Tools I use to listen to podcasts in iTunes

podspeed

#!/usr/bin/osascript

on run argv
  tell application "iTunes"
    pause
    set my_track to location of current track
    set my_seconds to player position
  end tell

  tell application "QuickTime Player"
    open my_track
    set my_movie to first document
    set current time of my_movie to my_seconds
    set rate of my_movie to (item 1 of argv) -- starts playing
  end tell
end run

qtspeed

#!/usr/bin/osascript

on run argv
  tell application "QuickTime Player"
    set rate of first document to (item 1 of argv) -- starts playing
  end tell
end run

unpodspeed

#!/usr/bin/osascript

on run argv
  tell application "QuickTime Player"
    pause first document
    set my_seconds to current time of first document
  end tell

  tell application "iTunes"
    set player position to my_seconds
  end tell

end run