Sorting podcasts OUT of smart playlists

I keep a "recently added" list but it also pulls in new podcasts, I don't see "podcast" as one of the criteria you can sort with ... how do I keep my music and podcasts separate? thanks

Right click - Edit the *Recently added* playlist.
Add criteria
Playlist is Music.
This will show ONLY music.
Or add *Podcast is not True*.
This will show everything except podcasts.

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OR
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AND
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I had previously tried
Smart Playlist - all podcasts
. podcast is true
Smart Playlist - unheard podcasts
. playcount is 0
AND
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Smart Playlist - anything unheard
. playcount is 0 (this works fine)
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. playlist is anything unheard
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Anyone know about this? maybe This should be posted on itunes?

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