# Request NPR NOW on Mycroft, it plays on... Google

**URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/t/request-npr-now-on-mycroft-it-plays-on-google/12110
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**Created:** [April 14, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/request-npr-now-on-mycroft-it-plays-on-google/12110 "2022-04-14T22:56:09Z")
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### Author: ![msalerno](https://community.openconversational.ai/user_avatar/community.openconversational.ai/msalerno/32/3145_2.png) [@msalerno](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/msalerno)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/request-npr-now-on-mycroft-it-plays-on-google/12110/5 "2022-04-18T15:33:54Z")

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The same thing happened to me. You need to check your audio log to see what’s playing the audio.

> [@News Skill Audio Output Device](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/news-skill-audio-output-device/11927/4):
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> I decided to remove mplayer and went with VLC: $ sudo apt install vlc-bin $ sudo apt install vlc-plugin-base It no longer plays on my chomecast and the news now plays on the local speaker plugged into the headphone jack.

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