Deleting podcast episodes permanently

I have an ipod, ipad, itouch, but my PC is not an Apple product. How do I delete a podcast episode from a device and keep it deleted from all devices? Whenever I update they come back....
Also, how do I delete all podcasts from my iPad only with the exception of video based podcasts, please?
Thank you in advance for your help!

You have to swipe left on the podcast/album you are trying to delete!
And on a mac:
Navigate to the music folder in your home folder, then to itunes then itunes media then podcasts then navigate around that folder and find the one you are trying to delete and TRASH IT!
or just select it in itunes and hit your delete key then select move to trash then your done!

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Windows 8.1 Update 1 (64-bit) with all patches through and including August 2014 "patch Tuesday" (first Tuesday of every month is known as Patch Tuesday).
Whenever I try to delete a podcast from iTunes I get an error "iTunes has stopped working...". The only option is to close iTunes.
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Hey obviously,
Thanks for the question. The following resource includes some great troubleshooting/isolation steps that you can attempt if you are experiencing issues with iTunes unexpectedly closing:
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
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I am using an iPod touch. Using iTunes on the iPod, I downloaded some podcast episodes. (I did not subscribe to podcasts. I just downloaded individual episodes.) I can listen to the audio without wifi by going to Music app/program, choosing More, then Podcasts.
But once I'm done listening to them, how do I delete the audio?
NOTE: I do NOT want to connect the iPod to a computer. I want to delete the audio/podcasts directly on the iPod touch.
Thank you.

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Deleting podcast episodes permanently

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