Podcasting lets you listen to writers who rock on your iPod, whenever you want. Other players work, too. And other podcasts.

A podcast is a MP3 file that can be automatically downloaded to your computer and in turn transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player. iTunes now makes this super-easy.

Subscribing through iTunes
When you have iTunes open on your computer, go to the iTunes music store, then click on the "podcast" icon (it looks kind of like a purple microphone). Or choose "podcasts" from the menu at left.

iTunes keeps changing their browsing choices, so the easiest thing to do is search for Pinky's — just type it in the search box and there you are. Then click on the big "subscribe" button on the right.

iTunes will, invisibly, bring new Pinky's Paperhaus podcasts right into iTunes for you and, if you tell your iPod to update the PP playlist, automatically transfer the shows to your iPod when you sync it up.

Subscribing using Odeo
You can go directly to the Pinky's Paperhaus page in Odeo. Odea is in beta, but it already has some features that kick butt on iTunes. You can leave comments about podcasts, see previous shows with some detail, even queue up individual shows. I think you have to create a login, but once you do, click on the big pink button that says "subscribe."

Once that's done, everything works like iTunes. New shows are delivered to iTunes or another program on your computer, and then can be transferred to your iPod.

Getting podcasts with iPodder and other readers
To begin, download and install the podcast software onto your computer. The software is usually light and easy, and will explain how to subscribe to a podcast — usually it involves copying and pasting the podcast URL into the reader. Most can be set to automatically download new podcasts to the place you designate (like iTunes, or another place you put MP3 files). What's that url, you ask?

http://feeds.feedburner.com/pinkyspaperhaus

Downloading a podcast is like downloading any other file: it can take a while. That's why PP is usually in segments of 20-30 minutes. You can get all 90ish minutes online.