Getting Started

	What is Podcasting?
	Do I need an iPod?
	How do I subscribe to a NOVA podcast?
	Where can I get free podcasting software?
	Terms of use

Our Podcasts

We're currently offering four different podcasts. For instructions on how to subscribe, refer to the Q & A above.

NOVA Podcast

Hear brief audio stories from the world of science—from hurricanes to mummies to neutrinos—that expand on topics from NOVA T.V. programs. Download sample episode

NOVA scienceNOW podcast

The companion podcast to our news-magazine series NOVA scienceNOW offers brief, often irreverent conversations with scientists and science journalists. Download sample episode

NOVA Vodcast

Watch NOVA where you are with our video podcast, offering excerpts from our T.V. programs, video dispatches from producers in the field, animations, and more. Download sample episode

NOVA E = mc² podcast

NOVA asked 10 top physicists to explain Einstein's famous equation. Subscribe to this feed to hear them. Download sample episode

What is Podcasting?

Podcasting combines the terms iPod and broadcasting to describe audio content delivered through the Internet that can be downloaded and played on your desktop or transferred to a portable MP3 player (like an iPod) so you can listen offline. But you don't need a portable MP3 player or an iPod to listen to podcasts. You can download them to your computer and listen to them using free software such as iTunes.

To receive podcasts on your computer, download free podcasting software and then subscribe to a feed. Once you subscribe, your computer will notify you or automatically download MP3 audio files every time a new podcast episode is available.

Do I need an iPod?

No. You do not need an iPod or other portable MP3 player to subscribe or listen to podcasts. You can listen on your computer by following the same instructions.

How do I subscribe to a NOVA Podcast?

To subscribe to a podcast, copy one of the orange XML icons using the following instructions:

Windows

• IE: right-click the orange XML button and select "copy shortcut"

• Firefox/Netscape/Mozilla: right-click the orange XML button and select "copy link location"

Macintosh

• IE: click and hold or control-click the orange XML button and select "copy link location"

• Firefox/Netscape/Mozilla: click and hold or command-click the orange XML button and select "copy link location"

• Safari: control-click the orange XML button and select "copy link to clipboard"

Then follow the instructions for your particular podcasting software to add the podcast to your list of subscriptions.

Where can I get free podcasting software?

If you don't yet have podcasting software, you can get it for free using these links:

• iTunes (PC or Mac)

• iPodder (PC)

• Doppler (PC)

• Blog Matrix Sparks! (PC)

• iPodderX (Mac)

• Playpod (Mac)

Terms of Use

The MP3 audio files and XML files that together comprise NOVA's podcast are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights to podcast(s) originating from NOVA, including the content and technology included therein, are reserved to NOVA/WGBH Educational Foundation. For permission requests, please email nova@wgbh.org.

Please see PBS's Terms of Use for more information before you use our podcast(s). By using NOVA podcast(s), you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in PBS's Terms of Use for more information before you use our podcast(s). By using NOVA podcast(s), you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in PBS's Terms of Use.