ITunes Freezes/Podcast Issue

iTunes recently started to freeze up. I can't get to my podcasts, it lists "podcasts" as a header twice in the library menu. Also, when I try to sync my iPod and go to select which podcasts to sync, it freezes up on that heading only. I think the freeze has something to do with pdocasts. Oh, by the way, all my old podcasts have been deleted. Please help.

I was having the same problem until I uninstalled Perian and then all was well.
I have both full device freezes as well as a pause after teh video started for about a minute and the a juttery continue of the video.
If I watched 3 or 4 video's in a row I would completely lock up...
This is all gone now that I removed Perian
Good luck!

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