Cannot Add Podcasts from iTunes to iPod Manually

So, I have one of the latest version of iTunes (to my knowlede, I just do auto updates), an iPod nano (the rectangular one), and subscriptions to various podcasts.
I have had this trouble in the past and I can't remember how I got around before (if I ever did consciously), but the problem has arised again. I cannot add podcasts to my iPod manually. I drag and drop, the little green circle with the plus sign shows, but nothing is added to the iPod. It is possible to manually add podcats once i haved it synced, but I don't want to sync because it stuffs up pattern (which isn't really a pattern at all, so I can't syn it to fit one).
Future Thanx!
Message was edited by: liwymi

Same problem here - is there any way you can manually manage podcasts on your ipod? I listen to a language-learning podcast and I only want the current lesson stored on my ipod, instead of the whole series, which i like to keep on my imac for reference. Anybody have a solution?

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