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Oct 2025
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356. What is a Podcast? (English Vocabul...

Thomas Wilkinson
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What actually is a podcast? You probably think you know. You might think you are listening to one right now. But are you actually? The definition of the word podcast has been changing over the past few years. I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently, especially with platforms like Spotify and YouTube changing how we listen and what podcast means. V ... Show More
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