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The folks who bring you the award-winning San Francisco Chronicle are now bringing you podcasts.

Our podcasts - audio files that can be easily downloaded to your computer or portable music player - will take you beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and along for a ride.

Some of our podcasts will expand on stories appearing in the newspaper and on SFGate.com, while others will be stories unto themselves.

And let's face it - some content is best delivered in audio form.

For example, reading about a U.S. soldier's anger and frustration over his tour of duty in Iraq is one thing, but to hear him talk is quite another.

Similarly, reading about up-and-coming local musicians can be interesting and informative, but don't you want to actually hear their music?

And sometimes, audio is just a lot more fun.

That's why The San Francisco Chronicle is doing podcasts. In fact, we've been podcasting since February 2005, making us the first big U.S. newspaper to embrace the medium.

So grab your headphones and download a Chronicle podcast today. And be sure to tell us what you think.