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title says it all.

anyone having this problem or know how to fix?

I don't know whether or not this is valid for the new phone, but I always have that problem with my 2g if I've downloaded podcasts directly to the phone as as opposed to downloading them through iTunes and then syncing.
 
theres nothing on the phone excpet for contacts. when i plug it in. it automatically syncs. when i try and cancel sync it freezes
 
Did you fry rebooting the phone? Mine was having that problem.

Rebooting the phone was the only fix
 
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