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We’ve always had an iTunes feed, but are you guys using it? I know some of you are, and that’s cool. I’m pretty sure my parents aren’t but I can attribute that to them not really using iTunes all that much. Or at all. But what about everybody else?

I’ve found that at least with my friends the ones that don’t subscribe to podcasts (or really know what they are) are the ones that don’t use iTunes much, if at all.

My favorite way of subscribing to podcasts is through iTunes. It’s just a preference, and not necessarily the standard for this sort of thing (although probably pretty close). Whether you’re on a Mac or a PC you can download iTunes. If you’re on a Mac you already have it. Check your Applications folder. Actually, if you’re on a Mac and don’t know what iTunes is you’ve probably got bigger problems than podcasts to worry about.

Once you’ve got iTunes open go ahead and look on the far left. You should see the words “iTunes Store”. Click that.

On the page that loads you should see a “Podcasts” section on the left. Click that. You’re in.

Podcasts are free. If somebody is charging you to watch their show they either have no idea what they’re doing and probably have some affiliation with the MPAA, or their content is so unbelievably amazing that it would, quite literally, blow your mind.

Navigate around the Podcast section until you see something that catches your eye. Since you’re not paying for it, the opportunity cost of downloading a potentially lame podcast isn’t very high. Since the only thing you’re spending is time (and not that much) it really isn’t that big of a deal. If you don’t like it, delete it. That’s it. The best part is that if you do like it you don’t have to do a thing. Every time a new episode is available it downloads automatically on your computer. Just open iTunes and in it comes.

Getting a show you’ve created yourself into the iTunes Store is a whole other story altogether. Just know it’s a bit more involved than the process of subscribing. And the reason we went through the trouble of getting the show in there was to make things easier on you in the end. Hopefully now you can take advantage of that.

You can even leave us comments about our show if you’d like. Let us know what you thought was cool, and what wasn’t. If you’d like to see more of something (or less) tell us. We’d love to hear from you guys.

So that’s about it. Just wanted to share.

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