The first step in listening to a podcast on your iPod Shuffle is to set up the transfer of the podcast episodes from the iTunes library to your iPod Shuffle.

1. Launch iTunes.
2. Plug your iPod Shuffle into your computer. iTunes will recognize the iPod Shuffle device and sync the iPod Shuffle with your iTunes library.
3. 1st and 2nd Generation iPod Shuffles, the podcasts need to be manually added by dragging them to the iPod Shuffle in iTunes.
   1. First, make note of the "Devices" area of iTunes and the location of the iPod Shuffle device displayed in this area.
   2. In the left column, locate the "Podcasts" section of the iTunes library.
   3. Single-click on the "Podcasts" title to display the podcasts you have subscribed to.
   4. In right window pane, locate the NetQast podcast you would like to transfer to your iPod Shuffle.
   5. On the podcast episode you want to transfer to your iPod Shuffle, left-click (or on a Mac simply click) and holding the mouse button down drag and drop the podcast episode on the iPod Shuffle device name found in the "Devices" section of iTunes.

   3rd Generation iPod Shuffles, you can automatically sync podcasts by changing the iPod Shuffle sync settings.

   1. After connecting your device to the computer, locate the "Devices" section in the left column of the program window. You should see your iPod Shuffle device listed.
   2. Single-click on the iPod Shuffle device name to display the sync settings in the right window pane.
   3. Select the "Podcasts" tab found at the top of the iPod Shuffle sync settings.
   4. Locate the NetQast podcast you have subscribed to in the list of podcasts that is displayed.
   5. Make sure the check box next to the NetQast podcast is checked. If it is not, click the check box and then click the "Apply" button in the bottom right hand corner of the window.
   6. Then click the "Sync" button.

4. Once the sync is complete, disconnect/eject your device per Apple's instructions and you are ready to play the podcast episode on your iPod Shuffle.

1st and 2nd Generation iPod Shuffles will not play podcasts when the iPod Shuffle is set to "shuffle songs". You need to switch the play mode to "play in order".

3rd Generation iPod Shuffles will not play podcasts when the iPod Shuffle device is played from "All Songs". You need to switch the play mode to "play in order".