While in the usa i bought a Ipod shuffle + a Cassette Adapter so i can play it on the car

How much are ipod shuffle in kuwait , i want to know if i got a good deal or i was ripped off

And does The ipod shuffle come without CD normaly ?

Also i’m a bit out of loop with these apple stuff , what is podcast ? the last Itune i just downloaded says its podcast support , i know there are 900000000000 X 100000 sites that talk about podcast , but i want something simple , what / where / how good ?