The settings allow you to customize your podcast downloads. "Download the most recent" does just that. "Download all" is for podcasts that may issue multiple podcasts between downloads. "Do nothing" is the setting I use for podcasts that issue multiple podcasts a day where I want to manually select podcasts from the list. I download 20 podcasts a day, the default setting allows me to set most on "Download most recent" and then go and individually change those that fit the other two types. You can delete archive podcasts that you aren't interested in by select them and then hit delete while holding down the option button. Ken On Oct 24, 2008, at 11:14 PM, Michael Prete wrote: > Thanks, Ken, I've changed the settings and will see what happens > over the next few days and report back. Could you say more about why > this is necessary? What are the "default" settings and why is this > happening (so far) only to the TEDs podcast and no other? > > But whether there is an answer to "why" or not, if it works I'm happy. >