I have a bunch of 1hr.+ podcasts, if I play one in iTunes, on my Mac, is there any way I can sync the place in the track (e.g. 1:35:44) so that it starts playing it there on my iPod? And is there a way I can, say, play that track on either device, and come back later to play it on the other where I left off?

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I think sync of play position works between iOS devices, so you can start on the iPhone and continue on the iPad, but the Mac won't join in on the fun. That used to work better before the new Podcasts app on iOS.