# New Podcast Built in Player problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-podcast-built-in-player-problem/379085>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 4, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-podcast-built-in-player-problem/379085 "2006-11-04T13:40:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-podcast-built-in-player-problem/379085/1 "2006-11-04T13:40:26Z")

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All of my audio podcasts have switched to a “new” built in player,straight from their webpage. TWIT , Slice of Scifi, and the lesser known Word Nerds.

How does this player work?!

Everytime I want to play a podcast now, its JUST a small window with scroll bars. NOTHING else.  
What am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-podcast-built-in-player-problem/379085/2 "2006-11-04T16:18:34Z")

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[QUOTE=Meeko]  
All of my audio podcasts have switched to a “new” built in player,straight from their webpage. TWIT , Slice of Scifi, and the lesser known Word Nerds.

How does this player work?!

Everytime I want to play a podcast now, its JUST a small window with scroll bars. NOTHING else.  
What am I doing wrong?  
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What browser are you using? The player on Word Nerds (I didn’t check the others) appears to be a Flash-based player, so you need to have Flash enabled in your browser. I normally use Firefox, but have Flash turned off by default. I can usually click on the button to enable it, but for some reason it didn’t work in my browser. I could, however, play it in IE.

IANACE (I am not a computer expert), but that’s my WAG – Flash not enabled in your browser.

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**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-podcast-built-in-player-problem/379085/3 "2006-11-05T23:32:06Z")

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[QUOTE=Archergal]  
What browser are you using? The player on Word Nerds (I didn’t check the others) appears to be a Flash-based player, so you need to have Flash enabled in your browser. I normally use Firefox, but have Flash turned off by default. I can usually click on the button to enable it, but for some reason it didn’t work in my browser. I could, however, play it in IE.

IANACE (I am not a computer expert), but that’s my WAG – Flash not enabled in your browser.  
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I will update my flash. I’m usually all current on plug ins. But then, they up date every other day now it seems.