Podcasts in the car - Telegraph Could you recommend an inexpensive gadget that I could download podcasts on to from my home PC, to then listen to via my car stereo system? This would make my commuting so much more enjoyable! Gill Carter, by email Almost any MP3 player will do, from a fancy iPod to the humblest budget models selling for less than £10.00. However, the problem is connecting the player to your car stereo. If your vehicle is less than two or three years old the in-car entertainment system may have an external input socket, which you connect to the player's headphone socket by cable. With older car stereos the answer is to use a miniature wireless FM transmitter, which re-broadcasts the audio from the player on an unused radio channel. The quality can be a variable but it's unlikely to be a problem with speech material and you may not even notice it in the noisy environment of a moving car. FM transmitters, which plug into the player's headphone socket, are available for all makes and types of MP3 player; prices start at under £5.00. Another option worth investigating is an MP3 player with a built-in FM transmitter. Some models are designed specifically for in-car use and plug into the car's cigarette lighter socket. You can find them on ebay and Amazon, with remote control, selling for under £5.00, including postage! However, be warned that some ultra-cheap MP3 players do not have any internal memory but rely instead on SD memory cards. These are the same as those used in digital cameras, so if you have a one spare this could be a very cost effective solution; even if you haven't standard 4Gb SD cards, for example, typically cost less than £5.00 online.