Comments on: iPod Shuffle Not Able to Play Podcasts

By: debbie T

debbie T — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:19:19 +0000

Thanks Kerri, glad to know it’s still a valid solution!

By: kerri

kerri — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:06:05 +0000

This trick still works 2+ years since the last post. The google search that got me here was my last resort. Thanks!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:12:00 +0000

Hey, thanks. I’ve been tearing my hair out trying to get my shuffle to play podcasts, and it never occurred to me to switch the shuffle off! Thankyou so much. Sarah

By: Jim Leonard

Jim Leonard — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:40:28 +0000

Thank you for this, I was about to toss my shuffle! This information was a lifesaver.

By: Smuttley

Smuttley — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:51:38 +0000

Thankyou SO much; I've been having the same problem and not being able to figure out what is going on. I was going insane...but now am cured.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:00:24 +0000

Bless you. I was going crazy trying to get my podcasts to play. Your solution was all I needed.
Thanks!

By: debbie T

debbie T — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:12:42 +0000

Well thank you Allison! That makes total sense!!!

By: Allison Sheridan

Allison Sheridan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:59:13 +0000

Podcasts can’t be played on shuffle because podcasters actively disable that as a courtesy to users. Imagine you’re jogging along to a great set of tunes and suddenly a podcast on law comes in – might ruin the mood!

here’s a snapshot of the Get Info window where I select the “skip when shuffling” option as part of my workflow each week:
http://skitch.com/nosillacast/s4jp/nc-2008-09-21