Here is how you can host your classroom podcasts for free through Google Drive:

  1. Create a folder in Google Drive to put your podcasts in. Set this folder to the public on the web – can view shared setting. Call the folder whatever you want, viewers will not be able to see the folder name.
  2. Upload a podcast into this folder. It should either be a .wav or .mp3. Viewers will be able to see the podcast name.
  3. Get the folder ID from the folder’s URL.
    1. Your URL will look like this. The bold part is the folder ID. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B5wgRxIHJdv3X2JQVEJZbmxrRGM
  4. Type www.googledrive.com/host/ into the address bar and then paste the folder ID at the end, after the /host/, and hit enter. After hitting enter, I suggest you bookmark this new URL.
    1. Prior to hitting enter, the URL should look similar to this: www.googledrive.com/host/0B5wgRxIHJdv3X2JQVEJZbmxrRGM
  5. When you visit this new URL, you should see the podcast you put in the folder. Click on it. You know you’ve done it right if the podcast starts playing automatically and the URL of the podcast you’ve clicked on ends in .wav or .mp3. This is the link you will share when you want someone to listen to your podcasts.