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Problem: HTML audio element inconsistency across devices / apps.

To recreate, open http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/1/510307/385895405/npr_385895405.mp3

The final segment is a lullaby. It starts at the 56:17 or 56:32, depending on your device/app.

56:17

  • iTunes desktop
  • podcasts (iPad)
  • overcast (iPhone)
  • mobile safari (iPhone)
  • safari desktop

56:32

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WTF is going on here? I don't get it. When I host the MP3 on my own server, the inconsistencies go away.

One hunch is that NPR seems to be adding ads to the MP3 server side, depending on how you load it (RSS vs NPR.org vs whatever). Maybe this redirect / param craziness is being handled differently by Chrome vs. Safari vs. whatever.

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I've confirmed this isn't an issue with at least one other episode of Invisibilia – though I noticed this episode's mp3 has a different URL structure than the one above. The example I'm refering to is: http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/specials/2015/01/20150109_specials_invisibiliapod.mp3

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