What
is a Podcast? A podcast is a digital media file which is distributed
over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players
and personal computers. Basically podcasting is a form of audio broadcasting on
the Internet. The reason it is commonly called podcasting is because people
download podcasts (audio shows) to listen to on their iPods. However you don't
have to listen to podcasts only on iPods; you can use your computer using music
software such as Windows built-in Media
Player or Winamp,
or other portable music players (iPod competitors) such as Creative
Zen or iRiver.
It really doesn't matter, as long as you have some way to play music on your computer
you will be able to listen to podcasts. Most podcasts are short duration
"talk show" style. With podcasts you can stay current on the news, get
a glimpse into someone's life, listen to movie reviews and even obtain recipes.
Most podcasts are made by people who are very passionate about their subject as
we are here at the OHC. Passion is infectious and we hope our passion for hypnosis
and its amazing benefits make our podcasts both interesting to listen to and helpful.
Best of all you can listen to the OHC podcasts for FREE!!! 
How
Podcasting works Remember that a podcast is an audio file that is automatically
received from the internet and then synced to your MP3 player. The files are received
by subscribing to what's called a "podcast feed". Sometimes you also
hear this called an RSS feed, but that is just geek speak that you don't need
to know. Maybe you have seen the small orange icons that look like this
 or
maybe like this 
on some web pages. These icons are links to a podcast feed. These feeds are used
to deliver podcast shows to your computer for you to either listen to on your
computer or download or subscribe to the feed. You don't need to know how the
feed works to subscribe. You just need to know that you can subscribe to a podcast
feed to get the latest shows when they are released. You also don't have
to remember to check for new shows to download. It's done for you. Think of a
podcast as being like a magazine you subscribe to; it will come to you automatically.
Even though subscribing to our podcast feed is the most convenient way
to receive it, you don't have to subscribe to listen. As with many podcasts, you
can also listen to the feeds on the web or downloaded directly as an MP3 file.What
you really, really need to know about OHC PodcastsAs you would expect, some of
the podcasts produced by the OHC contain short hypnotic inductions that put you
into a light state of trance. These "episodes" will have an asterix
(*) next to them to indicate that the podcast contains content that may put you
into this light trance state. As such, it is important that you do not listen
to these particular podcasts while driving, walking or operating heavy machinery.
By clicking on the icons to listen to, download or subscribe to the OHC podcasts,
you are agreeing that you have read these directions and you fully understand
and accept all the conditions described.
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