Including Podcasts in Music Library

Hi there. Is it possible to include podcasts in the Music library. I'd also like iTunes/iPod to include podcasts when it shuffles through songs. Is that possible, too?
  Windows XP Pro  
  Windows XP Pro  

I am also trying to do something similar. What I want to do is store my podcasts on a seperate drive from my music files. I think that if I make an alias directory in my main Itunes folder to point it to the other drive it would work but I am not 100% sure how to go about this.
Let me know if you figure out sa solution to your problem.
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