I love listening to podcasts and yes, I do use Apple's Podcasts app. I typically manage subscriptions on my iPhone, but recently launched iTunes and noticed that my shows seemed to be in a random order. They're not sorted by subscription order, or number of new shows or even most recent modification. How did they get this way?
It turns out the problem is twofold. I've re-ordered things based on my own preferences as best I could. I say that because the sort options Apple provides are confusing and seriously lacking. Here's a look at how iTunes 11.1 and Apple's Podcasts app sorts your podcasts.
New subscriptions
By default, these apps do in fact sort your shows by subscription date. New subscriptions
