Podcast rejected ... again

I need to reactivate my podcast, The Big Enchilada Podcasts. It's still in the iTunes Store database but not in the store anymore.
My problem is that my show was on Mevio, which was swallowed by some corporate entity that got rid of all the audio podcasts,
I've tried to reactive it several times in recent months. Here's the message I get from Apple. (Most recently today)
• Technical problems, usually the lack of episodes or the inability to download or play episodes. These problems can almost always be avoided by testing your feed using Subscribe to Podcast in the Advanced menu prior to submission.
• Requirement of a login or password to access the feed or any of the episodes.
• Strong prevalence of sexual content.
• Use of explicit language in the podcast when the <explicit> tag is not set to “yes”
References to illegal drugs, profanity, or violence in the title, description, or cover art
• Images or language that could be construed as racist, misogynist, or homophobic
• Images depicting sex, violence, gore, illegal drugs, or hate themes
• Third-party trademarks without authorization or usage rights
• The words “iTunes Store,” “iTunes,” or “Apple Inc.”
• iTunes Store logo, Apple logo, or the term “Exclusive” without prior authorization from Apple
I don't think any of these apply.
My RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/BIGENCHILADA  Could someone lease take a look and advise me what to do? Thanks and Merry Chrstmas.

Hi Ramen Noodle.
Yes I am using "SmartCast" I didn't realize it was archaic. Is there something else I could use. This stuff is way above me technical level. I'm a music guy ...
My image, the one with the clown you see on my Feedburner page http://feeds.feedburner.com/BIGENCHILADA   is 1400 x 1400
It's hosted by Photobucket. I thought Feedburner was putting it into my feed.
Roger, I hope you're not right about the content. All my music is from  independnet companies and most are from sites like Free Music Archive,  Live Music archive,or Music Alley, and a big chunk is from artists who submit their stuff to me in hopes of play. I know of several other podcasts in the iTunes store who do it that way. (And back before Mevio went kaput, my podcast was in the store.)

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