# Let's Fix Podcasts!

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/lets-fix-podcasts/686814>\
**Category:** Online Media Sources\
**Tags:** podcasts\
**Created:** [February 4, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lets-fix-podcasts/686814 "2021-02-04T21:08:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![R01k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@R01k](https://forums.plex.tv/u/R01k)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lets-fix-podcasts/686814/12 "2021-06-12T14:54:20Z")

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Allowing podcasts to be ordered descending but played ascending is a must. The current behavior (playback order follows sort order) not only departs from existing convention, but annoys the user due to having to manually play each newer subsequent podcast.

Let’s upvote this [Feature Request](https://forums.plex.tv/t/separate-sort-order-and-play-order/489882).

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