There seems to be a few misperceptions about the podcast, so I thought I'd do a short FAQ.

Q. What is a podcast?
A. It's an audio file, specifically an mp3 in our case.

Q. So why the fancy-smancy name?
A. So it sounds cool. Originally, the name confused me too, and I thought we were making a special file that only played on Apple products – but I was wrong!

Q. Do I need an mp3 player to listen to the podcast?
A. No, I don't even own one. If you have a computer with speakers (or headphones), you're set. The idea is, if you have a portable player, you can listen to podcasts while jogging or at work, but, if you're like me, you'll just listen on your home computer.

Q. What's that weird subscribe XML stuff?
A. If you have a program like iPodder, you enter the URL of that XML when adding a subscription to IMAO. Then, iPodder will automatically see when new IMAO podcast are available and be able to download them for you. Right now, you have to use software like that to download our older podcasts.

Q. How often will there be new podcasts?
A. Every Monday, including a special one for this 4th of July.

Q. I want to support the podcast. What can I do?
A. Tell your friends, tell us what you like and don't like so we can improve, and make sure to vote so we can gain some stature in the admittedly liberal leaning podcast community (I was told in a forum we're a niche just by being conservative). Podcast Alley is where we're making headway from votes, and you can vote every month, so there will be a big push for votes in July so we can try and make the top ten podcasts. Please vote now if you haven't already (all you have to do is give them a real e-mail address and then click the URL when sent the e-mail). Podcast Pickle is another popular site where we could use your support.

Q. I don't care about podcasts. I want Frank Answers™ back! Where are my Frank Answers™?
A. The mailbag segment at the end of the podcasts basically is Frank Answers™. Just send your comments and questions to the designated e-mail (podcast [ at ] imao.us) and you might hear me respond in the next podcast. Plus, the best e-mail each week wins a free t-shirt. That makes it even better than Frank Answers™!

Q. Wow! Podcasting is fun and cool! I love it!
A. That's not a questions, moron! It's idiots like you that make me hate blogging and podcasting!

Q. I'm sorry.
A. You're forgiven! Hooray!

If anything else is confusing you, put it in the comments and I'll update this FAQ.

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