Can't delete old podcasts on Itunes 11. Anyone have a fix?

Help!!!   I don't know what I was thinking about but I mindlessly updated my Itunes to the new Itunes 11 and HATE IT!!!!
My podcasts don't load correctly. I have to choose each one individually to update whereas in the old Itunes I could just hit the refresh button and they would update. And worse, I can't get rid of the ones I have already heard.
I have been reading some of the "fixes" but they are above my technical skill level.   Does anyone have a simple fix for the problems with podcasts?
Apple tech guys, please STOP mucking around with things that are working just fine and screwing them up.    You are making me go closer to dumping my Apple stuff and go back to Dell.

Since it´s a new phone, could have younger firmware problems. Do a bachup and a reset, should work, nut it´s an hard solution, but I don´t remember any more soft.

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