I have an unlocked Iphone 3GS on 3.1.2.
The problem itunes keeps messing up my podcasts everytime I sync my iPhone, I usually just download my podcasts over the wifi in my house and only sync when I have to, I listen to a lot of podcasts and I don't have the time to sit there and re-download episodes that are already on my iphone so itunes doesn't wipe them.
This is driving me up the wall, anyone have any ideas for a fix.

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