What does the exclamation point next to a podcast mean?

Yeah. Click on it and it will tell you.

"Not listened to recently" is usually decided by the Podcast producer, using iTunes guide lines. Typically, I've seen it set for "if five episodes not listened to, stop downloading", but I guess it could be less.

Phil

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I subscribe to a few podcasts. One is a daily popular 15 minute BBC Radio 4 show called The Archers. If I'm away on holiday I ask a friend to switch on my computer every few days and leave it on for a few hours, expecting the downloads to come through. I set up itunes to open automatically. But after a few days the programme stopped downloading. On return from holiday the last week's programmes were still available, but anything older had gone. Apparently itunes stops downloading podcasts after a few programmes have not been listened to. How can I over-ride this problem? I emailed the BBC but they seem to think it's an itunes issue. I would love itunes to give me the option of whether I want it to continue or stop downloading podcasts I haven't listened to for a while. Alternatively, does anyone know if Windows media player performs any better in this regard? (I've not tried it yet. Thanks

The Archers - never heard of it!
Lol, I am joking.

Not sure how you get around this, because I'm sure the "blame (cause)" will be tossed around between iTunes and the BBC. However, if you look at the three reviews for it in the iTunes Store, you'll see they all call for the omnibus edition to be made available as a Podcast. I think all you Archers fans should get on to the BBC and lobby for that.

Then, while on a two-week holiday, there would only be two or three downloads and (hopefully) one intro per omnibus instead of five!

Phil