# Extracting a sequence from a podcast

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extracting-a-sequence-from-a-podcast/402155 "2007-04-30T14:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extracting-a-sequence-from-a-podcast/402155/1 "2007-04-30T14:18:07Z")

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On a Mac running OS 10.something and iTunes 7.something, trying to get ahold of a short segment of a podcast interview for fair use purposes. Is there something within iTunes that allows for it or something free I can download?

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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extracting-a-sequence-from-a-podcast/402155/2 "2007-04-30T14:30:44Z")

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[QUOTE=Otto]  
On a Mac running OS 10.something and iTunes 7.something, trying to get ahold of a short segment of a podcast interview for fair use purposes. Is there something within iTunes that allows for it or something free I can download?  
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Yep.

1. Select the song and futz with the “Start Time” and “Stop Time” fields in the “Get Info” (Command-I) box to narrow down to the excerpt you want.

2. Select the song and go to Advanced \> Convert Selection to MP3 (or ACC or whatever format you have set in preferences.)

3. Voila!