This paper is the extended version of the literature review we proposed in another article (Peltier, Peraya, Grenon, & Larose, 2016). The article establishes an inventory of the use of podcasts in academia according to recent research, conducted between 2006 and 2016. This review of the literature selectively addresses the issue of podcasts in different aspects: their definition, their description, their different uses in academia, their impact on learning, and finally the direction of current research. The text also puts into perspective actual and former questions raised in the 1960–1970’s about the production and use of videos for educational purposes.