IPhone 4, iOS not syncing my SMART playlists of Podcasts

So weird...
I listen to a LOT of podcasts, and I have several smart playlists, with live updating.
I can rate them, and group them by theme, etc. And I don't have to put the whole podcast list (from "Podcasts") on my phone, if I don't want to.
So far, for years, it's been awesome, and flawless.
But now, with the new iPhone, and new iOS, the playlist is no longer on my 1st-Level in "playlists" on my iPhone, it's tucked into a "Smart Playlists" folder (which is where it is in my iTunes, but it didn't next folders before).
Okay. That's fine. It helps fight the clutter... but there's NO SONGS IN THERE !
I have a "Smart Bands" folder, with several bands, and THOSE sync just fine. Those songs are all THERE.
Does this have something to do w/ Podcasts specifically?
Anyone else experiencing this?
AAGH !

Okay, I tried something.
I changed the TYPE of file from Podcast to "music" and now they sync...
But not being able to alias Podcasts in Smart Playlists? That's not cool

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