How to delete a podcast from an iPod and not have it reappear after syncing with iTunes?

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Published on 2011-01-13T02:25:17Z Indexed on 2011/01/13 2:55 UTC
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Hi everyone,

Say I have subscribe to a single podcast and I have Episode 1 and Episode 2 on my iPod. Each episode is 30 minutes long. I listen to the entirety of Episode 1 and just the first 15 minutes of Episode 2. I delete Episode 1 using my iPod's menu.

Say Episode 3 has just come out. I want to be able to sync with iTunes, and after doing so, have just Episodes 2 and 3 on my iPod (with Episode 2 "half listened to"). How can I do this?

Ideal state...

  • Episode 1 = deleted
  • Episode 2 = 15 minutes played already
  • Episode 3 = unplayed

I've found that if I set the Sync Podcast option in iTunes to "all new", I get:

"All new"

  • Episode 1 = not on the iPod
  • Episode 2 = not on the iPod
  • Episode 3 = unplayed

and if I set the Sync Podcast option in iTunes to "all unplayed"

"All unplayed"

  • Episode 1 = unplayed
  • Episode 2 = 15 minutes played already
  • Episode 3 = unplayedv

neither option does what I want. Is there an option to get my "ideal state"?

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