All Unplayed

I use my ipod to listen to daily podcasts. I update them regularly and would like to know if there is a setting that would allow me to simply sync my ipod and then play "all unplayed".

I'm not sure if the question is (a) get only unplayed podcasts onto your iPod; or (b) how to play them all in succession.
If you click on your iPod under devices on the navigation panel on the left, in the right panel you will then see a series of tabs for specifying your various synchronization settings. Click on the "podcasts" tab, and you can then specify whether you want to include "all" podcasts, or just "all unplayed" podcasts, or whatever. Presumably you want "all unplayed".
I like creating a smart playlist for my podcasts. I can then play that playlist on my iPod so it goes from podcast to podcast without requiring intervention on my part. So, create a smart playlist that is for:
"media kind" - "is" - "podcast"; and
"play count" - "is" - "0"
Then, back in your device settings, under "podcasts", you might also want to put a check mark next to your new playlist, if it's not already there.
Hope this helps.

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Tim,
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The sort order of all unplayed episodes is from Newest to Oldest, which is backwards for me.
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I found that you can change this for individual podcasts if you find the details by clicking on the podcast title to open its preferences, but the big list does not have the option.
Please, give me the option to ORDER THE UNPLAYED EPISODES OLDEST AT TOP TO NEWEST AT BOTTOM!
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Tom Peterson wrote:
This did the trick for me, Harry. Thanks!
I was surprised to see you can/must set this on a podcast-by-podcast basis, but it is hard to argue with having finer control. Oldest to newest seems like a slightly more logical default, but that may just be personal preference.
Not to split off in a new direction, but if I then subscribe to a podcast in Podcasts app that I already subscribe to in iTunes, is it recommended I turn off syncing between iTunes and my iPhone for that podcast? Or will this question basically go away when iOS 6.0 is released?
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Syncing all unplayed episodes

Hi
Does anyone have this happening.
You have iTunes set up to sync all unplayed episodes of podcasts but this doesnt seem to work with the video podcasts, I have to also listen to them to get them removed from the sync as well as view them.
Is there a way round this without using smart folders.
Thanks
Chris

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* Four weeks ago my Apple headphones stopped working
* Three weeks ago my I bought the new Apple headphones which were designed to not stay in my ears
* Two weeks ago because my new (old headphones) that hang around the neck had not arrived I fumbled my I-Pod, dropped it and it stopped working.
* Last week I got my new replacement I-pod which I bought (two sets of headphones -- only ordered one).
* This morning my I-pod locks up, had to go to Google to finally solve the problem.
* For the past couple days I have been relistening to podcasts because of this silly ignoring my request to only keep unplayed episodes problem.
* Today when I looked for E-mail tech support it was hidden or unavailble.
==> My first Nano was great while it lasted, but needless to say this is the last Apple product I will ever buy.

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How do you create a podcast playlist and get all unplayed podcasts copied to it?

Creat a Smart Playlist in iTunes (File -> New Smart Playlist) that looks like the following:
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B-rock
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I've got the 16GB iPhone with 10GB of free space so space shouldn't be a problem.
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Unchecking "Sync all unplayed episodes of... podcasts" DELETES THEM ALL?

From iTunes 7.4 to 7.5, Apple has made a horrible thing even worse. Previously, if you left "Sync podcasts" checked on your home computer and plugged your iPod into your work computer, all your podcasts would be deleted because the iPod would turn on the work computer's auto-syncing on, and there were zero podcasts on the work computer. The only workaround for this was to uncheck "Sync podcasts" on your home computer immediately after syncing all your podcasts.
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It looks like this issue was fixed with the iPod 1.2.3 software update. Unchecking "Sync Podcasts" still deletes the podcasts from the iPod, but there's no longer any need to uncheck it, since other copies of iTunes (like the one at the office) no longer turn on "Sync Podcasts" automatically.

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What's the difference between these two settings under the podcast section?
I have no idea, they seem like they would be the same?

Right. Suppose you have 5 podcasts on a given subscription. You've listened to the most recent one.
3 newest would be the three newest, including the one you've listened to.
3 most recent unplayed would be the second, third, and fourth ones - not the oldest one (because you're only getting three), but not the newest one, because that one has already been played.

In the current "Podcast" app is there a way to play ALL episodes of ALL podcasts chronologically from oldest to newest like there was in the "Unplayed Episodes" list of the original "Podcast" app?

In the original version of the Podcasts app there was an "Unplayed Episodes" list that listed ALL the episodes of ALL the podcasts I had loaded on to my device, and I could listen to them in chronological order from oldest to newest.
In the new Podcasts update I see a list called "All Unplayed" but when I select a podcast from there it plays all the episode of JUST THAT podcast, without switching between podcasts to whatever episode on my device is chronologically next.
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Please, please, please... I wonder if the solution of deleting the Podcast App and using the Music App again would work. My favorite sports radio station splits up their podcasts by DJ (logical), but I want to listen to all podcasts from one day from all DJs. No longer automatic :(
Apple developers, if you read this please add this feature - you had it in Music App.

IPod not showing all Calendars from iCal

I just got a new iPod classic and when I hook it up to my MacBook and sync my calendars from iCal not all of them show up. I have tried syncing all and some selected, but if it didnt show in all, it wont show even checked off. Is this a bug in the system?
Thanks

Hello Kristen,
Have you double checked the media type of these TV Shows in iTunes? To do so, locate the TV Show, right->click on it and choose "Get Info" from the Shortcut Menu. When the window pops up, head over to the Options tab. There should be an option for *Media Type* with a drop down list next to it. Make sure that is set to "TV Show" and nothing else. Then hit OK when you are finished and sync the updated changes to your iPod.
Another thing to check is the settings you have configured from under the *TV Show* tab for your iPod in iTunes, when you have it plugged in. It may be set to sync all "unplayed" episodes. You will want to change this to something that is more fitting.
I would start with these two possibilities, and then we will go from there if need be.
Hope this helps.
B-rock

How to play all my mucis

how to i play all the music i play on i-tunes

iTunes will play video podcasts consecutively only if they are in a playlist. You can manually create a playlist, or create a smart playlist with the following parameters:
Match all the following rules
Podcast is true
*Play count* is 0
Kind does not contain audio
Live updating
Now you have a playlist full of all unplayed video podcasts that will update automatically, including removing played podcasts. Hope this works for you.

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