William Hungs of the World Unite, Real Public Media is sponsoring “Live from the Garage,” a Podcast Dedicated to Giving Everyone Their Fifteen Minutes of Fame

May 17, 2005 -- Wikipedia, “The Free Encyclopedia” defines Podcasting as a way of publishing sound files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new audio files automatically. Podcasting is distinct from other types of audio content delivery because it uses the RSS protocol. This technique has enabled many producers to create self-published, syndicated radio shows.

Users subscribe to podcasts using "podcatching" software (also called "aggregator" software) which periodically checks for and downloads new content. It can then sync the content to the user's portable music player, hence the portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting". Podcasting does not require an iPod, however; any digital audio player or computer with the appropriate software can play podcasts.

“Now every artist, whether they sing karaoke, play in a band or pick the banjo, has an open forum to present their music. Real Public Media’s ClickCaster product enables anyone to create an original audio file, publish it and have it accessed by anyone in the world as well as have it showcased on our show”, said Pete Davis, Host of Live from the Garage.

Clickcaster is on the leading-edge of the podcast revolution. While podcasting is most prevalent within the same segment as bloggers, the opportunity for artists to exploit the marketing advantages of podcasting is tremendous.

“Live from the Garage provides a great forum for anyone to get their music heard. The show exposes its listeners to a wide variety of music, you can’t hear on traditional radio. I’ve heard music from Bombay, London and Annapolis Maryland and the musical styles change every week. It’s definitely not a “locals only” show. ”, said Scott Converse, CEO and Founder of Real Public Media.

Real Public Media’s Clickaster will let you, with a few clicks of the mouse record and upload your finished show to our servers. From our servers anyone can subscribe to your work of art, your ideas or even your rants, making the entire process of creating a podcast a simple exercise. Clickcaster lets you concentrate on what goes into your recording without worrying about the technology.

Real Public Media is based in Boulder, Colorado with personnel in California, Florida and New Hampshire working to build the most powerful, affordable and easy to use podcasting solution in existence. Real Public Media executives have more than 100 years of combined experience creating products and services at companies like Apple Computer, Paramount Pictures, Adobe, NeXT Computer and Motorola.