Podcast skipping a few seconds at a time

When playing Tiesto's Clublife Podcast (I don't really play much else), the Podcast starts out OK with a small static-y type noise in the backround. As the podcast progresses (just checked in this instance ~12min in) it starts to rapidly play 3-4 seconds as if in fast forward, then stop for a second or two, then rapidly play a few seconds again repeatedly.
If I stop and replay the podcast from the beginning sometimes it plays fine, other times it continues to play in fast forward. If I hit pause and then play it still plays up.
Is this an easy answer? Or am I going to have to monitor the problem and get more info?

Hey Sally,
We have an article that outlines a few troubleshooting steps if your Mac is running a bit slowly.
OS X Lion: If your Mac runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3915
If you find your Mac is running slowly, check any open applications to make sure they’re compatible with your computer. Or you may need to increase your hard disk space or repair your hard disk.
An application you’re using may require more memory than your computer has. To see how much memory your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. See the documentation that came with the application to find out what it requires. To find out how to increase your computer’s memory, see the documentation that came with it.
Quit any application that isn’t compatible with your computer. For example, an application may require a different processor or graphics card. See the documentation that came with the application to find out what it requires.
To see what processor your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
To see what graphics card your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, click More Info, and then click Displays.
There might not be enough free disk space on your computer’s startup disk. To make disk space available, you can move files to another disk and then delete files you no longer need on the startup disk.Increase disk space
Quit any applications you’re not using.
If none of these suggestions work, you may need to repair your computer’s disk in Disk Utility.Repair a disk
Hope this helps,
David

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