Overview
Podcasting is a convenient way of automatically downloading audio or video files to your computer. You can then play this audio or video on your computer or transfer the files to a portable MP3 or video player.
'Podcast' generally refers to audio. 'Video Podcast' (or 'Vodcast') refers to the distribution of video files in the same manner.
Use the navigation to the left to browse all ABC podcasts, or check out the highlights below. For technical assistance and further information, visit the FAQs section.
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Subject: Science
All in the Mind, Radio National
(Duration: 30 min, filesize: 13 MB, Updated weekly)
All In The Mind is Radio National's weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour - everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/mind.xml
Digital Living, Local Radio
(Duration: 20 minutes, filesize: 6 MB, Updated weekly)
Every Thursday morning Anne Delaney on ABC Riverina talks gadgets with her regular panel: Charles Sturt University academics Peter Adams, Phil Roy and Dr Barney Dalgarno.
abc.net.au/riverina/stories/digitallivingpodcast.xml
Environment, Radio National
(Duration: 3 min, filesize: 3 MB, Updated daily)
The Science Show and Ockham's Razor have always brought us commentary on the environment and climate change. Special features can also be found on Background Briefing and our other current affairs regulars, The National Interest, Breakfast and Saturday Extra.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/env.xml
Great Moments in Science, Local Radio
(Duration: 5 min, filesize: 2 MB, Updated weekly)
The universe is a strange and wonderful place and, in his Great Moments, Karl has scaled the highest peaks as well as turned over the pebbles to see what's underneath.
abc.net.au/science/podcast/gmis.xml
Health, Radio National
(Duration: 3 min, filesize: 3 MB, Updated daily)
Keep your body and brain in top shape with the Health Report and All in the Mind and get involved in daily wellbeing discussions with Life Matters and Australia Talks. View story listing.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/hea.xml
Innovations, Radio Australia
(Duration: 27 min, filesize: 12 MB, Updated weekly)
A showcase of Australian design, discoveries, invention, engineering and research skills from Radio Australia. Updated every Tuesday.
abc.net.au/ra/podcast/innovations/podcast.xml
Ockham's Razor, Radio National
(Duration: 15 min, filesize: 6 MB, Updated weekly)
William of Ockham was an English monk, philosopher, theologian, who provided the scientific method with its key principle 700 years ago. 'What can be done with fewer assumptions is done in vain with more,' he said. That is, in explaining any phenomenon, we should use no more explanatory concepts than are absolutely necessary. Simplicity should never be despised. Thoughtful people have their say, without interruption, on important science-related topics.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/ockham.xml
RN Breakfast - Science Technology, Radio National
(Duration: 3 min, filesize: 8 MB, Updated daily)
Includes naked scientist Chris Smith's informative Friday reports on the latest in science. For the technically minded there's Peter Marks's fortnightly Thursday Technology Review and any other science and technology stories Breakfast finds in the meantime.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/btp.xml
Science, Radio National
(Duration: 3 min, filesize: 3 MB, Updated daily)
Radio National's Robyn Williams and Natasha Mitchell have made science the most popular specialist subject on the network. Every week The Science Show, Ockham's Razor and All In The Mind tell us something new about life and the world around us.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/sci.xml
Science Show - separate stories, Radio National
(Duration: 9 min, filesize: 7 MB, Updated weekly)
The Science Show separate stories podcast makes it easy to find your favourite stories each week. Your essential source of what's making news in the complex world of scientific research, scandal and discovery, The Science Show with Robyn Williams is one of the longest running programs on Australian radio.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/ss1.xml
Sleek Geek Radio, Local Radio
(Duration: 6 min, filesize: 3 MB, Updated weekly)
Join a couple of sleek geeks as Adam Spencer and Dr Karl wander around the latest science news and events.
abc.net.au/sydney/features/podcastscience.xml
StarStuff, Science
(Duration: 30 min, filesize: 15 MB, Updated weekly)
Hosted by Stuart Gary, StarStuff takes us on a weekly journey across the universe to see the death of stars and the birth of new worlds. StarStuff's tour of the cosmos examines those ultimate questions: where do we come from?; and are we alone? From Einstein's relativity theory to quantum mechanics, StarStuff reports on the latest news and discoveries in science, with a special focus on astronomy, space sciences and cosmology.
abc.net.au/science/podcast/starstuff.xml
The Science Show, Radio National
(Duration: 60 min, filesize: 22 MB, Updated weekly)
RN's science flagship: your essential source of what's making news in the complex world of scientific research, scandal and discovery. The Science Show with Robyn Williams is one of the longest running programs on Australian radio.
abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/science.xml
