Why do I think podcasts are great for language learning First off, most of them are just sound, and therefore can be “consumed” while doing something else: I often listen to them when going for a walk during a break at work. If it was a video or a text I would spend another hour starring at the screen instead. I listen to them in public transport while getting to work using otherwise “dead” time to learn English. Even if I am very busy and can’t study during the day I still always have my transportation time. I subscribed to some podcasts for learners that have easier but still real spoken language. I found some great shows for natives also, and I'm still motivated to listen because of the interesting content. Podcasts are easier to produce than video, and because of that some authors release episodes more often. Furthermore, comparing to video many of them a less commercial and have more useful content. Using podcasting software it’s really easy to subscribe to shows I like and get notifications when a new episode is released. I like that podcasts are decentralized and don’t depend on one big company such as Google or Apple.