Video IPod automatically reboots

Hi - I have a 30GB video IPod. I use it mostly for podcasts. Recently, when trying to load a podcast, the IPod reboots. I try to reload, and it reboots again. This has happened with a few other podcasts as well. Most other podcasts, songs, etc., load fine. I receive podcasts from the same site that run fine...any ideas? Thanks.
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Any audio file that is encoded at 64kbps at a sample rate of 32.000 khz or higher in mono with your EQ on on your ipod on will crash it. Apple's answer to this is turn the EQ on your iPod off until they can fix the problem.
So if you turn the EQ off on your iPod it won't crash. The other thing you can do ishave each podcast start 1 sec into it within getinfo << otions << start time 1 sec good luck

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I listen to an audio podcast called Diggnation. I usually put it on my iPod so I can listen to it in the car on my way to/from work.
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The only thing I've found in common with all 3 of
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