RSS Subscribing Help
The following page will help you understand what RSS and podcasts are, and how to subscribe to them. The Writer’s Voice Web feed (otherwise known as an RSS or XML feed) includes all updates to the site, not including the podcasts. The blog feed includes posts that may not appear under “Latest News” on the homepage. Podcasts are kind of like RSS feeds, except that they include a link to a media file (in our case an audio file, but it can also include a link to a video file). If you are using the right program it will recognize the media file and automatically download it to your computer for your listening pleasure.
More details about subscribing to the VFR podcast and RSS feed follows.
Podcast
We offer a generic link you can copy to place in your podcast downloading application.
RSS Feeds
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds are different from podcasts in that they do not normally include audio or video, though may include photos. A program like iTunes will not subscribe to an RSS feed (which only reads podcasts), but there are other programs that will process both podcasts and RSS feeds.
The Writer’s Voice RSS feed can be copied and entered into a variety of programs, depending whether you are using a Mac, PC, or would like to be strictly Web based.
