diff --git a/autoradio/autoradio.py b/autoradio/autoradio.py
index a187692..b27d234 100644
--- a/autoradio/autoradio.py
+++ b/autoradio/autoradio.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 import feedparser
 import argparse
 import json
+import pycurl
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
+import traceback
 
 
 def download_audio(link, destdir):
@@ -13,9 +15,21 @@ def download_audio(link, destdir):
     if target.exists():
         print("File already exists, skipping")
     else:
-        args = [ "wget", link, "-o", str(target) ]
-        print(f"downloading {link}")
-        subprocess.run(args)
+        with open(target, "wb") as fp:
+            curl = pycurl.Curl()
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.URL, link)
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.FOLLOWLOCATION, 1)
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.MAXREDIRS, 5)
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.CONNECTTIMEOUT, 30)
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.TIMEOUT, 300)
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.NOSIGNAL, 1)
+            curl.setopt(pycurl.WRITEDATA, fp)
+            try:
+                curl.perform()
+            except:
+                traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.stderr.flush()
+            curl.close()
 
 
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 0425be6..0296bbf 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1,30 +1,43 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Poetry 1.5.0 and should not be changed by hand.
-
 [[package]]
 name = "feedparser"
 version = "6.0.10"
 description = "Universal feed parser, handles RSS 0.9x, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, CDF, Atom 0.3, and Atom 1.0 feeds"
+category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.6"
-files = [
-    {file = "feedparser-6.0.10-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:79c257d526d13b944e965f6095700587f27388e50ea16fd245babe4dfae7024f"},
-    {file = "feedparser-6.0.10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:27da485f4637ce7163cdeab13a80312b93b7d0c1b775bef4a47629a3110bca51"},
-]
 
 [package.dependencies]
 sgmllib3k = "*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pycurl"
+version = "7.45.2"
+description = "PycURL -- A Python Interface To The cURL library"
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sgmllib3k"
 version = "1.0.0"
 description = "Py3k port of sgmllib."
+category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
-files = [
-    {file = "sgmllib3k-1.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7868fb1c8bfa764c1ac563d3cf369c381d1325d36124933a726f29fcdaa812e9"},
-]
 
 [metadata]
-lock-version = "2.0"
+lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "b174a7eabcd92b902e7d7381cd453724319fb6563151d344f5011cc51efb3689"
+content-hash = "2048ee9508f876635bc68e651540b23101da7469317226a7e86353c432292db6"
+
+[metadata.files]
+feedparser = [
+    {file = "feedparser-6.0.10-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:79c257d526d13b944e965f6095700587f27388e50ea16fd245babe4dfae7024f"},
+    {file = "feedparser-6.0.10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:27da485f4637ce7163cdeab13a80312b93b7d0c1b775bef4a47629a3110bca51"},
+]
+pycurl = [
+    {file = "pycurl-7.45.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5730590be0271364a5bddd9e245c9cc0fb710c4cbacbdd95264a3122d23224ca"},
+]
+sgmllib3k = [
+    {file = "sgmllib3k-1.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:7868fb1c8bfa764c1ac563d3cf369c381d1325d36124933a726f29fcdaa812e9"},
+]