diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb
index 407a30c1e..67da84900 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/promotional.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class JamRuby::Promotional < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def self.active(max_count=10)
-    rel = self.where(:aasm_state => ACTIVE_STATE)
+    rel = self.where(:aasm_state => ACTIVE_STATE).where('latest_id IS NOT NULL')
     if 0 < (mc = max_count.to_i)
       rel = rel.limit(mc) 
     end
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
index f447b6d19..ac9b316e0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jquery.listenbroadcast.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       $audio.append(originalSource);
       audioDomElement = $audio.get(0);
       audioBind();
-      logger.debug("recreated audio element ")
+      logger.log("recreated audio element ")
     }
 
     function clearBufferTimeout() {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     }
 
     function transition(newState) {
-      logger.debug("transitioning from " + playState + " to " + newState);
+      logger.log("transitioning from " + playState + " to " + newState);
 
       playState = newState;
 
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
           playState == PlayStateSessionOver ||
           playState == PlayStateNetworkError ||
           playState == PlayStateServerError ) {
+        $audio.unbind('canplay');
         context.JK.ListenBroadcastCurrentlyPlaying = null;
       }
 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@
     function noBuffer() {
 
       if(retryAttempts >= RETRY_ATTEMPTS) {
-        logger.debug("never received indication of buffering or playing");
+        logger.log("never received indication of buffering or playing");
         transition(PlayStateFailedStart);
       }
       else {
@@ -176,7 +177,14 @@
         // tell audio to stop/start, in attempt to retry
         //audioDomElement.pause();
         audioDomElement.load();
-        audioDomElement.play();
+        if(isDesktopSafari()) {
+          $audio.bind('canplay', function() {
+            audioDomElement.play();
+          })
+        }
+        else {
+          audioDomElement.play();
+        }
 
         transition(PlayStateRetrying);
 
@@ -199,21 +207,21 @@
 
     function onPlaying() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('playing')) return;
-      logger.debug("playing", arguments);
+      logger.log("playing", arguments);
 
       transition(PlayStatePlaying);
     }
 
     function onPause() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('pause')) return;
-      logger.debug("pause", arguments);
+      logger.log("pause", arguments);
 
       transition(PlayStateStalled);
     }
 
     function onError() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('error')) return;
-      logger.debug("error", arguments);
+      logger.log("error", arguments);
 
       if(playState == PlayStatePlaying || playState == PlayStateStalled) {
           transition(PlayStateFailedPlaying);
@@ -225,27 +233,27 @@
 
     function onEnded() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('ended')) return;
-      logger.debug("ended", arguments);
+      logger.log("ended", arguments);
 
       transition(PlayStateEnded);
     }
 
     function onEmptied() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('emptied')) return;
-      logger.debug("emptied", arguments);
+      logger.log("emptied", arguments);
     }
 
     function onAbort() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('abort')) return;
-      logger.debug("abort", arguments);
+      logger.log("abort", arguments);
     }
 
     function onStalled() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('stalled')) return;
-      logger.debug("stalled", arguments);
+      logger.log("stalled", arguments);
 
       if(arguments[0].target !== audioDomElement) {
-        logger.debug("ignoring stalled msg for non-active audio element")
+        logger.log("ignoring stalled msg for non-active audio element")
         return;
       }
       // fires in Chrome on page load
@@ -257,7 +265,7 @@
 
     function onSuspend() {
       if(isNoisyEvent('suspend')) return;
-      logger.debug("onsuspend", arguments);
+      logger.log("onsuspend", arguments);
 
       // fires in FF on page load
 
@@ -265,7 +273,7 @@
     }
 
     function onTimeUpdate() {
-      //logger.debug("ontimeupdate", arguments);
+      //logger.log("ontimeupdate", arguments);
     }
 
     function onProgress() {
@@ -368,6 +376,22 @@
       }
     }
 
+
+    function isDesktopSafari() {
+      var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
+      if (ua.indexOf('safari') != -1) {
+        if (ua.indexOf('chrome') > -1) {
+        } else {
+          if (ua.match(/iPad/i) || ua.match(/iPhone/i)) {
+            return true; // not sure yet which way this should go
+          }
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+
     function audioBind() {
       $audio.bind('play', onPlay);
       $audio.bind('playing', onPlaying);
@@ -380,8 +404,8 @@
       $audio.bind('stalled', onStalled);
       //$audio.bind('timeupdate', onTimeUpdate);
       $audio.bind('progress', onProgress);
-
     }
+
     function initialize() {
 
       musicSessionId = $parent.attr('data-music-session');
@@ -394,7 +418,7 @@
       $audio = $('audio', $parent);
 
       if($audio.length == 0) {
-        logger.debug("listen_broadcast: no audio element. deactivating")
+        logger.log("listen_broadcast: no audio element. deactivating")
         return;
       }
       if($audio.length > 1) {
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/audioWidgets.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/audioWidgets.css.scss
index e72005acb..375575487 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/audioWidgets.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/web/audioWidgets.css.scss
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
   text-align: center;
   @include border_box_sizing;
   height: 36px;
+
 }
 
+
 .recording-controls {
   margin-top: 15px;
   padding: 3px 5px 3px 10px;
@@ -35,6 +37,10 @@
 
   .play-button {
     outline: 0;
+    // the following 3 properties were to make safari on iOS not wrap text after the .play-button  float:left was preferred
+    position:absolute;
+    left:5px;
+    top:7px;
   }
 
   &.no-mount{
diff --git a/web/app/views/users/_feed_music_session.html.haml b/web/app/views/users/_feed_music_session.html.haml
index 98c911ed2..706e85da1 100644
--- a/web/app/views/users/_feed_music_session.html.haml
+++ b/web/app/views/users/_feed_music_session.html.haml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         - if feed_item.has_mount?
           %audio{preload: 'none'}
             %source{src: feed_item.music_session.mount.url, type: feed_item.music_session.mount.resolve_string(:mime_type)}
-      .session-status
+      %span.session-status
         = session_text(feed_item)
       / current playback time
       = session_duration(feed_item, class: 'session-duration tick-duration recording-current', 'data-created-at' => feed_item.created_at.to_i)
diff --git a/web/config/application.rb b/web/config/application.rb
index e8340ef5b..5d46abe26 100644
--- a/web/config/application.rb
+++ b/web/config/application.rb
@@ -213,6 +213,6 @@ if defined?(Bundler)
 
     config.send_join_session_email_notifications = true
 
-    config.use_promos_on_homepage = false
+    config.use_promos_on_homepage = true
   end
 end