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
- chrome desktop (raw mp3)
- firefox desktop (raw mp3)
- chrome desktop (via NPR.com/podcasts player http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibilia)
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.