Audio content playback management

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request to add automated streaming audio content to a playback queue, the playback queue indicating a plurality of audio content and a corresponding playback position associated with each of the plurality of audio content, wherein the automated streaming audio content comprises one or more discrete audio contents;

determining a playback duration for the automated streaming audio content;

adding the automated streaming audio content to the playback queue at a particular playback position; and

causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration, wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered comprises:

before rendering a given discrete audio content, comparing a duration of the given discrete audio content to a remaining time of the playback duration; and

(i) if the duration of the given discrete audio content is greater than the remaining time of the playback duration, terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before an end of the playback duration, and (ii) otherwise, rendering the given discrete audio content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a playback duration of the automated streaming audio content comprises receiving an indication of a playback duration of the automated streaming audio content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

receiving a request to add subsequent audio content to a playback position after the particular playback position in the playback queue;

adding the subsequent audio content to the playback queue at the playback position after the particular playback position; and

after either (i) termination of the playback of the automated streaming audio content or (ii) the end of the playback duration, causing the subsequent audio content to be rendered.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the the one or more discrete audio contents comprise an automatically compiled series of one or more discrete audio contents.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

receiving a request to add subsequent audio content to a playback position after the particular playback position in the playback queue; and

based on receiving the request, terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before the end of the playback duration.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined playback duration comprises a playback time.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a playback progress indicator representing a playback progress of the automated streaming audio content;

receiving input indicating a forward adjustment of the playback progress of the automated streaming audio content; and

causing the determined playback duration to be reduced according to the received input.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a playback progress indicator representing a playback progress of the automated streaming audio content;

receiving input indicating a backward adjustment of the playback progress of the automated streaming audio content; and

causing the determined playback duration to be increased according to the received input.

9. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

a non-transitory computer readable medium; and

program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by the at least one processor to perform functions comprising:

receiving a request to add automated streaming audio content to a playback queue, the playback queue indicating a plurality of audio content and a corresponding playback position associated with each of the plurality of audio content, wherein the automated streaming audio content comprises one or more discrete audio contents;

determining a playback duration for the automated streaming audio content;

adding the automated streaming audio content to the playback queue at a particular playback position; and

causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration, wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered comprises:

before rendering a given discrete audio content, comparing a duration of the given discrete audio content to a remaining time of the playback duration; and

(i) if the duration of the given discrete audio content is greater than the remaining time of the playback duration, terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before an end of the playback duration, and (ii) otherwise, rendering the given discrete audio content.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining a playback duration of the automated streaming audio content comprises receiving an indication of a playback duration of the automated streaming audio content.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

receiving a request to add subsequent audio content to a playback position after the particular playback position in the playback queue;

adding the subsequent audio content to the playback queue at the playback position after the particular playback position; and

after either (i) termination of the playback of the automated streaming audio content or (ii) the end of the playback duration, causing the subsequent audio content to be rendered.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the the one or more discrete audio contents comprise an automatically compiled series of one or more discrete audio contents.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the determined playback duration comprises a playback time.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

receiving a request to add subsequent audio content to a playback position after the particular playback position in the playback queue; and

terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before the end of the playback duration based on the received request.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the particular playback position in the playback queue comprises a last position in the playback queue.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

before terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before the end of the playback duration based on the received request, completing rendition of a current discrete audio content.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein comparing the duration of the given discrete audio content to the remaining time of the playback duration comprises comparing the duration of the given discrete audio content to the remaining time of the playback duration plus a predetermined additional amount of time.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving a request to add automated streaming audio content to a playback queue, the playback queue indicating a plurality of audio content and a corresponding playback position associated with each of the plurality of audio content, wherein the automated streaming audio content comprises one or more discrete audio contents;

determining a playback duration for the automated streaming audio content;

adding the automated streaming audio content to the playback queue at a particular playback position; and

causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration, wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered comprises:

before rendering a given discrete audio content, comparing a duration of the given discrete audio content to a remaining time of the playback duration; and

(i) if the duration of the given discrete audio content is greater than the remaining time of the playback duration, terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before an end of the playback duration, and (ii) otherwise, rendering the given discrete audio content.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

receiving a request to add subsequent audio content to a playback position after the particular playback position in the playback queue; and

terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before the end of the playback duration based on the received request.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein causing the automated streaming audio content to be rendered at the particular playback position in the playback queue for the determined playback duration further comprises:

before terminating playback of the automated streaming audio content before the end of the playback duration based on the received request, completing rendition of a current discrete audio content.