What is a Podcast?

According to Apple, a podcast is:

an episodic program delivered via the Internet using an XML protocol called RSS. Podcast episodes can be audio files, video files, documents or any combination of the three.

• Nature podcast: Every week Nature publishes a free audio show highlighting content from the week's edition of Nature e.g. interviews with the people behind the science. Nature is a weekly international journal publishing peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology. Access the Library's subscription to Nature.

Click here to listen to the TC Beirne School of Law's very own Professor James Allen as a guest host on Radio National examining the topic of free speech.

There are separate episodes on free speech in the UK, Australia and Canada.

Here's how the late Christopher Hitchens summarised the topic:

Check out the latest Radio National Big Ideas podcast on the topic of slavery.

We go under the barristers' horse hair wigs to hear about their struggles with ethical dilemmas, lying clients, righting injustices, long work hours and all the after-effects.

On 10th June, the Future Tense programme on ABC Radio National looks at academic journals, the Elsevi

Is wisdom something that creeps up or can it be taught? The ABC program 'Big Ideas' provides a podcast of the annual Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor's Lecture - Beyond skills, towards wisdom.

Professor Steven Schwartz explores and analyses the nature of modern higher education. The lecture is followed by an expert panel and is moderated by ABC Radio National's Life Matters host, Richard Aedy.

Did you miss last nights episode of On Trial? No worries, watch it online!

This new 5 part ABC series features unprecedented access to criminal trials and gives insight into the Australian criminal justice system.