HT5295 Creating a podcast playlist

I download talk radio shows daily, import them to iTunes, and then play them through the iPod app on my iPhone. However, I'd rather use the podcast app because I like the single button 15 second jump back and forth, and it would also allow me to keep my music separate and "bookmark" where I left off on the downloaded file. Will the stock podcast app (or a third party version) allow me to import a playlist and play them that way rather than "subscribing"?

Hello jfree66,
I love listening to podcasts too! The following article answers your question about playlists on the Podcast app in the section clled iTunes Playlist Syncing:
About the Podcasts app for iOS
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5295
iTunes Playlist Syncing
Playlists with podcasts are now shown within the Podcasts app.
Note: iTunes Playlist syncing is not compatible with iTunes Match.
Happy listening!
Best,
Sheila M.

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It looks improbable that an arbitrarily ordered playlist of podcasts can be automatically maintained in order through successive podcast updates. I've adopted the following procedure to manually maintain the order with a minimum (I hope) of steps. I'd welcome any suggestions for improvement.
I subscribe to podcasts that are updated hourly, twice daily, daily, and weekly. But I only do an iTunes update infrequently and rarely get to listen to the playlist on the Shuffle - maybe on a long drive or while painting a room.
Build Playlist
1. In Library>Podcasts I delete all of the prior podcast links keeping only the most recent. Select All, right-click and select the 'Do not autodelete' option. Select All, right-click>Get Info and in Multiple Item Information dialog window, Check and set Remember Position - Yes, Skip When Shuffling - No, Equalizer Preset - Loudness, OK.
2. In Library>Podcasts I Select All (Ctrl-A), right-click and select the 'Do not autodelete' option. Select All, right-click>Get Info and in Multiple Item Information dialog window, Check and set Remember Position - Yes, Skip When Shuffling - No, Equalizer Preset - Loudness, OK.
3. Create new Smart Playlist (CtrlAltN) with 'Match the following rule' set to 'Podcast is true' + other rules, e.g., 'Date Modified is in the last x days' and check 'Live Updating'. Now you have a playlist that has all (or whatever your rules allow) your podcast downloads in it and you can re-order the podcasts arbitrarily.
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1. After updating Podcasts, repeat step 2 above because the updated podcasts don't inherit iTunes properties from the prior ones.
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3. Return to Library>Podcasts and delete the prior ones. They will also disappear from your Playlist.
4. With iPod inserted and showing under Devices, select it and Autofill from the playlist created above.
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Tom

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