Phantom podcast files

I'm having an issues with some podcasts that I deleted and files no longer show up in my podcast lists on the ipod.
However they still show up on a smart playlist that I have and are still counted in the total podcast count.
Any idea how I can find and delete these files?
Thanks!

select the podcast in the playlist/smart playlist, then click alt/option + delete!
viola.

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