(published 25 July 2005) The latest Internet phenomena, Podcasting allows anyone to set up a radio station from their living room. Broadcasters record and up-load audio files to a special web page that has an RSS Feed. Users “subscribe” to a feed to receive new files automatically. It became popular in late 2004, intended largely for downloading audio files onto a portable audio player. However, listening to podcasts does not require a portable device and it is not traditional "broadcasting" to a mass audience at a fixed time. The big breakthrough has just occurred with Apple adding the facility to subscribe and download Podcasts to its latest version of iTunes. This makes receiving Podcasts an absolute no-brainer for anyone with an iPod. iTunes 4.9 adds a Podcast playlist to its Source Menu. There is a link to a Podcast Directory where the nice people from Apple maintain a list of a whole host of Podcast stations. Subscribing is as simple as clicking a mouse. After that iTunes automatically looks for and downloads new broadcasts which you can either listen to on your PC or on your iPod after a synch. Like everything on the Internet the quality is variable, ranging from some excellent stuff from the BBC to pretty gruesome DIY efforts. And to answer your question there will be a Classical Gas Podcast in the near future! Even if you don't have an iPod or an MP3 player you can still download and play Podcasts to your computer. These programs will monitor your chosen Podcasts and download them to your PC automatically so you can play them whenever you want. iTunes iPodder Try these Podcasts - You can go directly to these sites and play the podcasts straight away in real time.   Formula Pod All about F1 and other stuff. Americans Brett and Cory bring a unique perspective to F1, debating, for example, of David Coulthard's name should be "lantern jaw" or  "cube head". The Grand Prix Show BBC Radio 5 Live Sportsweek - Weekly discussion show hosted by Gary Richardson.   FastCounter by bCentral