The iPod almost single-handedly created the podcast phenomenon, but you don't need an iPod or even an off-brand MP3-player to make podcasts.  With a PC and a simple microphone, you can make digital audio recordings and publish them for all the world to hear on the web.
A podcast can be an interview, a recitation, a "radio play," a broadcast, a newscast, a book review... whatever you want it to be.

 
Here are the steps involved in creating your own podcast:

• Create a script;
• Practice your script; speak slowly and clearly;
• Plug in a mic (you may borrow headsets with mics from the librarian);
• Launch an application like Audacity, or use the narration feature from Movie Maker or another similar program;
• Record your voice and save the recording as an MP3 file;
• Edit your recording, get rid of the pauses, coughs, uhms and ahs;
• Add copyright-free music if you like at the beginning or end;
• Upload to a sharing site such as OurMedia.