No need to download iTunes: Apple to let users hear podcasts straight from web

Users will no longer have to download iTunes to listen to Apple`s podcast episodes with the company now allowing them to play these directly from its website. A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio or video files, which can be downloaded for listening. Apple`s redesigned webpage for podcasts features a built-in web playback feature and a streamlined design which is easier to navigate, MacRumors reported on Wednesday. Each new page features a clear recap of each episode along with a "play" button.

Clicking on an episode`s name would open up a full page for episodes, showing complete details about their content to help a user decide what to listen to, the report said. The prior design for podcasts on the web was just a list of episodes that redirected users to iTunes with no web playback option available. The iPhone-maker is now planning to bring a standalone podcasts app with the launch of macOS 10.15, the report noted.