diff --git a/getdistorted/getdistorted.conf b/getdistorted/getdistorted.conf
index 33e91a5..a2bccc0 100644
--- a/getdistorted/getdistorted.conf
+++ b/getdistorted/getdistorted.conf
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
 		"savedir" => '/Users/ward/Private/mp3/[books]/Luke Burrage',
 		"linkdir" => '/Users/ward/ipod_sync/[books]/Luke Burrage',
 		"rename" => [ /%20/, ' ' ],
+	},
+	"the_skeptics_guide_to_the_universe" => {
+		"rss" => 'http://www.theskepticsguide.org/rss.xml',
+		"savedir" => '/Users/ward/Private/mp3/[books]/The Skeptics Guide',
+		"linkdir" => '/Users/ward/ipod_sync/[books]/The Skeptics Guide'
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb b/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
index 32b689e..e23f1b8 100755
--- a/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
+++ b/getdistorted/getdistorted.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Usage: #{$0.sub(/.*\//, "")} [options]
 -h, --help			show this message
 -l, --list			list podcasts
 -p, --podcast <podcast>		only fetch <podcast>
+-v, --verbose			be more verbose
 EOT
 	exit
 end
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ def cmdline
 			[ "-c", "--configfile",		GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-h", "--help",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-l", "--list",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
-			[ "-p", "--podcast",		GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ]
+			[ "-p", "--podcast",		GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
+			[ "-v", "--verbose",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ]
 		)
 		opts.quiet=true
 
@@ -59,9 +61,18 @@ def cmdline
 	if options["-h"]
 		usage
 	end
+	if options["-v"]
+		@verbose = true
+	end
 	return options
 end
 
+def verbose(msg)
+	if @verbose
+		puts msg
+	end
+end
+
 def readconfig(configfile=nil)
 	configfile = configfile.nil? ? "#{ENV['HOME']}/.getdistortedrc" : configfile
 	load configfile
@@ -78,17 +89,38 @@ def fetch(uri_str, limit = 10)
 	# You should choose better exception.
 	raise ArgumentError, 'HTTP redirect too deep' if limit == 0
 
+	verbose("Fetching #{uri_str}\n\n")
+
 	host = URI.parse(uri_str).host
 	path = URI.parse(uri_str).path
 	query = URI.parse(uri_str).query
 
-	Net::HTTP.start(host) {|http|
-		req = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{path}?#{query}")
+	proxy_host = nil
+	proxy_port = nil
+	proxy_user = nil
+	proxy_pass = nil
+
+	if ENV['HTTP_PROXY']
+		uri = URI.parse(ENV['HTTP_PROXY'])
+		proxy_host = uri.host
+		proxy_port = uri.port
+		proxy_user, proxy_pass = uri.userinfo.split(/:/) if uri.userinfo
+	end
+
+	Net::HTTP::Proxy(proxy_host, proxy_port,
+		proxy_user, proxy_pass).start(host) {|http|
+		if query
+			req = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{path}?#{query}")
+		else
+			req = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{path}")
+		end
 		req.basic_auth @user, @pass
 		response = http.request(req)
 		case response
 		when Net::HTTPSuccess		then response
-		when Net::HTTPRedirection	then fetch(response['location'], limit - 1)
+		when Net::HTTPRedirection	then
+			verbose("Redirecting to #{response['location']}")
+			fetch(response['location'], limit - 1)
 		when Net::HTTPNotFound		then puts "404 Not Found #{uri_str}"; response.error!
 		when Net::HTTPUnauthorized	then puts "401 Authorization Required #{uri_str}"; response.error!
 		else
@@ -172,6 +204,7 @@ def getcasts(podcast=nil)
 			xmldoc.elements.each("rss/channel") {|item|
 				item.each_element{|x|
 					if x.name == "item"
+						verbose("Item found:\n#{x}\n\n")
 						files.push getenclosure(podcast, x)
 					end
 				}
@@ -193,6 +226,7 @@ def getcasts(podcast=nil)
 	end
 end
 
+@verbose = false
 options = cmdline
 readconfig
 options["-l"].nil? || listpodcasts