Poor podcast audio on iPhone 3

Podcasts that sound fine on the computer have a distinct echo when played on my wife's iPhone. The audio sounds as though it was recorded in an echo chamber. Songs, whether purchased via iTunes (on computer or iPhone) or ripped from a cd, sound fine. The phenomenon applies to podcasts from multiple sources (eg Fresh Air, NPR: Live Concerts, Storynory, TAL).
Has anyone else experienced this? Any solutions or ideas? Thanks...

I just dealt with this myself. When you open the podcast on the iPhone, tap the screen to make the scrub bar appear. In the right corner, look and see if there's a little icon with a 1/2x or 2x -- that's a speed button. Tap it until it shows 1x.
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