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Want to listen to your favorite radio shows and audio and video programs anytime? The iTunes Store offers over 100,000 podcast episodes from independent creators and big names like HBO, NPR, ESPN, The Onion, CBS Sports, and The New York Times.

Pick a podcast, any podcast.

What a dilemma. With thousands of podcasts all in one place, how will you decide what to download? Let the iTunes Store help. Browse podcasts in dozens of categories, complete with descriptive summaries, ratings and reviews, and the podcast equivalent of album art. Podcast icon Once you find a podcast that piques your interest, just give it a listen, then decide whether to subscribe.

Get podcasts, served fresh daily.

Simply find the podcasts you want, subscribe free, and voilà! With the click of a button, you get the most recent episode — and all future episodes — delivered directly to your iTunes podcast playlist. Or download past episodes by just clicking the Get button. Listen to your podcasts on your computer with iTunes or sync them with your iPod or iPhone and listen on the go.

Make a request.

If you can’t find a particular podcast on the iTunes Store, never fear. Subscribe to virtually any podcast in the known universe by dragging its URL into your podcast playlist, or choosing “Subscribe to Podcast” from the Advanced menu and typing the URL.

Take podcasting personally.

Open iTunes Preferences to customize the what, where, and when of podcasts on iTunes. Check for new podcast episodes hourly, daily, weekly, or manually. Automatically download every episode or just the most recent ones. Keep all your episodes, delete them after you play them, or keep a specific number based on release date.