Feature Suggestion - Playing Unplayed Podcasts

With several different Podcast subscriptions and multiple episodes per, it would definitely be nice to click the play button on the "Podcasts" menu option and play all unplayed Podcasts. I find I have to use a smart playlist for unplayed Podcasts to have sort of the same effect; however, the smart playlist is not "smart" update until I resync my iPod.

Well, I've got a smartplaylist that is quite long, but is quite useful . . . I have a playlist that EXCLUDES all other playlists, thus only listing the songs that 'aren't anywhere'.
Make sense?
It works really great. The only troublesome thing is if you create a new playlist, you have to remember to add it to the list...
Good luck, and have fun!

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