The podcasts I sync from my computer show up in the music app. I think only the ones you download from your phone go into the podcast app.
iPhone 5 ✲ iPad 3 WiFi ✲ Macbook Pro running Lion 10.8.2 ✲ Xbox 360 ✲ Nintendo 3DS ✲ PS3
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