7.3 Podcast Playing Problem

2 Problems, really, but they seem very related.
iTunes is crapping out during Audio Podcast playing. On some podcasts it seems to work fine; but on some it will play a couple seconds, then get jumpy for a minute (playing 2-3 seconds during that time), then freeze, using 98%+ of the Processor and not responding.
Additionally, iTunes is being extremely processor intensive when I try to start some podcasts, freezing and using 98%+ of the processor. Sometimes this only lasts a couple seconds (rarely more than a minute), but sometimes it remains frozen.
My initial thought was there's a memory leak in the podcast code, somewhere, but I can't verify that. Any help is greatly appreciated; I know this is sorta two Problems, but I've never experienced either of them before, until the upgrade to 7.3.1.3

Further info, that may be of help:
When the podcast gets "jumpy", if I catch it quickly I can pause, wait a minute, and play again with no problems. This seems to indicate the problem isn't with the podcast itself. Also, playing the podcast in a different player results in no problems.

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