IPhone plays podcasts in seemingly random order

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Does anyone know why my iPhone has (suddenly) started playing podcasts in seemingly random order? I want podcasts to be played in the order they were downloaded (in iTunes), chronologically.

However, when I start listening to a podcast with more than two entries, the second entry iPhone plays is seldom the second in chronological order, but some seemingly random entry. Why is this and how can I fix it?

Update: Here's how the Music application's interface looks like on my iPhone:

I can't see a shuffle icon anywhere. The icon on the lower right hand side is the airplay icon. Here's a screenshot after tapping the "album art":

Here's a screenshot from while playing music:

There I can see a shuffle icon (finally), but it's not enabled (blue).

Best Answer

Did you have shuffle on while listening to music? If you did, the podcasts will also be shuffled.