Keep all unplayed episodes - bug?

Hi everybody!
My iPod/iTunes7 is killing me. I have selected "Keep: All unplayed episodes" in the iTunes podcast options because I want iTunes to automatically delete all podcasts that I have listened to on my iPod.
If I manually mark a podcast as "played" in iTunes7 it does what I want; deletes that podcast from my iPod.
But it doesn't work the other way. If I listen to a podcast on my iPod (and the podcast is marked as played on the iPod), the podcast is reset to unplayed on both the ipod and in iTunes on first sync.
This is annoying!
Please advice!
I've tried restoring my iPod, and I've also installed the latest iPod-update.
markus

* Four weeks ago my Apple headphones stopped working
* Three weeks ago my I bought the new Apple headphones which were designed to not stay in my ears
* Two weeks ago because my new (old headphones) that hang around the neck had not arrived I fumbled my I-Pod, dropped it and it stopped working.
* Last week I got my new replacement I-pod which I bought (two sets of headphones -- only ordered one).
* This morning my I-pod locks up, had to go to Google to finally solve the problem.
* For the past couple days I have been relistening to podcasts because of this silly ignoring my request to only keep unplayed episodes problem.
* Today when I looked for E-mail tech support it was hidden or unavailble.
==> My first Nano was great while it lasted, but needless to say this is the last Apple product I will ever buy.

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This did the trick for me, Harry. Thanks!
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