I don't want to sync podcasts. Help?

I have an iPhone 3G. I download all the podcasts I listen to directly to my iPhone. That way I can check for and get any new podcasts that I want without having to sync (not to mention that many podcasts that I subscribe to eventually get the exclamation mark , and then I have to delete and re-subscribe). Anyway, the problem is that I want to be able to download podcasts straight to my iPhone and delete them from my iPhone. I do not want to transfer them to my desktop. If I leave "sync podcasts" unchecked, they all get erased from the iPhone when I sync. If I do check "Sync", I waste time transferring to my desktop. If I leave them in itunes, every time I sync, they get transferred back to the phone. If I check "sync unplayed episodes only", new podcasts (that have never been synced) disappear. Is there some way to just not sync the podcasts, and leave them alone on the phone?

You're welcome.
There is no way around this regardless what you want.
Since you had Sync Podcasts selected under the Podcasts tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes, all podcasts will be deleted from your iPhone when you deselect Sync Podcasts followed by a sync - it should be just this once. The same would apply to music when deselecting sync music, or to movies when deselecting Sync Movies, or to photos when deselecting Sync Photos.
Follow this by downloading the podcasts with your iPhone. You can delete a podcast directly from your iPhone as with a movie or television show.
Are you saying you have done this already - deselected Sync Podcasts followed by a sync which removed all podcasts from your iPhone. Downloaded podcasts with your iPhone and without reselecting Sync Podcasts, podcasts are deleted from your iPhone when syncing?

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