Having Difficulties Syncing Podcasts

Hello.  I've recently encountered some difficulties in syncing podcasts onto my 3rd generation iPod touch.  At first, it was a select few podcasts that wouldn't work.  I really didn't watch them a lot, so I just stopped watching them.  Now, however, no podcasts will sync at all.  Normally, I can see the capacity bar go up whenever I select a new podcast before syncing, but now the bar doesn't move.  When I try to sync, I no longer see the "Syncing 1 of XX" message at the top.  I can remove certain podcasts, however.  It is syncing them ON to my iPod touch that seems to be the problem.  I've made sure that I am running the latest iTunes/checked for any software updates.  I've already tried restoring from a backup.  None of these optioins work.  As well, I have more than enough space to sync these, so I know that that is not the problem as well.  Please advise. 

Thought I'd add some extra info.... it seems that this only happens with newer podcasts as of a few days ago.  Any podcasts that I've downloaded before then, I can add back onto my iPod or remove without any problems.  Anything downloaded after, I cannot get sync onto my iPod. 

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