My iTunes Podcasts sporadically appear greyed-out and won't play. How do I fix it?

Question

I have a Windows XP computer. For about 9 months, I've been successfully using iTunes and addicted to Podcasts. Recently single episodes from a variety of different sources have occasionally appeared greyed out (while other fresh downloads work normally). However, the blue dot that indicates an unplayed program is displayed, and when I click on "update," nothing happens.

If I wipe out the episode, go to the iTunes store, and click on the "get episode" button, it downloads, but this eliminates all the benefits of subscribing. I have the settings set for "download all unplayed episodes."

I tried downloading the most recent iTunes update, but this had no impact on the problem. Any clue about what is happening and how I can fix it?

Answer 1

Unsubscribe from it. Then re-install. Hope this works. ;)