IPOD shuffle will not play in order

I have setup up a play list to play some pod casts, they sync fine, but I can not get the shuffle to play them in the order I set them in. I have set the switch in the back to be 1/2 of the way down (the play in order) but it still just shuffles the play list. Is there 1) a way to force it to play in the order I set it in the play list (these pod casts are really 1 radio show, just the 3 hours are differiant mp3's) 2) have iTunes convert the 3 files into 1 file that is just the 3 concatinate one after another. I use the shuffle for biking and I don't want to take my 40Gb hard drive based one on the bike ride due to potholes here.

Unfortunately the issue is with the podcasts. I want to intersperse my Podcasts with some music. I also want to play the podcasts in the order I'm choosing. Instead I set up the playlist, it looks good. I eject the iPod but when I plug and play, it's playing the songs and podcasts in the order it sets not the one I set!
That Control Click on the iPod icon in iTune and selecting "Copy to Play Order" actually seemed to work. Instead it just seems to muddy the waters.
Previously I would set up a playlist in the order I wanted it and then eject. Then after plugging it back in the play order I set up would be gone and the iTunes dictated play order would be there. I tried the "Copy to Play Order" and ejected the iPod. When I plugged it back in the play order I set up was still there. I was all excited thinking the problem was solved but decided to try playing the shuffle. Imagine my disgust when the first thing that played was a podcast that I set down into the middle of the playlist...

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Assuming you bought the song at the iTunes Store, you can go here
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
and follow one of the "paths" to get what you need or to an Apple customer support employee. One path is to click Contact Support at the bottom of the list of choices, and use the Express Lane.
The iTunes app also has a way to report a problem with a purchase. Select iTunes Store in the sidebar (of the iTunes window). Toward the upper right corner, click on your Apple ID. This gets you to your Account Information screen. Find Purchase History and click See All. On that screen, you can select a specific purchase with that problem, and Report a Problem.
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I have an ipod shuffle 2nd generation. I used to be able to download podcasts from itunes store and play them. Now the podcasts do download, play on my computuer but do not play on the ipod. I tried reloading itunes and reloading the ipod. Itried to assign the computer, but as I am not in the USA it rejected my credit card details and would not register me at the itunes store.
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R

Thanks for your reply. It is Itunes 7 that I'm using. I manually copy the files from my Itunes folder to my Ipod drive. I can see the songs on my Ipod okay.
I can't see any option for autofill or restore or update or anything like that. I've just discovered the diagnostics option and the Ipod connection status has failed (although the device is noted as working properly).
I am a UK user.
Cheers.

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I see others have been having this trouble and have tried the recommendations but they are not working.
I have tried to set the play order of podcasts and am only successful when I sort them by time. If I download a number of podcasts on the same day (someone said that they play by download date) I cannot set the play order. Someone said to drag the podcast to the desired order and that does not work with podcasts. It might with albums but not with podcasts.
In addition, someone said to drag each podcast to the iPod in the order you want each one played. That does not work, either. Finally, if I do settle for the order displayed in the iPod play list and I haven't sorted by time, the Shuffle will not play them in the order played in iTunes.
I have Shuffle set in iTunes to repeat all play; not shuffle. I don't use autofill. I'm sure I'm setting the button on the back of the Shuffle to play in order. Is there something I'm overlooking?
I'm running the latest of both iTunes and iPod Shuffle on Windows XP Pro. I just re-loaded this software on a new computer and had the same problem with XP Pro on the old computer.
Am I asking too much from iTunes? I don't use it for music. Do I actually need a more sophisticated program other then iTunes if I use Shuffle only for podcasts?

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Following is just a default description which applies to most. There are many differences in how it actually works on specific systems, and all sorts of ways to futz with the system to try to make it work differently. Keeping in mind that YMMV:
a. Podcasts are one of the special classes in iTunes. The only sort possible with Podcasts in iTunes, as podcasts, is on release date. That's the only column you can click on to reorder things.
b. All else being equal, podcasts will only play on the iPS in the same order that they are ranked in iTunes itself.
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1) Podcasts won't play at all unless you're in the 'Play In Order' position. That doesn't have any actual meaning with its order or play, however.
2) You don't hold any button down to restart it at the beginning. A quick triple-click of the Play button does that.

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Hey briannagrace96,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! I'd check out the following article, it looks like it applies to your situation:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1363
You'll want to go through the following troubleshooting steps, and for more detail on each step follow the link to the article above:
Try the iPod troubleshooting assistant:
If you have not already done so, try the steps in the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant (choose your iPod model from the list).
If the issue remains after following your iPod's troubleshooting assistant, follow the steps below to continue troubleshooting your issue.
Restart the iPod Service
Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service
Empty your Temp directory and restart
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Remove and reinstall iTunes
Disable conflicting System Services and Startup Items
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