Podcasts not automatically downloading

Hi,
I am subscribed to the This American Life podcast, and have it set to download new episodes when they are available. However, each week they release a new TAL but the new episode does not download, or even appear, in my podcast library.
I have tried unsubscribing and subscribing again, but this didn't work.
Any suggestions or idea what is going wrong?
Thanks!

Depending on how often your iTunes is to check for the podcasts -- and how long you leave your system up and running and how long you have iTunes open -- the podcast may not get downloaded. Some daily podcasts are only in the store for a short time and are then replaced by the new one the next day. You can try hitting the Refresh button at the bottom right of the iTunes podcast window in your library. (That's what I do when grabbing my nightly dose of Countdown.)

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