Kalmar Podcasting ta fito daga hadewar kalmar IPod da Watsa shirye-shirye.
Tsohon Podcast ya fara gabatar da tsohon MTV Vj, Adamu Curry da masu samar da software, Dave Winer a cikin 2004.
Ana amfani da Podcasting a matsayin wata hanya don raba bayanai, ilimi, nishaɗi, har ma azaman kayan aikin tallan.
Podcasting za a iya samun izini a ko'ina, kuma kowane lokaci, ta hanyar na'urorin hannu ko kwamfutocin.
A Indonesia, Podcasting ya fara zama sananne a farkon shekarar 2010, tare da jigogi daban-daban da aka tattauna, kamar kiɗa, da lafiya, fasaha, da tarihi.
Wasu shahararrun Podcast a Indonesia sun hada da fara farawa, labari da ke magana, Podcast na Merdeka, da Kepo ya kasance.
Podcasting na iya zama madadin mutanen da ba su da lokacin karantawa ko kallon bidiyo, amma har yanzu suna son samun bayanai ko nishaɗi.
Podcasting kuma iya zama wata hanya don fadada cibiyar sadarwar kuma sami sabbin abokai tare da bukatun iri ɗaya.
Wasu shafukan yanar gizo a Indonesia suna da masu tallafawa ko tallace-tallace da ke ba da izinin ƙirar Podcast don samun kudin shiga daga kwasfan fayilolinsu.
Podcasting Podcast yana ba da damar masu amfani da Podcast don bayyana ra'ayoyinsu da yardar rai da ba a iyakance ba, don haka suke sanya shi wani dandalin dimokiradiyya.