PODCAST LISTENING 101

Helpline to Listening to Four-Wheel Drive Podcasts

Learning about four-wheel drive is often a hands-on experience. There are other resources, but sometimes they are a bit hard to find. There are books and maps available, useful for determining where to go. There are plenty of YouTube videos that will generally show you what not to do. But four-wheel drive is generally not heavy on standard media channels, TV, radio, and such. We started looking at podcasts and have discovered quite a few. We’ve also learned, not everyone knows how to listen to a podcast.

HERE’S YOUR HELPLINE.

Podcasts are like radio shows, lots of different formats, lots of different hosts – some you will love – others, not so much. Find one that interests you and tune in.

Unfortunately, it’s not like the radio; you don’t just tune in on a station and hit play. It’s more like finding your favorite CD and pressing play and then coming back to it a week later for more.

Podcasts are played through apps on your phone, typically. However, they can often be played on laptops, desktops, or even through Alexa; you just have to work a bit harder by finding the website related to the podcast to play it there.

Let’s start by using your phone and assume one of two things works for you. 1) your vehicle allows you to connect your audio from your phone or 2) you’ve got a set of headphones you can plug into your phone. With either of those situations, you are well on your way, although if you’re still carrying a flip phone, it’s going to be tough on you.