Playing podcast instantly (i.e. streaming) without downloading first
Use cases
a. Playing a podcast requires the podcast being downloaded first, which takes minutes for an audio podcast but very long for an HD video podcast.
b. In order to play a podcast, users have to press the "Download" button first then the "Play" button after the download.
Desired behavior
a. Streaming the audio/video (like Youtube), instead of downloading the entire file first, so users can play the podcast instantly.
b. This way, users only need to press a "Play" button, saving a click.
Benefits of the solution
a. For an audio podcast, users can save perhaps 1-2 minutes; but for a video podcast, users can save minutes or hours of downloading time.
b. Users don't have to take 2 steps to first hit the "Download" button then the "Play" button to play a podcast.
Possible drawbacks
With very slow Internet, maybe podcast will pause from time to time, waiting for the cache to finish before resuming playback.