Podcast rejected by iTunes as explicit, how to resubmit it?

I created it by dropping a sound file into iWeb and then putting it into feedburner. How do I now mark it as explicit (it's been rejected) and resubmit?
Thanks!
Dan

Which feed was submitted to iTunes? The iWeb one or did you submit that to Feedburner and submit the Feedburner one to iTunes?
If you originally had a feedburner feed and changed the iWeb feed which was submitted to it this wouldn't necessarily change the URL - though it would if you started a new Feedburner account from scratch.
In order to move to a different URL you have to add a tag to the feed - details here:
http://www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/notes/podcast.html#move
- which you may not find possible in Feedburner. But are you talking about iTunes ratings? If you had a podcast in the Store, and it was removed, then the ratings would disappear with it and changing the URL won't get them back.

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I presume there was a syntax error in the xml file, which has since been revised. When I “Subscribe to Podcast…” under the Advanced menu with the feed URL: http://www.threeriverscc.org/.rss/TRCC_rss.xml, the Podcast loads and works correctly. I can also successfully ping the Podcast. The feed has also been validated at http://www.feedvalidator.org/.
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Yes, sorry about that. I moved the XML file to http://www.threeriverscc.org/TRCC_rss.xml, and I re-directed the <itunes:new-feed-url> in the original file (which remains in its original location) in hopes that iTunes would update its cache with the new location. Obviously, it didn't. Again, I apologize for messing with it while you were trying to help me out. I can move everything back exactly the way it was if you like.
You mentioned the FeedBurner feed...do you think that has something to do with my problems?
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My boss accepts the link
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There is a mention of your having had technical difficulties - did you remove some episodes and then reinstate them? - that could be an explanation as the search results may have cached the removed ones and are still showing them: whatever the cause it's something within the Store itself and not to do with your feed.
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