happened to run across it on Quora:
https://www.quora.com/How-does-one-upload-their-podcast-to-iTunes
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Question Answered: How do you upload a podcast to iTunes?
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The simple answer: *you don’t!*

Apple’s iTunes (now Apple Podcasts) is a podcast directory, not a podcast
host/source.

It is the biggest and most prominent place to *list* your podcast, and
their player app is one of the most used apps to download and listen to
podcasts, but you don’t (as a podcast producer) put or upload your podcast
there.

To get your podcast *listed* in Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), you need
to host it somewhere else and then setup an account with Apple and submit a
link to your valid RSS feed. (Note: you can also submit that link to
*some*other
services/directories, though the majority of other podcast directories pull
the lists directly from Apple.)

So, where do you upload your podcast episodes? Technically, it can be any
internet accessible place that supports the proper file formats and data
transmission specs. *BUT*, you’re likely to run into big problems doing so
anywhere but a properly setup podcast hosting solution. I highly recommend
services like Libsyn or Blubrry.

Also note, that many people think they are downloading podcasts from Apple
when listening, but they are actually looking up a location from (or
subscribing to) that RSS feed mentioned earlier, which points at the file
being downloaded. In fact, once you’re subscribed to a podcast (or know
about the podcast host’s website), Apple could go away and your listeners
could keep getting your content.

*Question answered*: "*How do you upload a podcast to iTunes?*"


-- 
Frieda Werden, Series Producer
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org