podcasts will not sync

I experienced similar problems. I can get audio podcasts from the Store into my mac iTunes just fine; they show up in the library and they play on mac. But some don't sync into the iPod. Every time I try, iTunes tells me "sync is complete", but these podcasts are never sent to the iPod. Even more frustrating: lots of other podcasts sync just fine.

I fixed the problem by doing the following. In iTunes podcasts window, control-click on a failing podcast name. Then select "Create AAC Version" from the popup menu. The podcast will sync into iPod next time.

If I have multiple podcasts under a series name, I can fix all at once. Just control-click the series name, then select "Create AAC Version" from the popup. The entire series will be converted and will sync into iPod next time.

Hope this helps anyone else experiencing same problem.

Technical notes:

I noticed the sync-failed audio podcasts were filetype MPEG. However, all previously synced podcasts were type AAC. Apparently, iPod will handle AAC audio, not MPEG. When I created the AAC versions per podcast, iTunes found the new AAC files and was able to sync them into iPod next time.

In my opinion this discrepancy should generate a warning at the time of sync failure. The user should be prompted to "create AACs" or "ignore podcasts".

Thanks so much cigarface! I tried so many ways to fix this issue but your AAC fix did the trick.