private function set_pod( $pod ) {

		if ( is_string( $pod ) ) {
			$pod = pods( $pod, null, true );

			$this->set_pod( $pod );
		} else {
			$type = $pod->pod_data['type'];

			$supported_pod_types = array(
				'post_type',
				'taxonomy',
				'media',
				'user',
				'comment',
			);

			if ( in_array( $type, $supported_pod_types, true ) ) {
				$this->pod = $pod;
			} else {
				$this->pod = false;
			}
		}//end if

	}