ITunes doesn't play podcasts in random mode

Hi.
I'm trying to play my podcasts mixed with the rest of my library in random mode. But it seems not to work.
iTunes random session doesn't play any podcast, unless you put them on it manually, what makes random session to play those songs forever (until you erase it).
I tried to create an automatic playlist with all my songs (including podcasts). The playlist is created fine but when I play it in random mode, it jumps the podcasts.
Any ideas of what can I do? Thanks.

First of all, thank you for answering so soon.
I'm using iTunes 6.0.2.23.
The playlist is a smart playlist and it has to agree with three rules:
1- Podcast is true
2- My classification is (zero stars)
3- My classification is more than (zero stars)
With that, I create a playlist with all my songs, plus podcasts. And it is well created.
If I play that playlist NOT in random mode, it plays all the songs, including podcasts.
But if I play that playlist in random mode, it jumps the podcasts.
Goodbye.

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