Problem solved. I've had ongoing problems with my iPhone forgetting where audiobooks and podcasts left off. It's very frustrating and, naturally, causes me to give up on long audio. A friend gave me a quick-and-dirty suggestion to help avoid the frustration without actually addressing the root cause. He suggested that I take a screen capture (hold the "home" button, then hit the "power/sleep" button) to record how much progress has been made listening to a particular track.
That's all well and good. It's a workaround when you're away from your desktop and just have to keep track of where you are. But a better solution is to get iPhone to remember where you are like it's supposed to.
The solution is begin with a regular sync to your desktop in iTunes. Then, after that is complete, click the "Restore" button. I know this sounds scary. And yes, it will result in a factory fresh reset of your phone. This takes a long time to perform, but after that, you're not done. After your phone has been wiped, restore your last backup. If iTunes won't ask you which backup to restore automatically, you can tell it by holding Option and clicking the "Restore" button again.
This time, it'll ask you where the backup is that you'd like to restore. Navigate to the backup directory, which is:
On Mac OS X: /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ On Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\ On Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Remember to replace [username] above with your user name.
Once this long process is complete, you'll be able to resume audio. Some things will be missing, like certain password settings, which you'll have to reenter. And believe me, there were probably other things wrong with your iPhone that were fixed by doing this.
As with all kinds of data recovery, your mileage may vary. Make sure your backups are up-to-date before performing this operation. Be advised, there is no warranty, implied or otherwise, in association with this author and the advise herein.
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