Changing File Media Type To Podcast

Hi,
I am having issues with a podcast that I have to manually download.  In the past, I would download the file and add it to iTunes.  This would then have it show-up under the media library.  I would then go and change the media type to podcast; this would automatically move the file from the music library to the podcast library. 
Since the update to iTunes, this no longer happens.  The file stays in the music portion of my library.
Does anyone know how I can have the added podcasts properly show-up in the podcast section of the library?
Thanks so much for the help,
BJR

Thanks for the reply Ivan.  11.0.1 allowed me to change the media trype, but it still would not move the file into the podcast library.  I tried to delete the files and then re-add them.  That seems to be the fix.
It looks like it is working properly now.
Thanks,
BJR

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