Happy Chinese New Year, Tigers! 

Just as you can forward through a video, you can speed up a podcast. Since it is a digital file, you can speed up the episode without losing quality. At the bottom of the screen, you'll notice a speed icon. The default is set to 1, but you can zip through it in no time if you change it to 1.5 or 2 and still be able to follow along. Alternatively, you can always slow it down if the speaker is going too fast.