Thank you for your bug. What version of Ubuntu do you use? Do you have an example of podcast where you got the problem already? Could you try to get a log of what is happening when it hangs with "rhythmbox -d"?
** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- Podcast download mechanism isn't robust enough and often fails https://launchpad.net/bugs/78524 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs