Podcast is a great way to learn languages in nowadays, because it has the advantages as followings: first, it has a relatively authentic dialogue setting: from the list of ESL Pod (learning customs), the dialogue often happens in real-life scenarios; second, the range of podcast topics is really wide to choose from, it almost covered every sides of language study. Another important feature to language learners, besides the audio dialogue itself, podcast also provide text scripts as well, which makes the materials more easy to understand. Usually, in the first part of podcast, is the record of a dialogue or conversation, then comes with the explanation to certain language points of the episode.
For language teachers, I will use podcast as part of my introduction material in the beginning of class, as part of complementary material to introduce the certain topics or unit contents. In additional, the podcast can be used as the listening comprehension material to mark out key vocabulary and use of sentence patterns. I also want my students to read after the conversation because the speed of speakers is slow enough for even beginners to follow. Finally, I want my students to make up their own conversations and do the role-play.
Although you did not focus specifically on the podcast you chose, your ideas for using it are fine.
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