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RSS feeds were a major part of early podcasts. They allowed people to subscribe to a creator's feed, and their browser or RSS client would automatically check for new content on a scheduled basis.
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With it, they added a podcast directory feature, which allowed users to more easily find and subscribe to podcasts they were interested in.
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The true-crime story followed the murder conviction of Maryland man, Adnan Syed. The episodes have been downloaded over 80 million times - making it one of the most popular podcasts of all time.
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Though this number does not include podcasts hosted on other networks or platforms. As such, the total number of podcasts across all platforms is likely higher.
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This data comes from Edison Research's 2017 report on media consumption, entitled The 2017 Infinite Dial.
