How can I have two instances of rhythmbox running or how to program rhythmbox to start playing at previous position in a mp3 file?

Question

I like to alternate between listening to internet radio and other things e.g. a podcast, but don't like to lose my place in the podcast file. And oddly, sometimes in the process of fast forwarding in an audio file, rhythmbox just quits.

Or instead of having two instances of rhythmbox, would I be able to write a program so that it can automatically return to the previous position in the mp3 file I was listening to (i.e. when I go back to the podcast section).

Edit: I would also like to be able to open rhythmbox and automatically or easily return to a position in an audio file that I was listening to before closing it.

Answer 1

Banshee (http://banshee-project.org/) lets you bookmark specific positions in a track and open them later. It's also an excellent media player, and I prefer it to Rhythmbox.