Ipod Classic only plays one podcast

My Ipod classic will sometimes play only one podcast and stop, not going on to the next one if there is one. When it happens, I need to reset all my setting and then when I play a podcast it goes to the next one if there is one. What is causing this and is what setting changes whether it goes to the next podcast or not?
Thanks.
Timothy

Adam807 wrote:
Okay, but what if you WANT your podcasts to shuffle?
Try selecting the Podcasts in your iTunes library and going to *Get Info/Options* tab. On there, turn off the *Skip When Shuffling* option, make sure it then says No.
However, bear in mind that this will cause the Podcasts to be selected when you are playing music, so if you don't want Podcasts to interrupt your music listening, then you should avoid trying this.
Phil

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Hi,
I have just upgrade from a 3g iPod to a 5g. On the older iPod I could pick a podcast and it would play all the episodes one after another. Now it will only play one at a time and shows 1 of 1 in the display. I can see 5 episodes if I actually go into the playlist. My Nano does the samething.
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Well now I'm doubly .
Steve, did you try playing a Podcast episode in List view? I ask, because after Creydon's last post I read, re-read and read it again to make sure I wasn't imagining things. Consequently I tried playing some Podcasts.
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To help resolve your iPod Classic issue, take a look at the following webpage for a series of troubleshooting steps.
iPod classic Troubleshooting Assistant
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
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