How do Podcasts work on 8.1?

[logvkp]

I would like to know how the Podcasts on WP 8.1 work. Do the podcasts have to be on a specific platform, or does the app just search out the RSS feeds for the podcasts? Thanks in advance

 

[Entegy]

It just searches for RSS feeds. Optionally, you can just give the search box an RSS feed directly.

 

[Kevin Rush]

Does it track, keep a record of which podcasts and episodes have been listened to like the Zune desktop PC software did?

Does it download your podcasts from your list of podcasts in the background and give you a choice of incrementing either from lastest or from beginning?

(Is that asking too much?)

Best Wishes