Podcast iPod  sync copies more files than indicated

I have my 1GB nano set to auto sync "1 most recent unplayed" episode of all podcasts. I have a total of 14 Podcast subscriptions, and only 7 of those have unplayed episodes. When I sync, it begins copying 23 episodes, including several that are already played (I can see the file names in the iTunes progress window while syncing). The total size of all 7 podcasts on the ipod after sync is shown as 154MB, but the total space used on the ipod after sync is 687MB. This leads me to believe that iTunes is copying more podcast files than are shown. I am not syncing any Music or Photos, so I don't know why the extra files are being copied.
Anyone else seeing this behavior? Any ideas? I have the most recent ipod software v1.3 installed, and have tried a full reset, with the same behavior.
Thanks.
Powerbook G4 667 Mac OS X (10.4.8) iPod nano 1GB 1st gen.
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