Why can't iTunes Party Shuffle podcasts?

This is really annoying because I'd like to mix news up-dates in with my music in Party Shuffle, but iTunes doesn't allow this. Does anyone have a work around?
Thanks.

You have to be using iTunes 5. You then have to select a single podcast and get info on it. In the options turn off "Skip when shuffling". You then have to repeat for each other podcast.

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1. Check your shuffle settings to make sure you've got them enabled the way you like. Edit > Preferences > Playback You can shuffle by song, artist, or album.
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