Playlists won't download

With my iPod...it's just one problem after the next.
My playlists won't download to my Fifth Generation iPod with Video. I have them on iTunes, but only the mandatory playlists, like '90s Music, Recently Added, etc, will go to my iPod. Also, podcasts sync to my iPod and appear in Recently Added, but do not appear under the Podcasts section of my iPod. Anyone have an inkling as to why?

figured it out.

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