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First Podcast provider launched
Liberated Syndication launches as the first podcast service provider (Libsyn.com) -
The first podcast is broadcast
Adam Curry, former MTV Video Jockey, with the cooperation of RSS feed developer Dave Winer, created podcasting, a sophisticated method of broadcasting that makes audio content available to listeners at their convenience, in an always on state. They are believed to be the first in the world to record and make available a podcast. https://www.voices.com/resources/articles/podcasting/history-of-podcasting -
First mention of Podcasting
Podcasting was first mentioned by journalist Ben Hammersley in an article he wrote for The Guardian titled Audible Revolution -
Apple joins the Party
Apple adds a podcasting platform to there iTunes 4.9 update, making podcasts far more accessible. -
Presidential Podcast
President George W Bush becomes the first president to have his weekly address available in podcast format. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/presidential-podcast/) -
Oxford Official
Podcast is declared the word of the year in the Oxford Dictionary -
First Awards
Leo Laporte publishes the first episode of "This Week in Tech." Later that year he wins the inaugural peoples choice award. -
Steve Jobs joins the party
CEO of Apple demonstrates how to create a podcast using garage band during a keynote address (https://internationalpodcastday.com/podcasting-history/) -
Rising Popularity
Ricky Gervais sets a record for an average of 261,670 downloads per episode for his first month of content. (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/06/radio.newmedia) -
Gaining footing as a communication platform
Edison Research states that the number of Americans who have heard of podcasting has reached 37% and 19% of all internet users have downloaded a podcast (http://www.edisonresearch.com/podcast-research/) -
Sports Crossover
ESPN's Fantasy Football Focus podcast wins the peoples choice award -
Guinness World Records
Adam Corolla enters the Guinness Book of World Records for most downloaded podcast as he reaches an incredible 59,547,843 unique downloads between March 2009-11 (https://internationalpodcastday.com/podcasting-history/) -
The Upturn
Edison Research states that 29% of Americans have listened to a podcast (https://internationalpodcastday.com/podcasting-history/) -
The first Billion
Apple announces that there have been 1 billion podcast subscribers (https://internationalpodcastday.com/podcasting-history/) -
President Obama joins the WTF Podcast
President Barack Obama is a guest on Marc Marons wildly successful WTF Podcast. (http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_613_-_president_barack_obama) -
Joe Rogan, record setter
Joe Rogan receives 90,000,000 total downloads for his podcast over the month of February in 2017 (https://www.reddit.com/r/howardstern/comments/5s6jj4/joe_rogan_experience_had_90000000_podcast/)
