ITunes all of a sudden taking forever to d/l podcasts

As of yesterday iTunes is taking FOREVER to download podcasts. I mean a podcast that usually takes about 40 seconds to download is now taking over an hour. Anyone else having this problem?
I've done everything I could think to do. I deleted podcasts (I had lots on there I hadn't deleted). I updated to the newest iTunes version (no improvement). I checked my broadband speed (3072.3 kbps). I'm not having speed problems with any other application (e.g., Mozilla, Outlook. Real Player).
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

tpsbmam,
I try not to assume anything. That is part of why I asked what kind of connection you are using, despite the speed results posted because speedtests, especially if they are run one after another can be inaccurate. Some ISPs cache data for example. In addition browser caching can contribute to them being inaccurate. I specifically sent you to a large Podcast to try and get sustained download information.
A 3079 kbps connection should take approx 45 minutes for the Podcast I mentioned to download (3.0 Mbps cable) using a couple of different online calculators, assuming there is no other internet traffic on the connection (browser windows, email downloads, instant messaging, etc). In addition some ISPs prioritize traffic, or limit bandwidth for large downloads. For example the connection I use at home is 6.0 Mbps, but used to throttle any download over 200 MB.
The podcast I referenced is two parts 1.5 hours of audio only, and 1.5 hours of the same thing with video. The video portion itself almost 1 GB. It is not directly comparable to other audio only 3 hour podcasts. A typical audio podcast that is 1.5 hours will be under 100 MB (or approx 1/10 GB).
So far this looks like an issue with the source you are downloading from with your regular podcasts since you can download a large podcast, albeit with what appears bandwidth throttling at one end or the other.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

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