Originally Posted by Sparky191
I don't really follow. I tag podcasts with a "Podcast" genre, I don't use playlists. Whats a podcast client?
I think what umgoblue2008 is referring to is the way iTunes handles podcasts. Within iTunes, podcasts are a completely separate category from music files. Further, iTunes allows easy searching of podcasts and once found, they can be subscribed to so that future episodes of that podcast are automatically downloaded for you ready to be synced to the iPod. The iPod itself has its own dedicated podcast menu option so they are distinct from regular music files. It's just a nice clean elegant approach to podcasts.
Contrast that with most mp3 players (including the Sony) where podcasts are treated just like any other mp3 music file so other than the fact that you can create a folder for your podcasts (or add the podcast genre to the mp3) they really are just lumped in with all other mp3's.
Furthermore, since these players are usually drag and drop, there is no special software that will go out and grab new podcast episodes for you. Thus you either use a podcast client to do that (like Juice, for example) or you manually download episodes from a website like podcast.com. For anyone who listens to a lot of podcasts, it's a lot more work than the iTunes approach.