How to sync podcasts between multiple computers

I'd like to be able to keep my podcasts in sync (last played position, downloads, subscriptions) between my home Macbook, my work Macbook, and my iPhone 5. Any suggestions of how to do so? It would seem the two computers need to share the same iTunes library database file, which could perhaps be done via Dropbox? But I don't need all my music to be shared between the two computers (and don't want the library on Dropbox).

Actually I have tried export/import but it has not worked properly. The ict files either don't all tranfer right, one time I had duplicate events, etc. Setting up a LAN is not really an option.
It looks like from all other information I've read that doing it through .mac it simplest, I may have to go that route. Thank you.
-Joanna

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