OK you're right. i'm done ranting. i bought this knowing that it would be a process and a learning experience, but being treated as a dolt really gets me going so i'm going to start in one place and move forward from there. baby steps.
let's start with music. podcasts, to be specific. i tracked down two of my fav. podcasts on gPodder and downloaded a few episodes. one is called "Radio 538: Dance Department" and the other is from xlr8r.com - i am a fan of electronic music. I have not downloaded any standard podcasts from the gPodder list. maybe try to download the latest episode on one of your devices and try to walk me through this... thanks.