FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Little Green People Show website is optimized for Safari for Mac users and Mozilla Firefox for PC users. Our website also uses the flash plug-in, which can be downloaded here.
What is a podcast?
Most podcasts are audio or video files that live online and are available for on-demand computer download whenever and wherever a listener finds convenient. Typically a podcast is transferred to a computer from a website like www.lgpshow.org and then transferred to a digital audio player, like an iPod. Most podcasts also allow users to “subscribe” to future episodes that automatically download to their computers, PDA’s, or cell phones. To start a subscription, you need an internet connection and a piece of podcast software (like iTunes, for example) which is usually available free of charge.
How do I subscribe to the Little Green People Show Podcast?
How you subscribe to the Little Green People Show podcast depends on the software you use. The most popular software programs for playing and subscribing to podcasts are iTunes (Mac/PC), WinAmp (PC), Doppler, and Juice.
Once you’ve downloaded the podcast software of your choice, you’ll need to add the Little Green People Show podcast “feed” to that application. For Mac users, just drag the orange “subscribe” button off the Little Green People Show website and into your iTunes library. For PC users, right click on the orange subscribe button, then scroll down the resulting pop-up menu to “copy link.” Then paste that link into your podcast player’s subscribe feature. Where this feature is located depends on which of the following podcast players or podcast aggregators you’re using.
Podcast Players:
iTunes (Mac/PC)
• Open iTunes
• Click the Advanced tab
• Select Subscribe to Podcast
• Paste (right click a on PC) the feed location into the URL window
• Click OK
• You’re ready to stream!
WinAmp (PC only)
• Open WinAmp
• Locate the Channel window
• Right click in the channel window
• Select Add Channel from the list
• Paste (right click) the feed location and click OK
• You’re ready to stream!
Both of the players listed above will automatically look for and download any new podcast episodes each time you open them. So convenient!
Podcast Aggregators:
A podcast aggregator is an application that downloads files attached to RSS feeds into a single folder. Once those files are downloaded, they can then be played by any audio player. A few popular aggregators are listed below.
Juice (Windows, Mac and Lynux)
Doppler (Windows)
Songbird (Windows, Mac and Lynux)
How do subscribe to the Little Green People Show Blog?
Blog Aggregators:
To subscribe to the Little Green People Show blog, you’ll need to use a piece of software called a blog aggregator. A blog aggregator is an application that downloads blog entries attached to RSS feeds and organizes them in a single location for easy reading. A few popular web-based blog aggregators, which work on Macs and PCs, are listed below.
Google Reader
Bloglines
Yahoo Reader
How do I transfer podcasts onto my MP3 player?
Each MP3 player will be different but, basically, you need to plug your player into your computer (usually via a USB cable) so that the player appears as an external device on your desktop. To transfer podcasts, you first need to locate them on your computer, then drag them into your MP3 audio player for playback.
Some MP3 players also come with software that allows you to automatically "sync" the podcasts on your computer with those on your MP3 player. This means that each time you plug your MP3 player into your computer, you’ll automatically get the latest episodes of your favorite podcast on your player. How this works depends on your MP3 player and your software.
Do I need to have an iPod or MP3 player to listen to the Little Green People Show?
No, you don't. Anyone with a computer connected to the internet can download and listen to MP3 files. You will need a media player on your computer (many PCs come with Windows Media Player, for example), and you'll also need speakers or headphones.
The Little Green People Show website is optimized for Safari for Mac users and Mozilla Firefox for PC users. Our website also uses the flash plug-in, which can be downloaded here.
What is a podcast?
Most podcasts are audio or video files that live online and are available for on-demand computer download whenever and wherever a listener finds convenient. Typically a podcast is transferred to a computer from a website like www.lgpshow.org and then transferred to a digital audio player, like an iPod. Most podcasts also allow users to “subscribe” to future episodes that automatically download to their computers, PDA’s, or cell phones. To start a subscription, you need an internet connection and a piece of podcast software (like iTunes, for example) which is usually available free of charge.
How do I subscribe to the Little Green People Show Podcast?
How you subscribe to the Little Green People Show podcast depends on the software you use. The most popular software programs for playing and subscribing to podcasts are iTunes (Mac/PC), WinAmp (PC), Doppler, and Juice.
Once you’ve downloaded the podcast software of your choice, you’ll need to add the Little Green People Show podcast “feed” to that application. For Mac users, just drag the orange “subscribe” button off the Little Green People Show website and into your iTunes library. For PC users, right click on the orange subscribe button, then scroll down the resulting pop-up menu to “copy link.” Then paste that link into your podcast player’s subscribe feature. Where this feature is located depends on which of the following podcast players or podcast aggregators you’re using.
Podcast Players:
iTunes (Mac/PC)
• Open iTunes
• Click the Advanced tab
• Select Subscribe to Podcast
• Paste (right click a on PC) the feed location into the URL window
• Click OK
• You’re ready to stream!
WinAmp (PC only)
• Open WinAmp
• Locate the Channel window
• Right click in the channel window
• Select Add Channel from the list
• Paste (right click) the feed location and click OK
• You’re ready to stream!
Both of the players listed above will automatically look for and download any new podcast episodes each time you open them. So convenient!
Podcast Aggregators:
A podcast aggregator is an application that downloads files attached to RSS feeds into a single folder. Once those files are downloaded, they can then be played by any audio player. A few popular aggregators are listed below.
Juice (Windows, Mac and Lynux)
Doppler (Windows)
Songbird (Windows, Mac and Lynux)
How do subscribe to the Little Green People Show Blog?
Blog Aggregators:
To subscribe to the Little Green People Show blog, you’ll need to use a piece of software called a blog aggregator. A blog aggregator is an application that downloads blog entries attached to RSS feeds and organizes them in a single location for easy reading. A few popular web-based blog aggregators, which work on Macs and PCs, are listed below.
Google Reader
Bloglines
Yahoo Reader
How do I transfer podcasts onto my MP3 player?
Each MP3 player will be different but, basically, you need to plug your player into your computer (usually via a USB cable) so that the player appears as an external device on your desktop. To transfer podcasts, you first need to locate them on your computer, then drag them into your MP3 audio player for playback.
Some MP3 players also come with software that allows you to automatically "sync" the podcasts on your computer with those on your MP3 player. This means that each time you plug your MP3 player into your computer, you’ll automatically get the latest episodes of your favorite podcast on your player. How this works depends on your MP3 player and your software.
Do I need to have an iPod or MP3 player to listen to the Little Green People Show?
No, you don't. Anyone with a computer connected to the internet can download and listen to MP3 files. You will need a media player on your computer (many PCs come with Windows Media Player, for example), and you'll also need speakers or headphones.
