Podcasts in the Song library

I have the 60 gig Ipod and my Podcasts are not only showing up in my podcasts folder but also in my songs folder on my Ipod. Has anyone else had the problem and how do you fix it?

Okay.
In iTunes 5, when you click on library, you have some 'radio' buttons across the top, just above the column titles . . . they are: All, Music, Audiobooks, Podcasts, Videos, Booklets . . .
When "All" is selected, you get it all. What you need to do is select "Music" and you'll see JUST your music. IMHO, it's much easier to see what you want with this method of keeping the library.

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    Music Rescue Mac & Windows
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    Floola Mac & Windows
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