Unable to play Podcasts

Can someone tell me why when I tried to Sync podcasts it told me they could not be played on my touch? It is an 8gb new model - I am a new user so have probably set something wrong but I just can't find it! Thanks

Presumably then, they are video Podcasts, in which case, are they HD Podcasts? The iPod can only handle certain videos and no HD videos (You can check the technical specifications for the Touch at; http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/specs.html and look for the *TV and Video* heading in the second column). If the ones you have exceed the iPod capability for playing it, they will not be transferred to the iPod.
So, check in the iTunes Store and make sure that the video you downloaded is either a general one that will play on all mp4 devices (Apple and non-Apple) or that you have chosen the iPod version.
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