diff --git a/car-talk-downloader.py b/car-talk-downloader.py
index 4a99ea6..7084065 100644
--- a/car-talk-downloader.py
+++ b/car-talk-downloader.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ def download_episode(
         return episode, "dry-run"
 
     url = unescape_audio_url(episode.audio_url)
+    err_msg = ""
     for attempt in range(retries + 1):
         if attempt:
             delay = min(10.0, (2**attempt)) + random.random()
@@ -244,11 +245,12 @@ def download_episode(
             size_kb = final_path.stat().st_size / 1024.0
             logger.info("Saved %s (%.1f KB) in %.2fs", final_path, size_kb, elapsed)
             return episode, "ok"
-        except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError, OSError):
+        except (urllib.error.URLError, TimeoutError, OSError) as exc:
             temp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            err_msg = str(exc)
             continue
 
-    logger.error("Failed after retries: %s", filename)
+    logger.error("Failed after retries: %s: %s", filename, err_msg)
     return episode, "fail"