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Sort podcasts in iTunes chronologically Apps
This barely qualifies as a hint since it is right in front of you, but it took me quite a while to realize.

If you import podcasts into a single "podcast" playlist in iTunes like me, the playlist quickly becomes a mess. It is tricky to see what has recently been added. It turns out you can add a "Date Added" column to the play list view. Simply select "View Options…â€? from the Edit menu and check the "Date Addedâ€? checkbox. Sort by this column and you can then see your podcasts chronologically. Much easier to see what podcasts have recently been added.

You can also use the "Date Added" field to create a smart playlist that just shows podcasts from the last x days.
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Sort podcasts in iTunes chronologically
Authored by: bigbold on Jun 13, '05 10:45:50AM

Even quicker, just right click on the column headings in the main area of the iTunes window, and select the column you want to add/remove.



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Sort podcasts in iTunes chronologically
Authored by: kwsanders on Jun 13, '05 10:54:51PM

Just an aside, if you then sync this sorted playlist to your iPod, when you view it on the iPod, it will show sorted by the Date Added field. In this case, you can listen to podcasts in order that they were created.



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Tip: Custom playlist, custom genres, and smart playlist
Authored by: Slinkwyde on Jun 13, '05 11:31:28PM
I use iPodderX Lite, which lets me set custom genres and playlists on feeds. I use this to import all podcasts into one regular (not smart) playlist (named "Podcasts- All" as you describe, but I also do a little more. I set custom genres on the feeds using a standard (as in consistent) naming scheme. The genre names start with the closest music related genre, followed by a hyphen, a space, and "Podcast". Here are the genres I use for an example... 1) Comedy- Podcast (for Viva Podcast) 2) Gospel & Religious- Podcast (for Godcast) 3) News- Podcast (for Free Talk Live, no corresponding music genre) 4) Technology- Podcast (for This Week in Tech and Inside Mac Radio, no corresponding music genre) I also have a smart playlist called "Podcasts- New" containing everything with a genre ending in "- Podcast" that has a playcount of zero. What does all this do? The "Podcasts- All" playlist provides me with an archive for all my podcasts, in one place. Genres like I describe provide separation, and because the genres start with a corresponding music genre when possible, the music and corresponding podcasts are next to each other on my iPod and in iTunes. The smart playlist gives me all podcasts I haven't heard in one place.

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