Subscribe to a podcast to get the latest episodes delivered to your computer as soon as they're released. No matter where a podcast comes from, you can download it with the Zune software.
Podcasts at Zune Marketplace
The easiest way to subscribe to a podcast is at Zune Marketplace. Podcast subscriptions at Zune Marketplace are free.
Subscribe at Zune Marketplace
Sign in to the Zune software, then click marketplace, podcasts.
Choose a podcast, then click Subscribe.
Podcasts on other web sites
If you find a podcast that isn't at Zune Marketplace, you can subscribe to it from another Web site.
Subscribe at another web site
Sign in to the Zune software, then click collection, podcasts, Add URL.
Go to the web page of the podcast you want. Click the RSS feed button and copy the URL for subscribing to the podcast.
Go back to Zune, paste the URL into the text box, then click Subscribe.
Podcasts from your friends
If someone beams you a podcast and you like it, you can subscribe to it from your inbox. The next time you sync your Zune, the podcast will be added to your podcast subscriptions.
Subscribe to a beamed podcast
On your Zune, click social, inbox.
Play the podcast, press the center of the Zune pad, then select subscribe.
End a subscription
If you decide later that you don't like a podcast, it's easy to unsubscribe.
Unsubscribe from a podcast
In the Zune software, click collection, podcasts.
Click the podcast series you don't want, then click Unsubscribe.
Listen to a podcast without subscribing
If you want to listen to a single episode of a podcast, you don't need to subscribe to it. Just download the current episode as a sample.
Download a single podcast episode
Sign in to the Zune software, then click marketplace, podcasts.