Stopping podcasts from shuffling

Hi guys - any ideas? I have selected the "keep from shuffling" box in the "get info" fields some of the pesky little s*ds keep cropping up. Thanks.
Now this is really dumb, but just to play it safe: if your only advice is to create a huge smart playlist with the all the songs in it and not the podcasts in it - could you tell me exactly how to fill out the fields. I've tried to creat a smart play list before a while ago, and remember finding on field unclear.
Many many thanks - I know there are loads of people with this problem. D'you think there'll be a firmware update any time soon?
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Bill thanks - I think the 'smart playlist' idea is the way I'm going to have to go.
The strange thing is that, although they all came from iTunes, only one series shows up in the 'songs' menu on the iPod. All the others behave perfectly and just appear under the 'podcast' heading in the main menu and again with different details, in the 'genre' menu.
I'll make a smart playlist and hope that they get this sorted in the next updater. It seems to be an issue bugging loads of people here and on iLounge.
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