Not only did we talk about WHY it sounded like that ON the podcast, but there's a giant thread discussing the issue here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-10152-0.html?forumID=97&threadID=141996&messageID=1592428
I'm also going to give my solutions in a new thread.
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Hi Guys,
Has anyone noticed that the last two podcasts are corrupt? I am using Itunes 6 and have tried re-downloading them multiple times from home and at work. While it sounded really bad on my bosses ipod, I usually burn a copy of the podcast on CD for to listen to on my way home but the sound quality when converted to audio CD was so bad we I gave up listening to the show 5 minutes into it.
I am hoping it is an Itunes bug, so I can rub it in at work. Everyone but me loves Itunes and Macs.
Thx.

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