Auto download podcasts daily directly to iPod

Just bought a Ford Explorer. It has a pretty cool feature called "SYNC" where I can plug the iPod in directly via USB and use voice acivation to listen to music. Love it.
I have a podcast I listen to daily on the way to work (actually a couple...). The problem is that I have to manually remember to either download the podcast to itunes and transfer it, or download it directly to the iPod. I want to eliminate this manual part.
I want to keep the iPod in my car (in my garage, well in range of my wifi), have it automatically "wake up" each morning at a certain time (say a half hour before I leave), download the latest podcast, and then go back to sleep. Truly automated!
Anyone know if this is possible?

Hi there,
You may find the article below helpful.
iTunes: Syncing media content to iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1351
-Griff W.

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