How can I sync MTM podcast with my iPod?

How did you download your MTM programs? Choose the best option below:

Option 1: You downloaded your MTM podcasts through your iTunes program:

1. Open your iTunes program and plug in your iPod

2. On the menu to the left, select your iPod under “Devices”

3. At the top of your iTunes screen, select the “Podcasts” tab

4. Check the box to beside “Sync” and choose how many podcast episodes you’d like to load onto your iPod.

5. Now, you’ve got a choice here of which podcasts you’d like to include in your Sync. If you only want to include Motivation To Move Podcasts, choose “Selected Podcasts:” and check the box next to your Motivation To Move feed. Alternatively, you can choose “All Podcasts” to collect episodes from ALL of the podcasts to which you subscribe.

6. Lastly, click the “Sync” button on the bottom right of your iTunes screen. After the Sync is complete, you should now see your MTM podcasts in the “Podcasts” section of your iPod menu.

Option 2: You downloaded your MTM programs from the MTM website, or through some other RSS Reader:

Even though you did not use iTunes to download your MTM programs, you will still be using iTunes to load your MTM programs onto your iPod.

Make sure you know where you downloaded your MTM programs. We suggest creating an “MTM” folder on your desktop and always saving your downloaded podcasts to this location.

First, we recommend creating an MTM Playlist in iTunes to hold the programs that you’d like to upload onto your iPod.


1. Using the “+” button on the bottom left of iTunes, add a new playlist named “MTM”, or any name you’d like.

Add your MTM programs to your new MTM Playlist.

1. On your computer, find the downloaded MTM files that you’d like to add to iTunes.

2. Select the MTM programs you’d like to add to your iPod, and “drag” these items directly into your MTM Playlist in iTunes. (Note: You can also “drag” the entire folder containing your MTM programs into your MTM Playlist).

Note: Alternatively, you may use the “Add to Library...” function under your “File” menu at the top of iTunes.

Uploading your MTM Playlist onto your iPod.

1. Open your iTunes program and plug in your iPod

2. On the menu to the left, select your iPod under “Devices”

3. At the top of your iTunes screen, select the “Music” tab

4. Check the box to beside “Sync Music”. Below, choose “Selected Playlists”

5. From the list, choose your MTM Playlist containing your MTM programs, and any other playlist you’d like to add to your iPod.

6. Lastly, click the “Sync” button on the bottom right of your iTunes screen. After the Sync is complete, you should now see your MTM podcasts in the “Playlists” section of your iPod menu.