Boston Globe Bizcasts home Do I need an Ipod or MP3 player? You do not need an Ipod or MP3 player to listen to a podcast. You can also listen to a podcast from your computer by downloading the mp3 file directly. You can be alerted to new podcast by downloading Itunes, Ipodder or simply by subscribing to the RSS feed in any RSS reader. How do I subscribe to Globe Bizcasts? If you download Apple's Itunes software, you can easily subscribe to Boston Globe Bizcasts. To learn more on downloading Itunes or how to subscribe to the podcast with Itunes, click here.

If you prefer other podcast software than you will probably need to manually enter the URL of the actual Bizcast podcast feed. Choose from the available RSS podcasts feed URLs below, copy the URL. Enter the URL of the RSS feed into the appropriate area of your software. Please note that these RSS files also work with traditional RSS readers, so if you don't have an Ipod or digital audio player, you will be alerted when a new Bizcast is available to download directly to your computer. Here is the list of available feeds:

Weekly Boston Globe Bizcast (Copy and paste URL below):
http://syndication.boston.com/business/special/podcast/rss.xml

Columnist Scott Kirsner's Special Podcast Series (Copy and paste URL below):
http://syndication.boston.com/business/special/podcast/rss_kirsner.xml

Once downloaded, the individual podcasts will appear on your computer as an MP3 file. You can listen directly on your computer or load it onto your portable music player.
Once you've downloaded a podcast program, the entire process of receiving the latest podcast should take less than a minute - depending on your Internet connection.

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