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On-Page (Listen Now) Player

Our on-page player is located above each article containing an audio file. It should work with most modern browsers.

Click on the triangle play button.

The player will expand to reveal the playback progress bar, the clip title, and the time index, and will begin playing.

Clicking on the:

• Playback progress bar allows you to begin playing from the point where you click.
• Volume control and dragging left or right adjusts the volume.
• Pause button pauses and continues playback.

Use the on-page player below to listen to our promotional audio clip:

Audio File

The WildeBeat is delivered as an MP3 file for download. Most computers or operating system upgrades sold since 2000 are configured to play MP3 files, and many software packages, including Apple's QuickTime and Windows Media Player, can play MP3 files.

An MP3 file is a way to store sound on a computer that makes the file relatively small and easy to download. WikiPedia explains in more detail what an MP3 file is.

To listen to a show, click on the speaker link appearing below the show description on the main page, as in this example:

• Promotional Audio Clip [MP3 format; length 0:30; 240,662 bytes]

If that doesn't work for you, some podcasting directories convert MP3 files to other streaming formats. Here is a list of those sites to try, in order of our experience with their reliability:

1. Podcast Pickle
2. podnova
3. Odeo

If those don't work, we'd like to hear from you. Please send an e-mail message to: webmaster(AT)wildebeat.net

Telephone

Call: (818) 688-2747 (in the U.S.)

This free service (standard telephone charges to the Los Angeles area apply) is provided by podlinez.net, and allows you to listen to the latest edition of the WildeBeat by telephone.

Subscribe

The WildeBeat is available as a podcast for automatic download to your computer or portable audio player. Our podcast news feeds are syndicated using RSS. There are many RSS newsreader software packages that you can use. In order of their popularity among WildeBeat listeners, here are a few that are available:

• Apple's iTunes, version 4.9 or later.
• Juice.
• Nullsoft's WinAmp
• NetNewsWire, (not Lite) version 2.0 or later.
• Doppler RSS.

Wikipedia explains RSS and provides links to client-side and numerous other web-based newsreaders.

E-Mail Notification

To receive e-mail notification via FeedBlitz whenever there are updates to the WildeBeat (news podcast), Vox WildeBeat (listener comments podcast), and the WildeBeat text-only blog, enter your e-mail address:

If you do not want to be notified when there are updates to Vox WildeBeat or the blog, please consider the other subscription options described below.

Audio Feeds

You can choose one of two separate feeds, or both, that automatically download news from the WildeBeat.

To subscribe, choose one of the following web address for the feed you prefer, and copy and paste it into the subscribe dialog box of your RSS newsreader software or web application.

Feed 1 The WildeBeat (news podcast) ˜ our 10-minute weekly documentary:

http://www.wildebeat.net/index.cgi/shows/?flav=rss

Feed 2 Vox WildeBeat (listener comments podcast) ˜ unscheduled productions of listener-submitted comments:

http://www.wildebeat.net/index.cgi/vox/?flav=rss

Feed 3 A combination of both options plus text-only blog entries:

http://www.wildebeat.net/index.cgi?flav=rss

Alternately, you can copy the web address from the feed icon (the little orange square) by right-clicking on the icon using Windows or Linux, or control-clicking using the Macintosh, and then pasting this address into your software.

Apple iTunes

If you're already using the Apple iTunes client software, go to our iTunes page , or subscribe in one click .