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What is a Podcast and how do I subscribe?

A podcast is rich media, such as audio or video, distributed via RSS (Really Simple Syndication), and provides updates whenever there is new content. You can listen to the files on your computer or load them on your media player.

To get started, all you need is a web-based podcaster, such as the ones listed below. You will then add the content feed to the podcaster by copying and pasting the provided URL into the software. The software will automatically check for updates and download the files to your computer.

• iTunes (Windows / OS X)
• Juice (Windows / OS X / Linux)
• iPodder (Windows / OS X / Linux)
  • This Week from Washington
    This Week from Washington

    Every Monday, America.gov presents highlights of its recent coverage of U.S. foreign policy, society and values.

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  • America.gov Issues Update
    America.gov Issues Update

    America.gov presents the U.S. perspective on specific issues with international implications.

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  • June 12

    This Week from Washington

    June 12

    This podcast reviews Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, global partnerships to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, and the role of the Freedom of Information Act in the United States. Transcript

  • June 5

    This Week from Washington

    June 5

    This podcast reviews President Obama’s speech at Cairo University to Muslims around the world and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s remarks in El Salvador at the Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Initiative. Transcript

  • May 29

    This Week from Washington

    May 29

    President Obama presents a legal framework for dealing with detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Sonia Sotomayor is nominated to become a Supreme Court justice. Transcript

  • Global Integration of Financial Systems

    America.gov Issues Update

    Global Integration of Financial Systems

    This podcast, based on economics professor Richard Vedder’s piece in the May 2009 edition of eJournal USA, examines the growth of the global financial system. Transcript

  • Obama in Cairo: Detainees and Guantanamo Bay

    America.gov Issues Update

    Obama in Cairo: Detainees and Guantanamo Bay

    President Obama addressed the issue of violent extremism and the related issue of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Transcript

  • Interview with Journalist Constance Ikokwu of Nigeria

    America.gov Issues Update

    Interview with Journalist Constance Ikokwu of Nigeria

    America.gov interviews Constance Ikokwu, the Washington Bureau Chief of THISDAY newspaper, the leading national daily in Nigeria. Transcript