ITunes cancels my podcast subscriptions

I listen to most podcasts in my car, so I copy the mp3s from the iTunes library instead of playing them there. So iTunes thinks I am not listening to a subscription and automatically cancels it.
Is there any way to turn off this "feature". Thanks.

You can simply double-click a recent podcast and let it play for a few seconds. iTunes will think you've listened and will continue to download the podcast.

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