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How to Download and Listen to Knights of Columbus Podcasts

Introduction
The Knights of Columbus uses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to make podcasts available on the Internet, free of charge, to interested listeners.

Podcast: an audio file distributed over the Internet. Download it onto your computer and listen there, or transfer it to a portable music player, and listen to it later wherever you are.

The name comes from "iPod" and "broadcasting," but an iPod is not the only audio player that will play podcasts.

The document below walks you through the process of obtaining the software and using it to listen to our podcasts. If you have a broadband Internet connection (cable, DSL), the process of downloading, installing and using the program to subscribe to our podcast should take no more than 20-30 minutes.

Contents

Introduction to RSS
Using the iTunes Aggregator
To Download the Apple iTunes Program
Using iTunes to Subscribe
Listening to Knights of Columbus podcasts
Using another RSS aggregator
How to unsubscribe

Introduction to RSS
Using RSS (Really Simple Syndication) software you may freely download the latest podcasts from the Knights of Columbus to your computer. Then, you may listen to them, or copy them to CD or DVD for others to listen to. To do this, you need to have an RSS aggregator installed on your computer. This program can subscribe to and download podcasts automatically.

You may choose to download and install any one of the free RSS aggregators, sometimes called “RSS readers,” on the Internet. Once you’ve subscribed to our podcast, most aggregators check automatically for new podcasts, so you’re always up to date.

Note: While there are many RSS aggregators, the Knights of Columbus podcast is customized for Apple’s free program, iTunes. These instructions tell you how to use iTunes to download and listen to our podcasts.

Using the free iTunes Podcast Aggregator
To use iTunes, first you must download the software and install it on your computer. After you have installed iTunes, use it to subscribe to the Knights of Columbus podcast.

To Download the Apple iTunes Program

Open your browser and type or copy and paste "http://www.apple.com/itunes" into the address bar.
Press the Enter key.
You arrive at the iTunes home page on Apple’s Web site, as shown below.

iTunes Home Page

Click on the iTunes Store link in the upper-left portion of the screen.
On the iTunes Store page, click on the button
Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install iTunes on your computer

Using iTunes to Subscribe to the Knights of Columbus Podcast
When the iTunes RSS aggregator is installed on your computer, you are ready to subscribe to and listen to Knights of Columbus podcasts. To do this, follow the steps below:

Launch the iTunes program.
Click on the “iTunes Store” link on the left.
Type “Knights of Columbus” into the Search Box in the upper-right of the iTunes screen, and press the Enter key.
The Knights of Columbus podcast logo (shown below) appears on the iTunes screen.

Knights of Columbus podcast logo

Click on the “Subscribe” button to subscribe automatically to the Knights of Columbus podcast.
Click on the “Subscribe” button on the resulting confirmation screen.
Click on the Podcasts link in the upper-left of the iTunes screen. The graphic indicates that your computer is preparing to download our podcasts. When this brief process completes, you will have successfully subscribed to our podcasts.

Listening to Knights of Columbus podcasts

In iTunes, click on the “Podcasts” link at upper-left of the screen.
Click on the “” to list all available podcasts.
Double-click on a podcast to have iTunes play it for you.

Using another RSS aggregator
Most other RSS aggregators use a process similar to that of iTunes to permit you to listen to podcasts. If you are not using iTunes, follow the instructions for your aggregator to subscribe to, and download, podcasts from the Internet.

Your aggregator may ask you for the Web address (url) for the podcast feed. Use http://www.kofc.org/eb/en/publications/feeds/podcast_news.xml for Knights of Columbus news podcasts. For Catholic Information Service podcasts, use http://www.kofc.org/eb/en/publications/feeds/cispodcast.xml.

How to unsubscribe

Right-click Context Menu

You may unsubscribe from the Knights of Columbus podcast RSS feeds at any time. How you do so depends on which RSS service you use:

In iTunes, right-click on the Knights of Columbus podcast, and click on the “Delete” command.
On the next screen, confirm that you wish to delete the Knights of Columbus podcast from your list of podcast subscriptions.

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